The sun is high

The voyage of about ten days is neither long nor short.

As long as there were no more unexpected incidents and no bad weather, this journey could even be called peaceful and relaxing.

After some maneuvers and arrangements before setting sail, Shuge had even successfully deployed the Ernst family rat pack on the military ships responsible for protecting the Windless One.

Xiuge doesn't need to pay too much attention to these things at all, because those family wills that can always maintain strong energy as long as they have enough magic power have long been eyeing these large ships that surpass their past era, and repair them on them. Carrying out search and patrol missions will not make them feel tired or boring at all. Just a few large crystallized naval guns installed on armored ships are enough for them to study and play with.

The continued operation of these rat swarms also made Xiuge completely reassured about the situation of the fleet. Compared with the Windless One itself, the military ship composed of professional soldiers and Law Council mages as crews appeared to be very clean and clean. Purely, the Rat Pack even discovered some rather strange new rituals on these military ships.

It seems that in the face of the threat of infiltration from the Black Sun Society, the Legal Committee has made changes as much as possible. These magic rituals that can test and probe thinking and mind to a certain extent should be one of the temporary means they have developed. One.

With the security issue being guaranteed, Shuge's attention naturally shifted to other matters.

Under Xiuge's management and mobilization, the members of the Sword of Dawn on the Windless One resumed their original work rhythm. They began to pass on the important intelligence and information they had collected and sorted out in batches. The content will become an important reference for communication within the Dawn Society with other organizations and principalities.

The temporary laboratory of the Windless One has been completely handed over to Le Geer and other scholars. Many mages, including Wei Lin, have also participated in the research and analysis of those sea beast samples.

Scholars agree that if they want to figure out the true nature of these creatures, they must start with their unusual magical power. At this stage, they very much need professional mages like Wei Lin to provide magical support. .

When it comes to these matters, Weilin has never refused anyone who comes.

Whenever faced with these issues related to lost creations and magic, she would decisively put aside all her pride and persistence, and treat every step and detail as rigorously as a true apprentice.

In this process, Xiuge gradually revealed his understanding and judgment about the power of "Color of Life" in front of these scholars at a steady and slow rate, using different methods such as hints and guidance. I believe that as long as they find the right direction, these elites among Fan En will soon be able to make new breakthroughs.

In addition to these busy daily tasks, Xiuge took out the quiet time in the middle of the night and left it for the novel that he has not yet named.

The ability to keep an active mind at all times and the ability to concentrate for a long time under the influence of magic gives Xiuge extremely amazing efficiency. Without any external interference, the article seems to be based on the world of Fan En but there are many differences. Chu's work soon made great progress.

Shuge made some adjustments and modifications to his experience in Votel's army and what he saw on the frontal battlefield, and then reproduced them in his own words.

As a result, the young driver who once had a close relationship with a businesswoman, but later went to the front line for various reasons, was involved in the cruel millstone of war. The face he finally remembered was exposed in the explosions one after another. Falling apart, those familiar or unfamiliar names eventually became cold numbers in battle reports and military records...

At the beginning of the story, the lover who had spent many days and months with the young protagonist gradually disappeared from his memory.

The desire for a lover, the need for material things, the reluctance to leave one's hometown, and the resentment toward the enemy. Amidst the continuous artillery fire and the frightening mud, these emotions will inevitably be covered with a thick layer of blood scab in the end.

The bright colors at the beginning of the story have now been completely submerged in this cruel scene...

In this way, when this story came to an end, the Windless One had successfully sailed along the coast of the Black River Principality, and the second batch of important passengers heading to Merlinle and participating in the meeting had also boarded the ship, and a certain person finally obtained the sample from the sample. The female mage who took a break from research work and regarded herself as a mentor of cultivating magic naturally became the first reader of these new contents.

On this night, Weilin sat in front of Xiuge's desk with curiosity and expectation, and opened the notebook in front of her.

Even though Xiuge always deliberately ignores certain subtle details and expressions in his daily life, he must admit that when Weilin is completely immersed in books and words, she will exude a particularly attractive charm. .

Perhaps because what she was reading was not a magic book that required rigorous calculations, nor a document report that required refining the key points, her expression seemed particularly relaxed, and her eyes were rarely soothed. At certain moments, Xiuge could even I saw a faint smile on her face.

However, the perceptions of mages are always keen. Soon, Weilin's eyebrows raised slightly, her eyes turned slightly and fell on Xiuge's face: "What are you looking at?"

Xiuge shrugged and found a suitable answer in his mind in an instant: "In the past, except for the editors of newspapers, I basically would not show unfinished works to others... let alone in person. Will it make me a little nervous or embarrassed?"

Hearing this answer, Weilin let out a chuckle of unknown meaning.

The mage's hands flew up and adjusted the angle of the crystal lamp on the table for her. Then she turned slightly to the side, barely avoiding Xiuge's sight, and then plunged into the lamp with traces of smearing and modification. in the text.

After a long time, Weilin raised her eyes again.

She seemed to be a little unfinished, a bit of dissatisfaction and desire for follow-up content flashed deep in her eyes, but then she put the notebook back on the table, turned to Xiuge and said: "I have something to say about the story you wrote. Two questions I want to ask...you wrote this story, but I have one question I want to ask you."

Xiuge raised his hand, indicating that Wei Lin could ask questions at will.

So the latter sorted out his thoughts and asked: "Is it really the story of 'Van En'?"

As if she was worried that Shuge would not be able to understand her question, Weilin immediately added: "I mean, although I can see a lot of familiar things in it, I feel that the story itself is different from what is happening now. exactly the same?"

She paused and then said: "At least so far, I have no way of telling which country of Van En the protagonist you depicted belongs to. Did you do this on purpose?"

Shuge nodded, and then he replied: "That's true. When I wrote this story, I didn't exactly have any country in mind, so the protagonist could be a Votel or a The Delan people can of course also be regarded as coming from St. Steele or the Principality of Black River..."

"I just hope that no matter where the people who read this story come from, their feelings will be relatively similar... Therefore, the protagonist can be a national of any country, and the same goes for the readers."

Xiuge's answer made Wei Lin frown. She thought silently for a while, and then replied: "Well, regarding this issue, I decided to read the second half of the story before discussing it, otherwise you will definitely It’s going to be a long story.”

"anytime."

So Weilin let out a sigh of satisfaction. She gently waved her fingers, and the mage's hand appeared and fetched her a clean water cup. Because she had been "visiting" all day long, Xiuge's cabin had already Her usual drinking bottles and cups were prepared.

After skillfully pouring herself a cup of hot drink, she held the cup and asked: "Can I be curious about the next direction of the story? It seems a bit heavy now. I think, those readers of your past , maybe you only want to read the beginning, right?”

"There's no way around this. At least so far, I haven't been able to find a suitable solution... But there's nothing wrong with occasionally writing some clips to add color."

Xiuge smiled indifferently: "If it is really necessary one day, or if there are important people who want to read it, I will just write that kind of thing. It's not too difficult anyway..."

"whispering sound."

Wei Lin let out a complicated chuckle, but she did not comment on Shuge's words just now, but instead said: "So the subsequent development of the plot will probably have to wait until you arrive at Merlin Lehe. Already?"

"Not necessarily."

As he spoke, Shuge turned his eyes to a newspaper placed on the table.

This is the latest newspaper delivered by the Windless One when it briefly docked at the port of the Principality of Black River. On its front page, there is a magical photo printed. The main subject of the picture is a restless crowd - soldiers in basically the same uniform. They seemed to be divided into two distinct factions, and they were confronting and quarreling.

This magical photo is black and white and has not been specially colored. This feature indicates that this photo is most likely from the front line, or at least a camp close to the front line. The heavy clothing of the soldiers quarreling with each other in the photo indicates that their nationality.

Only then did Wei Lin notice the news in front of her. She picked up the newspaper and said in surprise: "St. Steele's army... is in civil strife?"

"It hasn't reached this point yet, but now, their military situation is not good, and a split or mutiny may occur at any time."

While talking, Xiuge gently placed his palms on the window of the cabin. Now, he could easily feel the low temperature coming from the sea outside the cabin.

At this time, farmers in the southern region have begun to welcome the first sowing under the black sun with anxiety, but the area north of the Heihe Principality is still under the cold winter, and it is not known when this wave of coldness will melt. Amid the chill, a new cloud seems to be brewing.

…

"The news is accurate. The Saint Steele army has now completely stagnated. It has been six days since they last launched an artillery attack on the front line."

Merlin Lehe, in an elegantly decorated office in the headquarters of the Legal Committee, a lake-level military mage was making a report: "We used magic and balloons to confirm that the supply line that had been interrupted by long-range bombardment It has been restored, but the St. Steele still have not launched a new offensive."

Following the report of the accompanying mage, a precision magic puppet that looked like a tall and thin humanoid with exceptionally slender arms moved into action. It quickly made a corresponding mark on the magic sand table next to it.

Immediately afterwards, the military mage added: "At present, it seems that the attempts we have made have brought great results. Many soldiers of St. Steele do not understand what is happening behind them at all. In addition, their military Deliberately cutting off communications between soldiers and their families has made soldiers very unhappy."

"As far as we know, the people of the Kingdom of Votel are doing similar things. They are indeed better than the Delan people in this regard. When our people spread the news, they even got the information from the agents of Votel. help."

At this point, the military mage changed his subject: "However, according to our reliable intelligence, some mages from the Black Sun Society and individual Saint Steele royal families have arrived at the front line. I am afraid that the military commotion we caused will soon be overturned by them. Press down forcefully...and now, it is difficult for our eyeliners to move, and they will be caught out in one go."

In the office, several senior officials of the Legal Committee who were receiving reports looked at each other, and then one of them sighed: "Who would have thought that the plateau people who had the most violent attitude towards us in the past are now more willing to cooperate with us. On the contrary, some plain principalities..."

He did not continue, but everyone present knew the meaning.

The attitude of the small principalities closer to St. Steele has been extremely shaken. Some of the greedy nobles have even thought of "eating both ends". The Kingdom of Deland, which was supposed to have complete control over them, is now I'm a little too busy.

Delan's army is still constantly mobilizing. At this time, their main response target has been adjusted to the north. However, as the seasons change, the difficulty of logistical supply and transportation begins to rise linearly. Coupled with the ambiguous attitudes of individual principalities and organizations, The transfer speed of Delan's army was further slowed down, and the frontline area with the Principality of Black River as the main pillar was also in a tight situation.

The atmosphere in the office was a bit depressing, so a relatively young official said: "Fortunately, the Windless One will be arriving soon. At least the attitude of these people is very clear. It depends on whether everyone can reach a better conclusion next." Thank you for your cooperation... I hope everything goes well."