Every important town and port in Beyeland has echo hubs for delivering messages. Originally, communication in various regions relied on slow postal systems or familiars or animals such as ravens and owls. In recent years, the echo crystal, which relies on magical power, has played an increasingly important role in communication.
Although the echo nodes erected on high towers cannot transmit goods, they can transmit text or sounds across hundreds of miles in a very short time. Their significance in trade and futures trading is self-evident. Of course, the price is also horribly expensive.
This service belonged to the work scope of the resident mage a long time ago. After the commercial value was gradually discovered in practice, the operation of the Echo Crystal was moved to a specially designed tower, and was placed on a different floor from express letters and familiar communication. Become the regional communications center.
Personal echo crystals designed for small-range communications are also becoming commonplace, potentially revolutionizing the way we connect and communicate.
Griffith found the local echo hub not far from the garrisoned mage tower. It is really extremely busy here. A large number of parcels and letters are unloaded from the ship and sorted and delivered on the first floor here.
The second floor is an area dedicated to small animals such as familiars and messenger pigeons. There are dedicated personnel to take care of and arrange delivery and receipt.
The third level is the real echo hub. It is said that extraordinary people with high inspiration will hear noisy and ethereal sounds here. Griffith tried but heard nothing.
"I would like to check if there is any communication from Erza Valkyrie to Griffith Brandon." Griffith sat down at a counter and asked.
"I suggest you go to the mail center on the first floor first," the girl opposite the counter replied without raising her head, "letters are generally not delivered by echo."
Her hand tapped on a piece of crystal frequently, pausing every once in a while to write a few words. Although she does not have the aura of an extraordinary person, there seems to be some way for her to listen to the echo in the crystal.
"How did you hear the echo?" Griffith asked curiously.
"You can hear it if you touch it. Get closer." The little girl still didn't look up. "Go to the first floor quickly. You are disturbing me."
Griffith hurriedly retreated and returned to the noisy lobby on the first floor. There, you can indeed check the letters and packages sent by Erza.
"Letter from Erza Valkyrie
"Dear Griffith, my little brother, are you still adapting to life in Homemonworth? Have you been promoted to knight or third-level assault squadron leader? I think you haven't yet, so you are still my little brother!"
Griffith couldn't help but laugh. Erza calls the trainee knights in the squadron using words such as "little brother", "minions" and "minions", and often gets along well with them.
It’s really a blend.
“I am writing to ask for help from my minions.
"You returned to the rear before the end of the battle, so you may not know that the idiots of the Eastern Army lost many files and letters after the victory of the battle. Either the transport ship ran aground and sank or the warehouse caught fire, and everyone's luggage was also lost.
"The guys in the squadron have been writing letters recently, hoping that I can provide relevant certification materials to help them return to their hometowns to work or enroll in school. The Reserve Army Headquarters also needs relevant certifications to assist in file registration. After I issued the certificates, the local idiots felt that This certificate is not enough, so I have to get another one. So, I thought of you.
"The attachment is a document that guys need to sign. You need to check their information separately, the combat situation and the latest situation as far as you know. It's not complicated. Fill it out carefully and send it to my sister. Hurry!
"If you have urgent matters, you can contact me through the Echo Hub, and Beacon Academy will relay it in time. However, don't use that if you have nothing to do. Each word costs 10 Su? Why don't Kingdom Communications and Echo Company directly rob the central bank's treasury.
"good luck?
"Oh, by the way, Amber is my new minion? She is very powerful. You two must get along well."
Attached to the back of the letter is a thick stack of paper that requires certificates and forms from Griffith.
Erza had carefully written down the situation clearly and filed it in categories. She even filled out the situation statement while Griffith was leaving the army. All she needed was for him to check and sign.
as always.
Griffiths remembered that the second-level assault squadron leader would carefully arrange camping and food for everyone during the break between battles. Although the food and accommodation on the Eastern Front were poor, Erza always made everyone feel more comfortable than other squadrons. When she is not calling everyone "minions" or "minions", she will remember everyone's birthdays and training progress, and provide guidance and comfort to those frightened companions.
If you hadn't seen Erza take action, you would have thought that she was a careful, gentle and considerate wife who had to take care of more than a hundred young children every day. Everyone in the 502nd Wing said so. As long as she doesn't do anything.
This is not the point!
Griffith hurriedly flipped through the documents about the squadron, almost going straight to the information he wanted to see.
Transportation and Logistics Team? No.
Grooms and weapons maintenance teams, not.
Assault infantry squad, no.
Armored assault cavalry, this is it!
The core of the squadron, the armored assault cavalry, should have 17 people. In addition to the chief officer Erza Valkyrie, there are 16 other officers and sergeants. Krista's file should be among them.
Griffith flipped through the documents with almost trembling hands, counting names. …
The file ends at the 14th person, and there is no further follow-up. Except for information about himself that was unnecessary to list? It was Krista that was missing.
Griffith began to sweat on his forehead? He quickly checked the files of other squads and the squadron establishment summary.
No? There was no information about Krista at all. Everyone else in the entire squadron was recorded whether they were killed, injured or alive and kicking in the final stage, but Krista was not the only one.
The armored assault cavalry group is so short of one person!
Griffith almost rushed up to the third floor on hands and knees and came to the service center of Echo Crystal Communications.
"Quick, I need to send a communication to Beacon Academy!" Griffith shouted in a voice that startled the service lady.
The few minutes after the message was sent almost seemed like years. Generally speaking, the reply to the letter during working hours is very fast. As long as Erza is not out on missions, the reply hub specially designed by the college such as Beacon will reply immediately.
Sure enough, Erza's reply came fifteen minutes later.
There were only a few words on the small note.
"who is she".
…
Neopolis is the largest island in the Broken Sea.
When the explorers first landed on this beautiful island, the hot southern winds, lush forests and sweet mountain spring fruits warmly welcomed these northern guests.
Since that time, groups of immigrants have migrated to the island from all directions.
Griffith spent his childhood here. He finished basic school here and received basic training on the path of knighthood. He had to practice martial arts with his brother every day before dawn. However, the only relatives left on the island are my uncle and his family.
The feudal knight Brandon was recently granted a territory in the southern province for his outstanding meritorious service in the war, and had already left with his family for the fiefdom. He owns his own property and manor, which is a very rare treatment among many formal knights.
According to the kingdom's inheritance laws, territories and titles can only be inherited by one person. While other heirs have no inheritance rights, they also have to bear a special tax for the family - fighting for the king. Therefore, after Griffith graduated from the Junior Sergeant School, he was immediately sent to the battlefield in the far east to fight the orcs.
Griffith's heart was very heavy. He thought Galadia, Aaron and the Whispering Forest were already the most puzzling experiences in his life, but he was simply stunned by the strange clues about Krista.
There are two possibilities, neither of which is a good thing.
First, Griffith suspected that he had contracted battlefield syndrome in the East. This disease is very hidden, but once it attacks, it will cause madness and confusion, and even continue to accumulate wrong memories and cognitions. Suicide is the patient's A common outcome.
If it were another possibility, it would be terrifying and chilling.
Someone had tampered with Griffith's memory, or simply tampered with the memories of other people in the squadron or even the entire regiment, destroying documents and materials, and completely erasing Krista's existence. What would those people do if they discovered that Griffith still had memories?
terrible.
The warm sea breeze from the sea blows over the lush vineyards and farmland, and groups of children and their dogs run in the shade of the trees and on the ridges of the fields. Griffith, who was cold all over, walked along the sunny path, trying to recall the memories of the past and divert his attention.
He could only try not to think about it. Wait until you have the opportunity to see the strong and mature Erza again and ask her opinion. Hope she's okay.
…
Griffith was last seen here four years ago. The childhood home full of memories has been sold and became the property of other people.
However, there is a saying on Neopolis - if you leave your hometown when you are young, the memories of life on Neopolis will bring you back here. It may be that it is so different because of living here, or it may be that it is different because of living here.
Griffith's destination, Tsuruura Town, is indeed different. The residents of Tsuruura have brown pupils and black hair, with soft and delicate faces, and strong and witty eyes. Griffith's appearance combines the characteristics of both his parents, with black hair and brown eyes, but the edges of his face are more distinct, and his eyes are as sharp as blades.
His uncle Zion is a respected doctor of medicine. He once taught at Homemonworth, but has been away for some years.
The apprentice knight carried a small package and weapons to the station in the market square, waiting for the public carriage to Heura. Not long after, a small public carriage pulled by two horses rattled along the gravel path, turned a corner, and stopped on the curb beside him.
