"Brother, I always feel a little uneasy." Sophia tightened her shoulders. Although summer has arrived, the sea breeze at night can still make you feel a little cool.

John leaned against the mast in the bow of the ship, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a few days of sailing from the Golden Horn, the royal ship could already see the land of Epirus.

The Phoenix Legion is still in the process of being reorganized, and the recruits need to be sifted through by Giovanni himself before they can be finalized. The severity of it can be called one in a hundred.

After the reorganization is officially completed, the Phoenix Legion will go to Epirus with the fleet, and Sophia and John are currently only a dozen personal soldiers led by Vasika and the secular knight Morey to ensure safety.

"Why are you upset?" John said softly, "Morey is enough to protect us, and besides, we won't be killed as soon as we land, right?" ”

Sophia came to John's side and looked at the sea under the moonlight: "Brother, what we have to face is a completely unknown and complicated situation. Even if you are confident in your own abilities, this is the first time you have ruled an unknown territory. ”

"There is a first time for everything."

John untied his shoulder jacket and wrapped himself around Sophia: "Maybe there will inevitably be some difficulties at first, but time will bring us more experience and opportunities. ”

"I hope so......"

After a short voyage, the ship lowered its sails and slowly anchored in the harbor.

Like most of the non-military fortresses in Epirus, the port of Javel, originally used for commercial purposes, was burned to the ground after the Ottomans withdrew from Epirus.

Because the local aristocracy was not so unified internally, many villages and ports were rebuilt very slowly. Today, there are still remnants of warehouses that burned down under the raging fire in Port Javel. Everywhere there is a burnt black left behind by burning. The port was also devoid of any garrisons or guards, and it is hard to imagine that the port of Javel was once one of the largest ports in the Empire to communicate with the Venetian Bay.

"This is a product of war." Once you set foot on the land of Epirus, the ruin-like sight in front of you is indeed difficult to get used to. Nor could Constantinople be like this when it was at its most barren.

"No, it's a product of aggression and plunder." John disembarked after Sophia, and his attendants lit the torch. Lead the way on one side.

Sophia had originally planned to go straight to Fort Gombrigne, but at John's request, the itinerary was changed somewhat.

Fort Gombrigne remains the final destination, one of the few fortresses in Epirus that is still fully walled, surrounded by major cities and villages, and is the best place to rebuild the administrative center.

However, Gombryne was still some distance from the port of Javel, so John intended not to reveal the whereabouts of this group until the Phoenix Legion arrived in Epirus, so as to gain insight into the "simple" people of the Epirus region.

Because of this decision, the secular knights also abandoned the overly conspicuous knight plate armor and chose to dress up as mercenaries. A mercenary force of about ten people looks more like protecting the caravan and does not attract the attention of the locals and certain nobles.

Of course, Sophia and John also need to give up their royal attire in Constantinople to avoid causing any trouble.

"When have I ever been wronged like this...... "Sophia, apparently a little reluctant to give up her gorgeous and noble silk dress, "this look, but no one will believe that we are the current leader of Epirus." ”

"That's what I want. If everyone knew that we were the crown prince and princess of the Empire, we would never know the truth about Epirus. Hold on, hold on......"

"This is the greatest insult to the princess of the empire......" Sophia glanced at the muddy and crooked path in front of her, decisively gave up the idea of walking, and sat directly on her shoulder.

A candle burns under the curtain.

"I'm going to continue reading the manuscript of the eldest princess, brother, you can hurry."

It really didn't come as a surprise to John. After all, Sophia was born in the Purple Room, and no matter how weak the empire is, it is also a princess who has been glorious since childhood. If you really want her to experience life, I'm afraid it will be very difficult.

"Your Highness, aren't you riding a horse?" Morey reminded aloud.

John suddenly remembered the night he rescued Vasika, when he was almost knocked out by a bad horse, and hurriedly refused: "No need, hang some linen bags on this horse, we are now a caravan from Greece." Oh, by the way, don't call me and Sophia by Your Highness these days. It is easy to arouse the suspicion of others. ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

……

Although the port of Yavel has been reduced to ashes, it is clear that some small villages and towns have been restored much faster than the port.

The closest village to Puerto Javel is the village of Bies, which was once the most talked about by Epirus fishermen.

When the Jawell Lighthouse was still bright, the village of Biyes was a place where merchants and fishermen stayed. Say it's a village, but it has everything you can find in a town.

The road in the village of Bijes is not wide, but it is full of wheat fields and orchards, and it may have been the result of the Ottomans who forgot to sack it when they left in a hurry, and they did not even know that it had been baptized by war a year earlier.

In addition to the farmer's fisherman's house, taverns, inns, churches, breweries, fishing tackle shops...... Everything you can imagine is available in the village of Bies.

A strange-looking "caravan" arrived early in the morning. However, for such a village, this is already very busy.

The air in the village of Bijes is always filled with the scent of fruit wine, mixed with a faint smell of the sea, and in general, the people seem peaceful and prosperous.

"This kind of peaceful and tranquil rural life, in fact, I also yearn for it very much."

When the caravan stopped, John helped Sophia out of his shoulder. Although he did not avert the extravagant royal life, such an atmosphere was his dream in his last life.

However, Sophia didn't seem to have any emotions, and she probably just wanted to get a good night's sleep all the way. After all, it's impossible to sleep on a bumpy shoulder.

"There's a lot of land behind Slou Garden, you can grow something you like."

"It's not a feeling at all."

Although the village of Biyes made a good impression on John, the caravan was only temporarily repaired here, and such a village was obviously not so representative.