"H-Sylvid."
Fang Lu rarely went to his ship officer's room on weekdays. The captain's room of the Seven Seas Traveler is divided into two floors, the front and rear. The front is the captain's room, the chart room, and is occasionally used as a conference room. The back is Fang Plover's own alchemy workshop, which is also his bedroom. From here From the stern window, you can see the beautiful scenery above the sea.
Sylvide's room is on the right side of the captain's room. There was a huge box there, which contained various signal flags and lamps. Because Sylvide also served as the communications officer on the ship, apart from her, only Baggins and Fang Plover understood the signal language.
Sylvide used the box to make a bed, and Luo Yu made a bed frame around it, with beautiful carvings of lilies, and silk curtains hanging from it, hanging down to the ground. The room is not big, even the dressing mirror is hung on the end of the bed. There is another desk facing the side window, with some books stacked on it, ink bottles and pen holders fixed.
Occasionally the ship officer would write something on it. There is a pot of lily of the valley hanging on the ceiling. Beautiful leaves and small bell-like flowers hang down from the edge of the pot, reflecting the sunlight, and the edges of the leaves show a faint yellow.
The whole house is clean and tidy, with a bit of a girlish atmosphere, and it also exudes a faint fragrance, which is the scent of Sylvide's commonly used perfume. It is light and not strong, like the fragrance of flowers sneaking into the night.
Fang Plover knocked on the door and pushed the door open when he got permission. Sylvide was tilting her head, holding a bunch of blond hair in her hands, holding a moonlit ivory comb in one hand, combing her beautiful long hair in front of the mirror, and rolled them up and pinned them behind her head.
Her eyes moved slightly, and her water-like eyes seemed to be able to speak. Looking at the gilt dressing mirror, her eyes moved to Fang Plover in the mirror, and she was a little curious: "What's wrong, Captain, are you so hesitant?"
Fang Yu didn't expect that Sylvester was only wearing a pair of light pajamas, and was startled, "...you just got up?"
Sylvide smiled slightly, "I slept a little late yesterday."
"Did you stay up late again?"
"Going to the second world is not an easy task. Not many people have been to the World Bridge behind the fog." Sylvide looked at the map hanging on the wall. "The maps and information on the market are all correct. The wind conditions, ocean currents, and water conditions there are unclear, so I checked some books, and luckily I was able to compare them with the notes my father left."
The girl raised her hands, squinted her eyes and yawned slightly.
Fang Yu was stunned and hesitated for a while before taking out a small tortoise shell box from his pocket and holding it tightly with both hands.
Sylvester saw this scene through the mirror, and turned around in surprise, her beautiful eyes shining with curiosity and softness, "Is this...?"
"Birthday gift, your birthday is coming soon...so I thought..."
"Sent to me?"
Fang Plover nodded. He asked again with a little worry: "Will you accept it?"
Sylvester smiled.
She just likes the other person's stupid look, because it may represent purity. The noble daughter did not answer, covered her mouth with her hands, smiled slightly, and took the box from the other party's hand generously. She glanced at him again and saw Fang Plover looking at her nervously.
She held the box with both hands, her heart beating a little fast, as if she were holding a world, and gently opened it a crack. She saw clearly what was inside, and her lake-like eyes couldn't help but overflow with a trace of surprise and joy.
"Is this for me?" Sylvide opened the box gently, and there was an amethyst necklace lying quietly on the beautiful satin. The pendant of the necklace is her silhouette, and inside the crystal there is a Seven Seas Traveler, with a beautiful hull, sailing away.
She touched the crystal gently with her hand. There were two letters on the sail. There is an F, the first letter of the pinyin of Fang Plover's real name. There is an A, which is the initial letter of her name in the language of the Kaolin people.
Sylvide blinked her eyes gently and slowly, and many strange feelings suddenly surged in her heart. Those memories were painful, sweet, sad, but also fulfilling.
Why did I go to Traveler's Rest in the first place? And what my father once told me. There is also the first meeting between two people, the conversation between them that night outside El Paxin. There are also many memories, travels, and battles shared above the sea of clouds.
After experiencing many things, she never wanted to cover up her feelings implicitly. But the wood finally came to its senses.
It's like a seed planted by one's own hands, watered in the soil, and finally taking root and sprouting. There is a kind of joy of harvest in the girl's heart, which is the emotion of giving and getting a response.
"There is a Swift Explosion Crystal on this necklace. Its main body is forged from wind gold, which can effectively improve the wearer's dexterity attributes. There is an eagle-eyed peridot in the second half of the chain. I remember you have a sniper Innate, the circuit engraved on it can further enhance your eagle eye perspective when operating. The main function of this necklace is to summon the phantom of the Seven Seas Traveler, which can take you through the fog and go where you want to go. There are also Inlaid with moon fluorite to enhance the wearer's ability to gain experience...but I don't know if this will work for you."
Sylvide was a little funny. "Is this how you introduce your first birthday gift to your beloved girl?"
"Ah I……"
"I know." The noble daughter winked at him playfully.
She looked at the crystal, her eyes full of soft light, "Mamir's crystal symbolizes eternal love and protection. Thank you, I like it very much."
She turned around, held up the ends of her hair with her hands, exposed the white skin on the back of her neck, and invited, "Put it on for me."
Fang Yu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw this scene.
He took the necklace from the other party's hand, separated the chain with both hands, wrapped it around the ship officer's slender neck, and put it on carefully. When he lowered his head, Fang Plover's nose lingered with the faint fragrance from Sylvide's hair, and he couldn't help but feel a little shaken for a moment.
Both were quiet.
Sylvester pressed his hand with one hand, and Fang Plover froze. She had turned around, stood up and put one knee on the head of the bed, held his hand, raised her head and pecked him gently on the face.
Then the girl put her chin on his shoulder and asked softly:
"Is Nini here?"
"I asked Miss Tata to take her out to play."
"Can you come with me? I have something to say to you."
Fang Plover wished that he had such thoughts in the first place.
He nodded. Sylvide straightened up and winked at him, "Give me a few minutes."
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A few minutes for a lady often means a long wait.
Even with Miss Ship Officer's punctuality, it took her a lot of time to take care of herself.
She did not dress up, but wore the same attire she wore when she first met Fang Plover, a beautiful long skirt, shawl, gloves, and leather boots, making her look like a daughter of the Albert family. Fang Yu hadn't seen her dressed like this for a long time, and when he saw her again, he stared straight at her.
Sylvide only smiled at him, and then led him to sneak out of everyone's sight, out of the airport, and headed towards the outskirts of Bavaria.
Two young men rode a carriage through the tree-lined road, heading towards a secluded place.
After arriving at the place, Fang Lu first got out of the car, and then took his girlfriend out of the car. The two drove the coachman away and sat side by side in a maple forest, looking at the scenery of Bavalland below the hills from a distance.
The severe cold has long passed.
Even spring is half gone.
The scent of midsummer can already be smelled in the mountains and fields, which is a sign before all things flourish. The shade of the trees becomes dense unconsciously, and the sunlight passes through the branches and leaves, casting mottled light and shadow.
The treetops made a rustling sound. The summer wind was passing through the mountain forest, carrying a warm and distant breath. The insects were humming. Everything was quiet in the forest. For a while, only the low and thin breathing of the two people was left. Long and long.
"Do you still remember the first time we met?" Sylvide stared at the spire of the Bavarian church in the distance. The snow-white temple of Ori stood out among the red tile roofs. It was already noon. , the melodious bells came from far away from the city.
In this soft and gentle atmosphere, Fang Plover felt his heart beating very fast and nodded slightly.
"But that's actually not the first time I've met you."
Fang Yu was stunned.
"I have seen you long before Traveler's Rest," Sylvide said in a soft tone. "You fought against the Silver Forest Crown in the July War, and someone recorded it in the information crystal. Come on and give it to me.”
Fang Yu remembered that the other party had said similar words to him before, "I remember you said that."
"Yes, but I don't know who it is," she replied. "My father may have known your parents, Ed."
Fang Yu was shocked, "Sylvid?"
"...I'm not sure," Sylvide shook her head, "That's why I haven't said anything about it. My father once promised to keep something for two young people, and he once told me Get over it. You know, your parents once went to Istania and met my father there."
"He admired your parents very much and thought they were two trustworthy young men. But his father didn't say much about this matter, and he didn't leave any record in his notes. Until one day..."
"one day?"
"Yes, do you remember that someone told me about you in a letter? One day, someone sent that letter to me. I didn't pay attention to it at first. But then there was another almost identical letter sent to me. "The letter," Sylvide paused, "The content of the letter is actually very simple. It is asking me if I still remember my father's former friends. Now their only heir may have arrived in Etalia."
Fang Yu's heart was pounding. It was a completely different feeling from before.
"that's me?"
Sylvide nodded, "The other party told me that you are a trustworthy person and a talented alchemist who can help me. I have told you all this. But I never trust others easily. , but I know that my father will not be gullible, if you are really my father’s friend... So from then on, I started to investigate in various ways..."
"...Before I went to Traveler's Rest, I already knew many things about you, Ed. Weren't you always curious at that time, why I trusted you so much? It was precisely because of this, and what happened after that, you We already know it.”
She thought for a moment, "...except for those two letters, those people have never contacted me again. I don't know who they are and where they came from. But the only thing I can confirm is that they are in the letter Most of the information left on the website is true because it was determined by my personal investigation."
"...Since my father's accident, I no longer trust anyone. Originally, I wanted to keep this secret forever in my heart and leave myself to you, but since Istania, I have changed a lot. Some things, I don’t want to leave any grudge in my heart.”
"And now that I think about it, I always feel that those people have other purposes..."
Sylvester said quietly.
Fang Yu's heart was already filled with turmoil.
He suddenly remembered what Su Changfeng told him. Because those words were related to the secrets of Stargate Port, Su Changfeng asked him not to tell anyone. He didn't even tell anyone in the Seven Seas Brigade.
Su Changfeng suspected that someone intentionally led him to this world, and that it was related to an ID called Rekehtopa. A clue eventually led to the snakehead who brought him to this world. However, the other party died mysteriously in Stargate Port, and the relevant investigation fell into place.
But the conspiracy behind it is very strong.
Fang Yu also suspected that R was related to Rekehtopa. But there is no conclusive evidence so far. R treats him as always, and Shana is also very suspicious.
But he also didn't expect that Sylvide would be involved, and it would become an opportunity for the two to get acquainted. Those who guided her, he was almost certainly related to that Rekehtopa, and only those people would go to such great lengths to arrange it.
But why?
Fang Yu suddenly thought of what Sylvide said, about the thing that Sir Mawei had kept for his parents.
Sylvide had obviously thought of this, "If it is true as those people said, the two young men my father once met are your parents, then the things your parents entrusted my father to keep should be those The purpose of man."
"Is that thing still at Albert's house?" Fang Yu felt vaguely that he might have found the key to the puzzle.
But Sylvide shook her head, "That thing should be in the hands of my father. In fact, I asked you to go to the Hart Principality first to find the whereabouts of the Linn family to verify this matter. But I didn't think about it at the time. How should I tell you about this? It should have happened at about the same time."
Fang Yu glanced at his ship officer with some emotion.
"I will find that clue," Fang Yu felt a little excited, "The Linn family, and your father."
The truth hidden behind the fog has never been so clear as this moment. Everything about his parents and what happened in Etalia thirteen years ago became more and more real.
The big hand behind his back that guided him to the star gate seemed to be surfacing little by little. He is not afraid of this. He has never been a timid person. He has the courage to face the world behind the star gate.
Also have the courage to face it all.
"I will definitely find your father," Fang Plover promised his ship officer, "Miss Sylvide."
The ship officer smiled slightly, came closer and rested her head on his shoulder.
It was quiet in the forest, and the girl felt a hand holding her hand, but she did not object, but looked at Bavaran in the distance with some peace in her heart.
…
The boy and the girl stayed until dusk before leaving and returning to the city of Bavaria. Fortunately, the competition day was over, otherwise the members of the Kaolin-Ithulian delegation would have been anxious.
The two young men stayed in the maple forest all day, but they paid more and the coachman had no objection. There are many tourists in Bavaria these days, but it is still rare to negotiate such a big business in one day.
Men and women who are passionately in love are not surprised at all. The coachman himself has a daughter, and he has a good impression of the two young people. He drove Fang Plover and Sylvide through the city, but stopped in front of the Municipal Square.
A row of guards in front blocked the road. The other party went to ask, and then came back and said to the two of them: "I'm really sorry, I'm afraid I can only send you to this place. The road ahead is blocked, it seems there is some big shot, and you may not be able to get through."
Sylvide didn't mind. She naturally had no objection to being able to walk all the way back to the airport with Fang Plover. The noble daughter paid the money, then jumped out of the carriage holding her skirt in one hand and Fang Plover's hand in the other.
Since the avenue was blocked, the two had to take another route to bypass the Municipal Square. There were no avenues around and they could only walk through alleys. However, not long after the two of them passed through an alley, Fang Yu suddenly heard a person calling him in a strange accent not far away:
"Ed, my human brother."
"And Miss Sylvide."
Fang Yu was shocked.
That voice was so familiar to him. There was probably only one person in the entire Aitaria who would call him that.
He turned around. In fact, Sylvester beside him had already looked in that direction first. The two held hands and coincidentally saw a tall figure walking out of the alley - it was the shadow in their memory.
It is covered with blue scales, and has a crown and tiny horns growing on its head. But instead of wearing that gorgeous gilded plate, she was wearing a gray robe with some beautiful patterns on it.
The tall troglodyte was looking at them with soft eyes, and a rare smile appeared on his long and narrow face like a dragon.
"Tenaric!?"
Fang Yu looked at the other party in shock, never expecting to meet an old friend here.
The troglodytes are their long-lost friends in Fenris, the prince of the White Skull clan and the Dragonchosen, Teneric Vanu-Nanavar.
It's just that Tenerik is not alone. Behind him are two equally tall lizard warriors, holding war staffs and wearing heavy armor. They are watching Fang Plover and Sylvide with vigilant eyes. Behind the lizard warriors, there were seven or eight shorter lizard men wearing robes like Tenerik.
Fang Plover recognized the identity of those lizard people, the dragon-blood clan of Gudasok.
Asuka, the guardians of dark secrets.
The two of them couldn't help but glance at Tenerik in surprise. The first time they met the lizard prince, he didn't look like this.
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