Pillars of Ita

"Xi, Sylvaide."

Fang Plover seldom goes to the room of his Miss Ship Officer on weekdays.The captain's cabin of the Seven Seas Traveler is divided into two floors, the front is the captain's cabin, the chart room, which is also used as a meeting room occasionally, and the back is Fang's own alchemy workshop, which is also his bedroom. Looking out of the stern window, you can see the beautiful scenery above the empty sea.

Sylvaide's room is on the right side of the captain's cabin.There was a huge box there, which contained all kinds of signal flags and lamps, because Sylvaide also served as the communications officer on the ship, and besides her, only Baggins and Fang Plover knew the signal language.

Sylvaide used the box to make a bed, and asked Luo Yu to make a bed frame around it, with beautiful lilies carved on it, and silk curtains hung on it, hanging down to the ground.The room is not big, even the vanity mirror is hung on the side of the bed.There was another desk, facing the side porthole, on which were stacked books, and fixed inkwells and pen holders.

Occasionally Miss Ship Officer will write something on it.A pot of lily-of-the-valley was hung on the ceiling, and small lily-of-the-valley flowers with beautiful leaves and bells hung down from the edge of the pot, reflecting the sunlight, and the leaves were slightly yellow.

The whole house was clean and tidy, with a girlish atmosphere, and a faint fragrance, which was the scent of perfume that Sylvie often used. It was faint and not strong, like the fragrance of flowers that sneaked into the night.

Fang Plover knocked on the door, and when he got permission, he pushed the door open and entered.Sylviede was tilting her head, holding a bundle of blond hair with her hands, holding a moonlight ivory comb in one hand, combing her beautiful long hair in front of the mirror, and pulling them up and pinning them behind her head.

Her eyes moved slightly, her water-like eyes seemed to be able to speak, facing the gilt vanity mirror, her eyes moved to Fang Plover in the mirror, and she was a little curious: "What's the matter, Master Captain, are you so hesitant?"

Fang Plover didn't expect that Sylvie was only wearing a thin pajamas, and was taken aback, "...you just woke up?"

Sylvie smiled slightly, "I went to bed late yesterday."

"You stayed 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." Sylvaide looked at the map hanging on the wall. "The maps and information on the market are all right. The wind conditions, ocean currents, and hydrology there are unclear, so I consulted some books, and I was able to compare them with the notes left by my father."

The girl raised her hands, squinted her eyes and yawned lightly.

Fang Plover stared blankly, hesitated for a while, and then took out a small tortoise shell box from his pocket, holding it tightly with both hands.

Seeing this scene through the mirror, Sylvaide turned around in surprise, with a curious and soft light shining in her beautiful eyes, "This is...?"

"Birthday present, your birthday is coming up... so I thought..."

"Give it to me?"

Fang Plover nodded.He asked again with a little worry: "Will you accept it?"

Sylvie smiled.

She just likes the clumsy look of the other party, because it may represent purity.The noble daughter didn't answer, she covered her mouth with her hands and smiled, and generously took the box from the other party's hand.She glanced at him again, and saw that Fang Plover was looking at her nervously.

She clasped the box with both hands, and her heart beat a little faster, as if clasping a world, she gently opened a gap.She saw the things inside clearly, and a gleam of surprise and joy overflowed involuntarily from her lake-like eyes.

"Is this for me?" Sylvaide gently opened the box, and a necklace made of amethyst lay quietly on the beautiful satin.The pendant of the necklace is her profile, and there is also a Seven Seas Traveler in the crystal, with a beautiful hull, sailing far away.

She touched the crystal lightly with her hand, and there were two letters on the sail.There is an F, the pinyin initial of Fang Plover's real name.There is an A, which is the initial letter of her name in the Colin people's writing.

Sylvie blinked her eyes lightly and slowly, and suddenly many strange feelings surged in her heart. Those memories were painful, sweet, sour, but also fulfilling.

Why did I go to Traveler's Rest in the first place?And the words my father once told me.There is also the first acquaintance of the two people, the conversation between the two that night on the outskirts of Al Pasin.There are also many memories, travels, battles, and shared sharing above the sea of ​​clouds.

After experiencing many things, she never wanted to hide her heart implicitly.But Wood finally got the hang of it.

It seems to be a seed planted by one's own hands, watered in the soil, and finally take root and sprout.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 burst crystal on this necklace. Its main body is forged from wind gold, which can effectively improve the wearer's dexterity attribute. There is an eagle-eyed peridot on the second half of the chain. I remember you have a sniper Talented, the circuit engraved on it can further strengthen your eagle eye perspective. 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 to the place you want to go. There are also It is inlaid with moon fluorite to enhance the wearer's ability to gain experience...but I don't know if this one will work for you."

Sylvie was a little amused. "That's how you introduced your first birthday present to the girl you love?"

"Ah I……"

"I know." The noble daughter winked at him playfully.

She looked at the crystal, her eyes filled with soft light, "Mamir's crystal symbolizes eternal love and protection, thank you, I like it very much."

She turned around, held up the end of her hair with her hands, exposing the snow-white skin on the back of her neck, and invited, "Help me put it on."

Looking at this scene, Fang Yan couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

He took the necklace from the opponent's hand, parted the chain with both hands, wrapped it around the slender neck of the ship's officer lady, and put it on carefully.When she lowered her head, Fang Plover's nose was lingering with the faint fragrance from Sylvaide's hair, and she couldn't help being a little shaken for a moment.

Both were very quiet.

Sylvaide pressed his hand with one hand, and Fang Plover froze.She had already turned around, got up and pressed one knee on the head of the bed, held his hand, raised her head and pecked lightly on his face.

Then the girl rested her chin on his shoulder and asked softly:
"Is Nini there?"

"I asked Miss Tata to take her out to play."

"Can you walk with me, I have something to say to you."

Fang Yan wished that he had such thoughts in the first place.

He nodded.Sylviede straightened up and winked at him, "Give me a few minutes."

……

A few minutes for a lady often means a long wait.

Even with Miss Ship Officer's punctuality, it took a lot of time to take care of herself.

She didn't dress up, but wore the same outfit she wore when she first met Fang Plover, a beautiful long skirt, shawl, gloves, and leather boots, just like a daughter of the Albert family.Fang Plover hadn't seen her dressed like this for a long time, and when he saw her again, he looked straight at her.

Sylvaide only smiled at him, and then took him sneaking past everyone's sight, out of the airport, and headed for the outskirts of Bavarian.

Two young people took a carriage, crossed the tree-lined road, and headed for a secluded place.

After arriving at the place, Fang Plover got out of the car first, and then carried his girlfriend out of the car.The two drove the coachman far away, and sat side by side in a maple forest, looking at the scenery of Bavarian below the hills from a distance.

The severe cold is long gone.

Even spring is half gone.

In the mountains and fields, you can already smell the breath before the arrival of midsummer, which is a sign before the prosperity of all things. The shade of the trees becomes dense unconsciously, and the sunlight passes through the branches and leaves, casting mottled light and shadow.

There was a rustling sound from the treetops, the summer wind was passing through the forest, with a warm and distant breath, insects were humming, everything was quiet in the woodland, only the low and thin breathing of the two remained for a while, Long and distant.

"Do you still remember the first time we met?" Sylvaide stared at the steeple of Bavarian's church in the distance. Oli's snow-white temple was particularly eye-catching among the red roofs. It was already noon , The melodious bell sounded from far away from the city.

In this soft and gentle atmosphere, Fang Plover felt his heart beating fast, so he nodded slightly.

"But that wasn't actually the first time I saw you."

Fang Plover was taken aback.

"I've seen you long before Traveler's Rest," Sylvaide said in a soft tone, "You fought against the Crown of the Silver Forest in the July War, and someone recorded it in the Information Crystal up, and give it to me."

Fang Yan remembered that the other party had said something similar to himself before, "I remember you said that."

"Yes, but I don't know who it is," she replied. "My father may know your parents, Ed."

Fang Plover was taken aback, "Sylvie?"

"...I'm not sure," Sylviede 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 about it It happened. Did you know that your parents once went to Istonia and met my father there."

"He admired your parents very much and thought they were two trustworthy young people. But his father didn't say much about this matter, and he didn't leave any records in his notes. Until one day..."

"one day?"

"Yes, remember that someone told me about you in a letter? One day, someone asked someone to send that letter to me. I didn't pay attention to it at first. But then there was another letter that was almost the same. "Sylviede paused, "The content of the letter is actually very simple, it is asking me if I still remember my father's former friends, and now their only heir may have arrived in Etalia."

Fang Plover's heart was pounding, it was a completely different feeling from before.

"that's me?"

Sylviede 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 of this. But I never trust others It's just that I know that my father will not trust people, if you are really my father's friend... So from then on, I started to investigate in many ways..."

"...Before I went to Traveler's Rest, I already knew many things about you, Ed. Didn't you always wonder why I trusted you so much? It was precisely because of this, and after that, you It's all known."

She thought for a while, "... Except for those two letters, those people have never contacted me again, and I don't know who they are and where they came from. But the only thing I can confirm is that they are writing Most of the information left on the website is true, because that is what I have determined after my own investigation."

"...After my father's accident, I no longer trust anyone. Originally, I wanted to keep this secret in my heart forever and give myself to you, but since Estonia, I have changed a lot. Some things, I don't want to leave a grudge in my heart."

"And when I think about it now, I always feel that those people have another purpose..."

Sylvie said quietly.

There was already a turbulent wave in Fang Zhi's heart.

He suddenly remembered what Su Changfeng told him. Because those words were related to the secrets of Xingmen Port, Su Changfeng told him not to spread them. He didn't even tell everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade.

At that time, Su Changfeng suspected that someone had intentionally led him to this world, which was related to an ID called Rekehtopa, and a clue eventually led to the snakehead who brought him to this world.However, the other party died strangely at Xingmen Port, and the related investigations were still in vain.

But the meaning of conspiracy behind this is very strong.

Fang Plover once suspected that R was related to Rekehtopa.But so far there is no conclusive evidence, R is as usual to him, and Shana is also very suspicious.

But he didn't expect that Sylvaide was also involved, and it became an opportunity for the two to get acquainted.Those who guided her, he was almost certainly related to that Rekehtopa, and only those who would have gone to such lengths to arrange it.

But why?
Fang Yan suddenly thought of what Sylvaide said, the thing that Sir Ma Wei kept for his parents.

Sylvaide obviously thought of this long ago, "If it is true what those people said, the two young men my father saw were your parents, then the things your parents entrusted to my father should be those human purpose."

"Is that thing still at Albert's house?" Fang Yan faintly felt that he might have found the key to the puzzle.

But Sylvaide shook her head, "That thing should be in my father's hands. In fact, I asked you to go to the Stag Principality first to find the whereabouts of the Lynn family to verify this matter. But I didn't think about it at the time. Well, how should I tell you about this, it should have happened at about the same time."

Fang Plover glanced at his Miss Ship Officer a little touched.

"I will find that clue," Fang Yan felt slightly excited, "The Lynn family, and your father."

The truth hidden behind the fog has never been so clear at this moment.About my parents and everything that happened in Italia 13 years ago, it all became real little by little.

The big hand behind the back that guided him to the star gate seems to be surfacing little by little.He doesn't feel scared because of this, he has never been a person who is timid, and he has the courage to face the world behind the star gate.

And have the courage to face it all.

"I will definitely find your father," Fang Yan promised to his miss, the ship's officer, "Miss Sylvaide."

The Miss Ship Officer smiled slightly, moved closer, and rested her head on his shoulder.

The forest was quiet, and the girl felt that a hand was holding her own, but she did not object, but looked at Bavarian in the distance with some peace in her heart.

……

The boy and the girl stayed until dusk before leaving to return to the city of Bavarian. Fortunately, the match day was over, otherwise the Kaolin-Ithurian delegation would be in a hurry.

The two young men stayed in the maple forest all day, but they paid too much, and the coachman didn't have any objections.There have been many tourists in Bavarian these days, but it is still rare to negotiate such a big deal every day.

It's not surprising that men and women are in love, and the coachman himself has a daughter, so he has a good impression of the two young people.He drove Fang Plover and Sylvaide through the urban area, but stopped before the Municipal Square.

A line of guards ahead 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 that there are some important people, and it may be difficult to pass."

Sylvie didn't mind, she had no objections to being able to walk all the way back to the airport with Fang Yan.The noble daughter paid the money, and then jumped out of the carriage with her skirt in one hand and Fang Ploy's hand in the other.

Since the avenue was blocked, the two had to take another way around the Municipal Square. There were no avenues around them, so they had to go through the alleys.However, not long after the two passed through an alley, Fang Yan suddenly heard a person calling himself not far away in a strange tone:
"Ed, my human brother."

"And Miss Sylviede."

Fang Zhi was shocked.

He was too familiar with that voice. In the whole of Etalia, there was probably only one person who could call him that.

He turned around, but in fact, Sylvie who was on the side had already looked in that direction first.Holding hands, the two saw a tall figure coming out of the alley at the same time—it was the shadow in memory.

Its body is covered in blue scales, and its head has a crown and tiny horns.Only instead of wearing the gilded ornate plate again, he wore a gray robe with some pretty patterns on it.

The tall lizard man was looking at them with gentle eyes, and a smile appeared on his long and narrow face like a dragon.

"Tenaric!?"

Fang Yan looked at the other party in shock, never expecting to meet an old friend here.

And the troglodytes are their long-lost friends in Fenris, the prince of the Whitehead clan, the Dragonchosen, Tenarik-Vanu-Nanavar.

It's just that Tenarik is not alone, and behind him are two equally tall lizard warriors, holding battle staffs and wearing heavy armor, watching Fang Plover and Sylvaide with vigilant eyes.And behind the lizardman warrior, there were seven or eight shorter lizardmen who were dressed in robes like Tenerek.

Fang Plover recognized the identities of those lizardmen, the dragon blood clan of Gudasok.

Asuka lizardmen, guardians of dark secrets.

The two couldn't help but looked at Tenarik with some surprise.When they met the lizard prince for the first time, the other party didn't have such a pomp.

……