Above the airship,

Sean stood at the front and looked down on the land......

The sound was very noisy, and there were many airships flying in the surrounding airspace, and it was difficult for people on even one airship to talk to each other along the way. I can't hear ~ only the sound of 'boom' in my ears.

Claude, on the other hand, had been in the computer room for too long, and his ears were temporarily deaf, so he could only run to a slightly better front.

"How's it going? Sean said with a smile as he looked at each other.

Claude had said that it was his first time riding an airship, and he was a person who studied equipment, so he was very excited from the moment he boarded the airship.

"It's not good, it's too noisy. ”

"Hahaha......"

Sean laughed, isn't this the same as the first time he rode in an airship!

It is very noisy during the day, which causes you to be unable to sleep at night, and your head will always have unstoppable swelling and pain for several days in a row, which is a kind of lack of sleep...... Looking at Claude's [uncomfortable!] state, it is estimated that he feels similar.

"That's right, Big Brother Sean. I saw Sister Igonia yesterday, is she here too?" Claude looked at Sean, Igonia had been to Claude's shop many times when she was in Koga City, and they were both familiar with each other.

"Well, Koga City is here this time......"

"A total of 13 cities in the southern part of the empire will go to the imperial capital, which is related to the survival of our city. Sean said.

"Is it really serious this time? Big Brother Sean. On the way here, I saw a lot of refugees blocked outside the city, and they had a lot of women and children~ It's very pitiful. Claude said.

When the airship came all the way, it was indeed able to see the situation of many cities, and now the situation in the southern cities is similar...... The refugees have already gone south.

"It's up to you to decide, because no city has enough food to feed so many refugees, and once they enter the city, they may bring more social security problems, and those so-called mercy in the face of survival will become cheap. ”

Claude also knows that the cities are short of money at the moment, not only lack of money but also lack of food.

If you pay so much money to the king, I really don't know how to live in the future......

"It's quite difficult. Claude whispered.

"Rest assured, I've helped them as much as I can, and if any of the refugees are willing to go to the border to help open up the Aidak trade routes, they will be able to eat at least a few full meals a day, while others can live in Old Tacoma. ”

"Old Tacoma, doesn't that mean it's too deserted to be haunted?"

"They're already refugees, so what's the ......," Sean said.

In fact, this opinion was suddenly mentioned by Luke before he left, although the money and food in Oro City are not enough to support so many refugees, but if they are willing to work, they can only provide food, although the consumption will be larger, but it will be worth it in the long run.

Because these refugees have no place to live, they can be put back in Old Tacoma......

The residents of the Oro region did not dare to go back, because it was the place where the believers of the ancient gods made trouble before, and many people died, and now it used to be desolate and it is estimated that no one will clean up the bones, but the refugees can.

It's already at this point, where is there anything to care about, and the old city of Tacoma is also an old city, and the buildings in it are in good condition. It would be great for me to be able to develop again with the help of refugees.

When the time comes, the strength in the hands will be greater, and the key money will be more.

"It turns out that Big Brother Sean has already thought about it, and that's still my trouble. ”

Ha~

Sean put his arm on Claude's shoulder and continued to fly north.

........................

There are a total of 9 local lords in the group, and they fly during the day and then rest and move forward at night, about four days...... After three days of traveling, several of the older earls were a little unable to hold on, saying that they were unwell and needed an extra day of rest before they could continue their journey, while the rest of them continued to travel every day.

On the fifth day, Sean flew over Rietis......

This was his second arrival in the city, and that night the Marquis of Spinola suggested resting in Rietis.

Sean also inquired about Prince Philip, since the start of the Borg War, His Royal Highness the Prince has never returned to Rietis for more than half a year, and even the headquarters of the Wings of the Sky is very depressed, it is said that Frelia took a lot of people, and most of the witches who stayed were young and not very strong, but there were not many people in total.

At the beginning, how many wealthy aristocrats discussed the most after tea and dinner, but now it has become so depressed.

I don't know what happened to the front......

However, there were a lot of people killed in this battle, and people who prayed in front of the church were seen almost every day last winter, and it is estimated that many wizards also died in battle......

On the other side, all the members of the Alchemist Guild have gone to the front line, and Sean has no chance to find Alphonse Alchemist.

And the closer the team gets, the more serious the impact of the war becomes, and many houses have white stripes hanging on the doors, which means that someone in the family has recently died, and the people who died during this special period are likely to be soldiers on the front line.

And there are many such cases, sometimes you can see such things hanging all over the street!

The depression, and the lamentation of the residents are the mainstream rhythm in the city lord, Sean remembers that the last time he came to Rietis was still very lively, and he still borrowed a lot from this city in terms of urban planning, but he didn't expect it to become like this in just a year.

If the war continues, I don't know what it will become.

Even the city where the prince sat became like this, not to mention the other northern cities......

And that's exactly what happened.

Continuing north, almost all the northern cities are in the same situation, there is no rumored bustling transportation, and there are few people on the streets during the good spring and summer season.

Noon on the eighth day......

The team entered the airspace of the imperial capital of the Basalan Empire.

As the capital of the Empire, this place is different from other cities, and the prosperity is still there, but the outskirts can still see refugee camps and soldiers' camps.

Beyond these is the real Bashalan's imperial capital......

A huge urban agglomeration that crosses the hills from the plains and continues to the bottom of the mountains on the other side, if you want to compare it with his own Oro City, Sean estimates that his ten cities together should not be as big as the imperial capital.

Before the airship docked, hundreds of knight guards came below, all wearing silver-white armor.

Raise the flag to stop the airship at the designated location......

"Who are you?"