After the banquet in Kawalburg, the entire Kru territory entered a state of war again,

This time there was no large-scale conscription program, only a few serfs in the central Harrance Heights were drafted, and they were not recruited for the purpose of rushing to the front line, but their task was to help the navy deliver supplies.

At the same time, in order to ensure the stability of the local territory, all the lords of Rook's Territory were summoned to Crewe City by Pedi on the pretext of receiving the Goblin Prince, except for Viscount Zerodin-Marne of Cowindburg, who had difficulty moving.

The town of Seca, the combined fleet ...

Because of the stalemate in the Battle of the Hall Islands, Viscount Ark kept the Combined Fleet in combat readiness all the time. But even so, a battle is not just a battle, especially if the enemy's intelligence is not clear.

Therefore, in order to prevent the delay of the fighters, Pedi first ordered the battle preparations, and at the same time, with the help of Erin Phier, he was supported by the Eternal Wing Mages, who sent reconnaissance ships for him to reconnoiter the enemy situation in the waters from the military port of Yekjar to the port of Cooktown.

...

The year 1215 in the continental calendar, December 26, 335 in the imperial calendar.

A year of calamity on the Continent of Alan has finally come to an end, but the continent is still shrouded in the haze of war.

Today was the day when Crewe led the third detachment of the Vanguard of the Combined Fleet in the town of Sekha, and Pedi climbed the tower of Caval Castle early in the morning to look out in the direction of Sarka and prayed for them himself.

In the town of Sekha, inside the Danmore military port,

All the officers and soldiers are also praying, they are praying that they will be able to win this war.

A quarter past nine,

The fleet lifted anchor, and the chains with the anchors 'clicked' as the sailors turned their pulleys, accompanied by the familiar sound of bagpipes for the sailors.

At this time, all the officers and soldiers will subconsciously keep quiet,

This is a tradition of the Navy,

Moreover, the lads enjoyed the rare tranquility.

On the shore, Viscount Ake watched the departure of the third detachment, and as the commander of the Combined Fleet, he would leave for the waters near Yekjar with the main fleets of the first and second detachments in two days, and the mages of Eternal Wings would provide a military port for the Combined Fleet.

Buck, the former pirate leader, stood beside Viscount Ake, who was no longer a pirate, wearing a naval colonel's uniform on him, and the command sword at his waist gleamed golden in the winter sun.

Typical admiral dress,

It's also Barker's favorite outfit.

When the third detachment fleet left the military port, Buck looked at Viscount Ake and said, "You don't have to worry, the leader of the third detachment, Sergeant Aimanzuo, has rich experience in naval warfare... Moreover, most of the third detachment are small clippers, and with the ability of Sergeant Aimanzuo, even if they encounter the main fleet of elves, they can still escape. ”

"I'm not worried about the abilities of Sergeant Aymanzuo, I hope they can meet the main fleet of elves, I need detailed information on this fleet. Viscount Ake said indifferently: "What I am concerned about now is when the first and second detachments will be able to return. ”

"It's noon tomorrow at the earliest. Buck smiled, he was used to Viscount Aker's character.

Viscount Ark nodded, he looked at the rolling waves outside the military port and was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I'm not worried about the elven fleet, because no matter how powerful the elven fleet is, the combined fleet can fight them. ”

As he said this, his eyes moved to the endless horizon of the sky, and a solemn expression appeared on his face: "I'm worried about the sea monsters that appeared in the Hoko Islands, it's not a rumor, and the magic photos that have come are real." ”

Buck instinctively held the hilt of the command sword at his waist when he heard this, he had seen the picture... So, he asked, "Are you worried that the Kingdom of Misha has formed an alliance with the elves?"

"Werewolves and elves are allies!" said Viscount Ake, "Our intelligence officer speculates that the sea monster originally belonged to the elves, because the timing of its appearance was too coincidental. ”

Buck's face became a little serious because of Viscount Ake's words, and as a perennial begging for a living at sea, he quickly thought of the key, "You mean the sea elves?"

"Yes, and elves, they do exist, but they don't appear often. Viscount Ake nodded.

"It is rumored that sea elves are kind by nature and never slaughter living beings. Buck said in surprise.

"That's just a rumor. Viscount Ake took a deep breath, the familiar smell of the sea in the sea breeze calmed his irritable mood slightly, "Any intelligent creature has its own good side, even demons will not kill for no reason. His voice was a little muffled, "You don't know what the young elves of the Elven King are thinking radically..."

He stared at Buck, "If you have an endless life and you're imprisoned in a certain area... What will happen to you?"

Buck was stunned for a moment, and then the image of himself being imprisoned in the endless years came to his mind... He couldn't help but shudder and whispered, "Maybe I'll go crazy." ”

"Yes, anyone who goes through something like that goes crazy and the elves are such people, and the Naryn Forest is their cage, because of the favoritism of the goddess they have endless life... The young elves did not grasp the wisdom of the High Elves, and they began to become paranoid in their cages, so they rebelled and planned to wield their butcher knives with impunity. ”

Viscount Ake seemed to be recounting a mythical story that gave Buck goosebumps all over his listener.

"Wow"

A tumbling wave crashed against the harbor's revetment, and the splash of white made Buck instantly think of the scene from the magical photo.

Instinctive fear made him involuntarily take a step back!

At this moment, Viscount Ake squinted and glanced at Buck.

"I wish everything you said was false. Buck smiled awkwardly, "I don't want to face a sea monster like that, and the Combined Fleet has no chance of winning against it." ”

"According to the observations of the mages in the highlands south of the port of Klot, there was a strange elemental fluctuation on the surface of the sea before the sea monster appeared, and a mage recorded this elemental fluctuation out of curiosity. Viscount Ake said expressionlessly: "The recorded elemental fluctuations are already in the hands of Baron Pedy, and I believe that with his relationship with the Drake Mage Tower, it should be easy to find out the location of this elemental fluctuation." ”

Buck breathed a sigh of relief, "You were prepared. ”

"Don't rejoice too soon..."Viscount Ark looked at the third detachment that was about to disappear on the horizon, "With our strength on the sea, even if we know its existence, we can't defeat it, that is, if the elves plan to use this sea monster to fight this naval battle, then, we can only watch." ”

His tone was full of helplessness and worry.

He was worried about the outcome of the battle, and even more so about the decisive battle on the Hoko Islands.

The elves joining this war means that the sea routes around the Hoko Islands have been almost cut off!

In other words, if the elves cannot be completely defeated, then the Hoko Islands can only fight alone, which is the most fundamental reason why Viscount Ark agreed to lead the combined fleet to stop the elven fleet near the military port of Yekjar.

For Viscount Ake, this is a battle that cannot be lost!

Buck was not stupid, he immediately understood the purpose of Viscount Ake's words to himself, and he said, "We will defeat the elves and win." ”

With his authority, he can only say this.

Hearing this, Viscount Ake took a serious look at Buck, and then turned around and walked towards the military port headquarters.

...

meanwhile

In the Cooktown Naval Harbor, Thrandil, the first elven general and supreme ruler of the elves, is also seeing off the vanguard of his fleet.

The speculation of the Imperial Military Department is correct, the elves do intend to land their main forces at the Yekjel military port and directly threaten the Suk Plains of the Central Empire!

But what the Imperial Military Department did not guess was that the elves had sent the troops of an outpost to secretly enter the Yekjel military port half a month ago, and the situation of the empire's garrison in the Ronais Gorge had already been clearly detected by the elves.

"It's a war to be won, you don't need to worry so much. Beside Thranduil was his sister, Moiraka, the leader of the elven magicians, comforting him softly.

Thranduil shook his head, his long gray hair flying in the air like scattered pollen, the elven general conceived by the High Elves had an indescribable emotion in his heart, his jewel-green eyes stared at the fading fleet and said, "Humanity cannot be wiped out in a single battle. ”

"We don't need to destroy them, we just need to reclaim the dignity that belongs to the elves!" Moiraka said firmly.

Thranduil glanced at his sister lightly, then looked at the endless sky and said, "A long time ago, we were the greatest civilization on this continent, and all intelligent races, including the current human race, were nothing more than a herd of elk in the forest in our eyes. His voice was low: "At that time, who would have thought that we would have a day of failure." ”

Hearing this, Moiraka shone with a rich white halo from the dark green magic robes she was wrapped in, and she said with a disgusted expression, "It's all the fault of the Supreme Council, they only know how to pursue the so-called truth in their dreams. ”

"Of course, but this is only one of them...", "The real reason is that our enemies are progressing all the time, humans, orcs, goblins, werewolves, and even the minotaurs and ancient giants who live with us in the forest, they are all progressing... This is civilization!"

"I don't really understand. Moiraka frowned.

Thranduil smiled and did not continue the topic,

In the three hundred years since the defeat, the first elven general has often pondered a question... Is eternal life the right way to continue civilization or is it wrong?

Two hundred years ago, when the werewolves were in crisis, he made a decision to let his comrades, who also had doubts with him, abandon the power of immortality and multiply their civilization in another way.

This is the dark elf of the kingdom of Misha.

Two hundred years later, the development of the dark elves was somewhat unexpected to him.

After these elves lost their natural protection, another way to continue their legacy... To this day, this group has developed to a civilization that is not weaker than any intelligent race on the mainland.

As a result, Thranduil sometimes thinks that this may be the right direction for civilization to go.

Of course, he could not have said these words to Moiraka,

Even if the other party is his own sister, it doesn't work!