Pillars of Ita

Chapter 892, Act 220, Set Sail and Arrive in the Empire

After funding issues were resolved, the Seven Seas Voyager began preparations for the transoceanic voyage.

The adventure group crossed the sea of ​​clouds again, and arrived at Grande again at the end of November, then stopped briefly in the royal city.

Baggins was there to meet the old guys. Since Sir Mawei disappeared, the kingdom's surveillance of these people has relaxed a lot, and everyone is living well now.

Most of the people quit the navy, and the kingdom let them go free. In fact, these people stayed in the army, but the prime minister was worried.

However, His Majesty the King's arrest warrant for Sylvede has not been revoked, but the inspection by the customs officers was obviously absent-minded when entering the port.A few people even recognized Fang Plover and looked back and forth on his face, looking surprised.

Among these people, there must be the eyes and ears of the Prime Minister, but the next few days have been peaceful, it seems that the current status of the two sides is tacitly accepted.On the contrary, the Craftsmen Association will always come once and discuss with them about the North Territory.

Afterwards, Fang Plover, Baggins, Sylvede and Miss Tata reinforced the Seven Seas Traveler again, overhauled the dark wounds left in the Northern War, and added a new one suitable for ocean navigation. Wingsail.

At the suggestion of the bosun, two ballistas were installed on the stern deck to prevent pirates and sea beasts from flooding overseas.

There was originally going to be an artillery installation there, but the last time I was in Tansnir, I was in a hurry and didn't have time. Later, I couldn't make time for it, so it has been put on hold.

And although Fang Plover and Miss Tata can both control the Magic Construct to fight beyond visual range, the boatswain persuaded everyone with just one sentence - ballistas are cheaper.

Several people stayed at the shipyard almost every day, staying at home.

While Attila, Sky Lan and Alyssa were shopping around, fresh water, food, medicine, and repair materials filled the bottom compartment of the Seven Seas Traveler.Attila also bought several bags of seeds and some soil, intending to return to the old business and grow some fruits and vegetables on the boat.

I remember mentioned a long time ago that the elf lady has her own nursery and potion room, and she also set up a constant temperature magic circle in it.

When they discovered the Throne of Pirates earlier, they also found a nest of a nock-tailed buzzard there, and found three nock-tailed buzzard chicks from it.These chicks are still kept in the nursery greenhouse until now, including Ai Xiaoxiao, Fang Plover promised to take care of her before she came back, but in fact, under the careful care of Attila, he didn't need to worry at all.

The chicks have now replaced the down on their bodies, giving birth to their first round of hard feathers.Attila also built a shed in the bow, intending to transfer them to that shed when they were older, before they could start destroying her nursery.

Tian Lan and Ji Ta have to go to see their own hawk-tailed hawk every day, touch them, feed them, and cultivate their feelings.

Miss Naturalist also wrote an observation note on the subject.As for Tianlan, the note disappeared after two pages were written, and the Paparals reported that it was lost by the latter.

Shesta also bought some seeds and took out the original flower pot, and began to grow flowers for the second time in her life.

This time, under the careful care of the maid, the soil quickly sprouts, and the green sprouts grow longer and longer, and the green is very gratifying.Shesta plans to wait until winter is over to remove the flower pot from the nursery and put it back in her room——

But Fang Plover thought it looked like a pot of garlic sprouts.

But forget it, he thought to himself that the maid would like it.

After the number of suspicious people hanging around the shipyard became more and more, Fang Plover realized that it was time for them to leave the land.

That was the expulsion order that His Majesty the King, or the Prime Minister, issued to them, and the Seven Seas Traveller was also making final preparations after a round of trial voyages.

Before leaving the royal city, Fang Plover and Sylvain met Sir Duke again.

The old friend of Mazak is also the starting point of the quest line of the Ring of Golden Flames.They and the old sergeant talked in detail about what they had seen and heard in the South, as well as the thrilling battle between Idos and the Soul of the Dragon King.

After listening to it, Sir Duke said that he would help them find out about the whereabouts of the Dragon King Lifgard and Mazak. He had many friends in official circles, and the information was fairly well-informed.

Then the old man sighed about the oath-keeper. He and Mazak knew each other for a long time, and they could not talk about mutual friendship, but they were also friends who could trust each other.

Saying goodbye to Sir Duke and returning to the ship, Fang Plover announced the departure date of the Seven Seas Traveller to everyone on the same day.

Two days later, the Seven Seas Traveler left Grande and continued south, heading towards the Iss region.

On December 12, the adventure group arrived at Port Lukin, the largest port in the east of Cowling, connecting Aquinn to the north and Istania to the south.

Yisi is also a prosperous place for business. It is different from other areas in Cowling. The common belief is Roman, the goddess of business. There are many temples and shrines of the goddess of business in the city. The business atmosphere is stronger than that of El Pashin and Tansnir. much more.

And another man was waiting for them in Port Luguin.

Ori's Paladin.

Star Flower Knight, May-O'Neill.

Because of the letter they received long ago, the Seven Seas Brigade chose to join the female knight here. Before that, May once again received an order from the headquarters of the Knights, and went to the south again to find a Paparal. He left El Pashin alone shortly after the Great War in the North.

Previously, she acted with the forest group in the south and stayed in the second regiment of the Seven Seas Brigade for a while. When Fang Plover met with the forest before, she brought back news of this lady knight to the convenience.Ms. Quesu, who stayed in the second regiment, liked May very much, and regarded her as her daughter——

But others have a different view.

For this obviously petite and cute.However, most of the knights who are too old-fashioned are miserable. When May was in the Second Regiment, she even led everyone to do the same ascetic training like the ancient knights every day, which caused everyone to complain.

So it didn't take long for them to come up with an idea to send the knight lady away.

After that, Mei traveled alone for a while, but she found nothing about the 'big thief' in the way she dealt with people. In desperation, she wrote a letter to Fang Ling, saying that she would come to join the Seven Seas Traveler. .

Fang Plover really liked this principled lady knight.

Moreover, the other party is Ms. Leia's student.However, the Paparals were a little guilty about this, after all, he himself was the 'paparal thief who did many evils' in May's mouth.

Speaking of this, Fang Ping was still a little embarrassed. He knew who the culprit was, but he couldn't tell the lady knight frankly, which made the other party go around in circles for no reason.

But Parker is the person on his ship. Although he is a little unreliable, he is not a bad person. He can't hand over people to the Knights to go to jail.

Fang Ling just wanted to find a way to help Parker compensate Sanshak for the loss, and it would be good to end this matter.

However, he was a little curious. Miss May had her own mission, so why did she suddenly mention that she wanted to go to Austro with everyone?
He asked the other person this question.

May was very calm, and replied earnestly with a glutinous voice: "This is what the teacher explained. The teacher has informed the Knights, and now the Knights have assigned me another task."

"Ms. Leia?"

Fang Wei was startled for a moment, thinking that Sister Jiu had noticed her side?He said that he was happy or nervous at the time. The other party's seriousness and responsibility when he taught him are still vivid in his mind.

Speaking of Ms. Leia's serious temperament, May and her teacher are really the same.

He asked May again curiously: "What new mission did the Knights send you?"

The petite lady thought for a moment. "The knights told me that Mr. thief has gone to the empire, and let me go there with you to investigate."

These two people dared to say it alone, but they really dared to believe it alone. Fang Ling was shocked when he heard it, "Huh?"

He wondered if the Knights still had any great mages of the prophecy school, how could they predict in advance?This is bad. I have to tell Parker to hide it better and don't expose myself.

But May's return to the team is only a small episode.

The next day, the Seven Seas Traveler officially left Port Lukin on December 12 after the port replenishment was completed.

This evening, it was also the last time everyone on the boat saw the dark coastline of the Ishulian Floating Continent.

The sea of ​​​​clouds sagged low, and the overhanging mountains below the empty land quickly disappeared into the twilight, leaving only the undulating curves. When the last ray of sunlight disappeared, the surroundings darkened.

But soon, a moon rose from the sea of ​​clouds, illuminating the clouds brightly.

There is a star river hanging in the sky. After flying to the sea of ​​clouds, the starry sky becomes extraordinarily bright. Everyone on the deck looks at the Ishulian continent that is getting farther and farther away. The last thing they see is the long mountain in the south of Aquin. corner.

This reminded Fang Plover of the first time they left El Pashin.

They were in Princess Bryan's boat, and it was the first time he had sailed away from the air and above the sea of ​​clouds.But this is also the first time, the first time to leave the familiar land of Ithurion and go to an unfamiliar country.

However, the sky is blue on the ship, and the Paparals and the Big Cats are not the first ocean voyages.May also traveled from the Hill of Giant Trees to the ancient tower, and then to Corin-Ithurion.

This is especially true for Baggins. The bosun is standing at the bow of the boat watching this all-too-familiar sea area, exuding the same breath of home.

Fang Plover looked at them and thought:

Farewell, Colin Kingdom, Ishulian Floating Continent.

The next voyage went smoothly.

There are few storms off Ithurion in winter.

If it was a month or two earlier, the turn of autumn and winter is the busiest day on the route, with a steady stream of merchant navies - but now the north wind will pick up, and the ancient silver trout route of Is-Fasa is calm. down.

In the next few days, they only met their counterparts who had traveled to Oshu a few times from a distance. After exchanging greetings with light signals, they left each other.The Seven Seas Traveler is a light sailboat, which is much faster than those clumsy merchant ships, but the other party can see that they are an adventure group at a glance, so there is no need to be nervous.

A week later, the Seven Seas Traveler slipped past the edge of a floating island.

And this empty island is not marked on the map, because it is only a suspended rock.However, the old sailors who traveled this route knew it and kept it as a reference—

After passing through this empty island, the Seven Seas Traveler entered the outer sea of ​​Hanrui, which is the dividing line of the outer sea of ​​Ishulian.

This nearby area is also a famous hideout for pirates. Fang Plover and his group have also raised their vigilance and are on duty day and night, but they are lucky and have not encountered the legendary rampant pirates.

That night, a southerly wind picked up, and the Seven Seas Voyager began to turn north.

It is also an unsolved mystery. The Oshur Empire is more northerly than the Kaolin-Ithurion latitude, but the climate is not so cold. Only a small part of the north is covered with ice and snow, and the entire south is warm and pleasant, and the fertile fields are thousands of miles away. .

Scholars have discussed this question for many years, and North American electors have made geological surveys, but none have come up with a convincing answer.There is no warm air around the floating continent of Xintaan, and geothermal resources are not rich, but the climate is like spring, and the south is hot and rainy, and forests are covered.

In the end, it can only be attributed to the tides of the etheric sea, and the starlight has created all these miracles.

Kita told everyone about the appearance of the Oshur Empire.

After Tian Lan listened to it, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Do the tides in the etheric sea really explain everything?"

However, whether the tides in the etheric sea can explain all this, Fang Plover does not know, but the Osu people think that Sintaan is the land of Oli, and the Silmarillion on the scepter is the kingdom chosen by God, and it is indeed not groundless.

The strength of the empire comes from the favorable natural conditions.

After entering the outer sea of ​​Hanrui, the Seven Seas Traveler encountered a storm in the outer sea for the first time.

In contrast, the storm on the sea of ​​clouds is like a breeze blowing on a pond, with only a few ripples - the storm was still in the sky a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, thunderstorm clouds came.

Lightning traveled through the clouds at a speed of more than a thousand kilometers, reflecting the world into a bright snow, the torrential rain was coming, and the wind made the mast make a sour sound.

The crosswinds almost made the hull overturn, and the clouds changed unpredictably around, like the huge waves at sea, showing a chilling side.

But the Seven Seas Traveller is small, but it is one of the most advanced sailboats in the world. It is the crystallization of Sir Mawei, Rose's Workshop, and even the entire Cowling-Ithulian alchemy technology.

Under the joint efforts of Fang Plover, Miss Tata and Baggins, the Seven Seas Traveler was ups and downs above the sea of ​​clouds, but it was also peaceful.Others also ran to the deck to help, and got drenched in the heavy rain, but no one complained.

"Look!"

Tian Lan suddenly shouted.

Lightning and thunder pierced through the clouds, and for a split second, they illuminated the sea of ​​clouds. I don't know if it was the shallow layer of the wind element layer, or they had already seen a corner of the deep sea:
In the electric light, an incomparably blue light bloomed below the clouds.

In that light, a group of giant beasts in the clouds were swimming under the empty sea-they were very different from the whales on earth, with two pairs of long, wing-like fins, undulating up and down.

Those who seek life on the sea of ​​clouds call them gona, which is the giant beast on the cloud, but the caller still translates it as whale, which is the sky whale.

Unlike on Earth, rock sharks are close relatives of these big fish, and in the second world, there are their more majestic and beautiful cousins ​​- floating island whales.

It was one of the most beautiful spectacles in the Second World, and Fang Plover was yearning for it more than once.

But sky whales are also quite rare, and like dolphins on Earth, sailors consider their sighting as a sign of luck.

Baggins held the rope net in his hand and praised this scene: "It seems that we can walk through this storm safely."

It is good luck to see the sky whale above the empty sea—

But even more so to see them in the midst of a storm. Among the sailors of Ataria, there has always been a legend of whales leading lost ships through the storm to return home.

They are the patron saints of the sky above.

However, Fang Plover didn't think it was strange to see these sky whales here. He himself is an ecology student, and he also focuses on the world behind the star gate of Aitaria.

The most famous place in the outer sea of ​​Han Rui is the sea of ​​fog.

The route of Yis-Fasha is very close to the outer edge of the sea of ​​fog. There is the kingdom of giants and Naga. Giants are green creatures. Of course, the giants in the sea of ​​fog have degenerated from their ancestors. The dark dragon dominates the world, and now it can only attack the north shore of the empire.

And sky whales also inhabit the sea of ​​fog.

If there is any place in Aitalia where these beautiful and graceful creatures are most likely to be seen, it is here.

Unlike Tian Lan who was screaming and jumping with excitement, Fang Plover just silently turned on the system to record this scene.

Standing in the storm, he was also a little happy. He thought that he could add another note to his thesis. Sky whales like to act under the wind element layer, which is a rare observation material.

The storm lasted for three full days.

On December 12, the Seven Seas Traveler broke out of the dark storm belt.

That night, Miss Ship Officer corrected the star orbiter. Judging from the observation results, they were close to the floating continent of Sintaan.

On the second day, everyone celebrated the end of the year on the boat and welcomed the new year together. For Fang Plover, Ji Ta, Luo Yu, Tian Lan and Paparal, this was their time in Aita. The second New Year that Li Ya spent together.

There were some celebrations on board.

Including some prize games.Sky Lan, Attila and Miss Nightingale all cooked and made some snacks for everyone.The men also showed their hands, and the big cat caught a strange-looking empty sea fish from the sea of ​​clouds.

Finally, everyone worked together to process the fish and cook it as the main course of the banquet that night.

Then came the storytelling and guessing session, in which the Paparals played chess with the box and lost again, and then denounced it—and just like that, they stayed until dawn before they said goodbye and dispersed.

The Seven Seas Voyager was anchored in the empty sea for a day.

On the fourth day, the second day of the new year, they finally observed the birds on the mainland.

It's a seagull--

So, they finally arrived at the continent where the Oshur Empire is located.

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(End of this chapter)