At nightfall, near the border between the Empire and Crossbell, the Joker hovers in mid-air, its thrusters stop working, and only anti-gravity devices provide its benefits.

On the bridge, there was only Lane alone, holding a cup of coffee in his left hand and a bone flute in his right hand, muttering a sentence or two from time to time:

"The noses of these guys in "Holy Province" are really smart, and they deserve to be dogs."

"I really don't want to hand over this kind of magic weapon-level thing, but there is no way, it will cause such a bad impact, even if the royal family comes forward, it is not easy, and the church will take advantage of it."

"Well, I'm going to hand this thing over to the state, no, it's the church."

"Master, your behavior is not understood." JOKER, WHO WAS GIVEN SELF-DISCIPLINE AND LEARNING FUNCTIONS, SAID SUDDENLY.

"Well, this is called self-talk, and it is a manifestation of a subconscious behavior of human beings." As for the behavior of the self-disciplined AI, Yoguru explained to me beforehand, and Li En was not surprised, and opened his mouth to explain, "There are many reasons for this kind of behavior, it may be idle and bored to entertain yourself, it may be that you can't make up your mind, and it may be just complaining." ”

"What kind of master is it?"

"I'm amusing myself and complaining." Li En took a sip of coffee, "After all, I already have the answer, but I don't feel very well." ”

"Master, there is no point in the act. If I'm feeling depressed, I can put on a soothing piece of music. ”

"What the creator taught you?" Li En was interested, and the bone flute in his hand stopped turning.

"No, that's what I came to when I analyzed the information on the data network."

"I see, then"

Before he finished speaking, JOKER suddenly interrupted: "It is an anomaly that the airflow in the southeast direction of this ship has changed drastically. ”

"JOKER, YOUR OPINION." Lane raised an eyebrow.

"Combined with the information provided by the owner, there is an 80% chance of the Merkava and 20% of the other possibilities."

"Monitor closely, leave the airspace at full speed if necessary, and display the image of the suspicious location on the main screen."

"Understood."

As soon as the main screen was opened, I saw ripples in the reflected air, and the scenery where the ripples passed was distorted. As the ripples spread, the twists grew larger and larger, and it looked like some kind of giant thing was breaking free.

A white bumper breaks and twists, appearing out of thin air. With the white ramming angle as the arrow, a white streamlined airship rushed out of the twist and headed in the direction of the Joker.

AT THE SAME TIME, JOKER BEGAN TO REPORT: "A COMMUNICATION REQUEST HAS BEEN RECEIVED, AND THE SENDER IS MERKAVA, SIGNED KEVIN GRAHAM. ”

"Permission." Dawn knew that the person who had been waiting for him for a long time had finally arrived.

In the next second, the iconic shallot appeared in the center of the main screen.

"Yo, Father Onion." Lane smiled and waved.

Kevin's face fell: "Goodbye after a long absence, can you not mention that?" I have subordinates on my side who follow. ”

"Okay, give you face."

"Thanks. Do you have the Ancient Relic that you want to hand over? ”

"That's right, the official name is "The Demon Flute", and its function is to use the sound of the flute to control Warcraft, even the monsters that have survived from the primeval era to the present day are no exception. I don't know how to use it, but I just grabbed it. ”

"It's really a dangerous thing, so let's go to your side, and we'll talk slowly."

"It's fine." Lane also happened to have something to say to Kevin, so don't say those things in front of the knights.

According to the normal air transfer process, the two sides must be fixed with ropes and joints first, and then connected by staircase passages and other links to realize the passage between the two ships. But for Kevin, there was no need for that, the two ships approached, went on deck, jumped over, it was as simple as that. Moreover, it was not the first time he had done such a thing, he had skipped once when he arrested the "Merchant of Death" before. (At the beginning of Sky Rail 3RD, although the country of shadows was eaten, the work of the real world was not eaten.) ）

As soon as he entered the bridge, Kevin began to exclaim: "Oops, oops, what a nice ship, the latest product of the RF agency?" ”

"Come on, although my ship is good, it is still far from your special ship." Dawn said half-truthfully.

"Ahaha, I've been a dog for the church, and I can't say that the welfare is not good." Kevin snorted.

"Alright, I won't ask you about your secrets, let's get down to business."

"Okay." Kevin restrained his indecent expression, "You are in a hurry to find me for the "Demon Flute" in your hand?" ”

"Yes."

"If you just want to hand it over to our church to seal, you don't need to come to me, you just need to hand it over to the Great Holy Church, and naturally someone from the "Holy Province" will deal with it, is it possible that you specifically want to catch up with me?"

"You're not a pretty girl, who catches up with you." Li En scolded with a smile, "I came to you because I don't feel at ease when this thing is handed over to someone else to deal with." ”

"Oh?" Kevin frowned.

"This thing was originally in the hands of a terrorist organization, and it used its power to do a lot of things. You said such an important trump card, will they let it go? What's more, the last time they made a big disturbance in the imperial capital, attacked the members of the royal family, and because the crown prince was in the Heimdall Great Holy Church, they attacked there, which shows that the Great Holy Church is no longer safe. I know that the hidden power of your church is very strong, and even a large group of men may not be able to use it, although it cannot be used openly. But what if there are people in a terrorist organization that you have a lot to do with the Knights of the Star Cup? ”

"What did you say?" Kevin's pupils constricted suddenly.

"There is a cadre in that terrorist organization called the Imperial Liberation Front, codenamed Comrade S, who will use your church's unique secret method, weapon or magic sword. What's even more interesting is that her magic sword path is a little similar to Liz's. All the information you know is here, you go back and check it out. ”

"In that case, Heimdall's Great Sanctuary is indeed unsafe, in every sense, so you think of me who is not in the Empire."

"Not bad. I knew you and Liz in "The Holy Province", and it just so happened that you still had a better appetite for me. ”

"That's a compliment." A gleam flashed in Kevin's eyes, "However, it's not just that simple for you to find me, you can directly destroy the Demon Flute." ”

"It's really worthy of "Hunting in Foreign Law", oh, no, it's "Gauntlets of a Thousand Hands" now." Lane gave a thumbs up, "I do have an idea for 'The Magic Flute'. Supposedly, given the relationship between my family and the royal family, and the Empire's attitude towards the intimate and private containment of the church, it is not impossible for me to hand this thing over to the state. But "Imperial Liberation Front" is obviously related to "The Four Greats", as long as the things are still in the empire, they may snatch them back, so I might not be as happy as cutting them directly at that time. ”

"You want me to cover for you?"

"Would you like to?"

"It's not known to his subordinates, it's still possible." Kevin is not a fool, and the only person he can really trust without reservation is Liz.

Lane is not a fool either, he has his way: "I'll bring you something back, but I have a few requests." First, put "The Demon Flute" in your hands first, don't rush to bring it back to the headquarters. I've just been to Crossbell and heard rumors of a 'gluttonous nun' there. ”

"Liz I sent it, and we do have a mission, but for some reason I can't enter the city." was thoroughly clicked by Lien, Kevin was extremely single, "The first request is no problem, anyway, I won't be able to go back for a while." ”

"Second, since you're idle, help figure out how to use this thing, maybe I'll need to use the Magic Flute at some point in the future."

Kevin looked down for a moment and replied, "Yes, I have to be present when I use it."

"Deal. There is one last request, which has nothing to do with The Flute of the Devil, just a simple exchange - I need your ship to help me sail once, and in exchange I will help you once. ”

"Looks like you know something." Kevin touched the Star Cup crest around his waist.

"There is a lot of movement in the "Association" and your "Church" this time than a year ago, and I can't even think about it." Lane said ambiguously.

"Hehe, indeed. Well, I've got you covered. Kevin said, taking the "Magic Flute" handed by Lien.

"Okay, we're done talking, would you like a drink?" Rien shook the bottle that had been prepared.

"I know that you have a lot of good things, so I won't be polite to you." Kevin uncorked the bottle. (Alcohol is not banned in "Knight of the Grail", see Chapter 4 when Thomas Rashara and Nate Harr go to drink.) ）

Between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, Li En said vaguely: "Your sister may be on that side." ”

"I will let my sister see my growth and live up to the name of "Gauntlets of a Thousand Hands"."