The sea swallowed the port of Saint-Michel in Ranty.

Gone are the docks that lined up with boats of all kinds, and all that remains is the unruly timber that drifts with the waves and a few broken ships.

The once bustling streets and intricately carved buildings in the port town have all been submerged under the waves. The only thing left of this once prosperous port town was the bell tower of the Templar, which had not yet been swallowed up by the sea, and it stood alone in the waves, half exposed.

The people on the Featon cargo ship from the north were stunned by the sight in front of the port of Saint-Mihil. When the ship entered the original port, the people on the cargo ship could only find its dock by lying on the side of the ship and looking to the bottom of the sea.

The cargo ship moved slowly, heading towards the town.

As the cargo ship crossed over the town's residential areas, Sibriss leaned on the side of the ship and looked to the bottom of the sea, where she saw that some of the houses had collapsed in the water, and the doors and windows were missing. Within the remaining four walls, there are crumbling broken bricks, which have now become a paradise for small fish and shrimp.

The freighter continued on its way, paddling slowly past the templar bell tower in the middle of the sea, the sailors carefully maneuvering the hull to avoid the huge broken logs floating on the water and the spires of the town's multi-story buildings.

After seeing the bustling port of Saint-Michel look like this, the captain ordered the cargo ship to leave the harbor area, and he ordered the ship to turn to the distant high ground in order to find a suitable place to anchor.

After rounding a steep plateau behind the town that was not suitable for mooring, the sailors saw a relatively gentle hill. Along with Slow Hill, two skewed and dilapidated Landi warships on the sea on one side of the hill came into view.

The Featon cargo ship dropped anchor not far from the shore, and the people descended the rope ladder into the sea, then carefully groped the submerged hillside beneath their feet, and finally tried to wade through the deep and shallow waters to the uphill shore.

Nohibi shook the water off his body when he came ashore, howled a few times, and then searched for a dense forest on the hillside.

"Noshibi." Sibelis shouted at it, but Nohibi didn't respond.

"Nussy, Nohibi is strange, I think it may have discovered something." Si Baili put down her rolled up trouser legs, and when she saw Noshibi running away, she immediately put on the small leather boots she had carried in her hand and said, "I want to go over and have a look." ”

"Let Milica come with you." Mikicharan looked at Nohibi, who had burrowed into the woods, and said, "Come back as soon as possible." ”

Accompanied by Milika, Sibriss followed the path taken by Nohibi into the dense forest of the mountains.

"Noshibi, where are you?" Sibelis shouted into the woods.

There was no response, and Nohibi seemed to have run far away.

"Miss Sibelis, are we going to continue walking into the woods?" Milica looked at the dense forest and asked Siberis in Garland with some concern.

"I'm going to find it, Milika." "It must have found something." ”

After walking a long distance into the woods, Sibriss called out to Nohibi again. Continuing on, Siberis faintly heard Nohibi's cry from the depths of the dense forest.

"Miss Sibelis, is your dog calling you over?" Milica asked.

Siberis nodded, "Yes, I think Nohibi should have found something there, let's go check it out." ”

Following Noshitby's cry, after brushing away a long patch of weeds in the woods, Sibriss saw a dilapidated log cabin. And Noshibi was shouting at the door of the hut at this moment. It wasn't until Sibriss and Milica reached the door of the hut that Nohibi fell silent, and turned to barking into a low roar, and yelled twice into the hut.

Siberis stepped forward and pushed the door of the hut, leaving a gap in the door, but it was not pushed open smoothly, "Milica, help me, this door seems to be broken." ”

With the sound of the thin strip breaking, the door was pushed open by Milica, and before the two of them could look inside, a foul smell first emanated from it.

"Miss Sibelis, the smell is disgusting." Milica covered her nose and said, "Something looks like it's rotten." ”

"It smells so bad, probably Nohibi came here because he smelled it." Siberys said as she walked into the gloomy hut.

Behind the door of the hut was a messy rag net, and after lifting a few half-hung rag nets, Sibriss saw several dead bodies lying on the floor of the hut.

Milica followed Silberis into the house, startled at the sight of the scene before her, and screamed.

"Miss, let's get out of here." She said horrified.

Without waiting for Sibeliss to reply, Nohibi squeezed through the gap between the two and sniffed at the corpse. Afterwards, Nohibi found a wooden wall with a large deerskin hanging from it, and turned back to Sibelis.

Siberis turned her head to look at Milica, and then carefully stepped over the dead body on the ground to the deerskin, and she tentatively lifted the corner of the deerskin, and she found that behind the large deerskin was a small secret door.

The secret door opened with a gentle push from Sibelis. But Nohibi didn't dare to go any further, and it lay low outside the door, an inexplicable whimper in its throat.

"Who are you?"

Before Xi Baili stepped into the door, a low and cold voice with a hint of weakness suddenly came out of the secret door.

"Hello?" Sibris asked as she walked through the secret door. She found the secret door dimly lit, with all sorts of debris piled up in it, and the carcasses of some strange birds were piled up in large numbers, and the corpses were emitting a foul smell.

"Who are you?" The cold, deep voice came again.

After searching for the sound, Sibris's eyes adjusted to the darkness of the place for a while, and then she saw that among the messy debris, there was a thin old man lying half-lying. The old man hung his head, the clothes on his upper body were so tattered, some of them were rotten strips of cloth, and through the gaps in his torn clothes, Si Baili saw that his body still had large scaly abscesses.

"Hello? Who are you? Sibriss asked him tentatively.

"Miss." Milica also came to the dark room at this time, and she looked at the old man lying in the pile of miscellaneous things and said to Siberlis, "Miss, he speaks Landy, I can understand some of it." He's asking who we are. ”

"Oh, I see." "Milica, I feel like he needs help. ”

Milica tried to approach the scary-looking man, and she timidly asked him, "Hello, sir, we are passing through here, may I ask if there is anything we need help with?" ”

The man shook slightly, and the corpse of a crow on his lap shook with it. He didn't speak.

Sibriss slowly approached him, and she saw him with his eyes closed and his head down, looking dying.

"Milika, let's help him up."

"Miss Sibelis, I think it's better for us not to make decisions on our own." After seeing the abscess on this man's body, Milica said to Siberis worriedly.

"I think he's very sick." Carefully removing a piece of animal bone from his body, Sibriss said, "Help me ask him if he can get up and walk around on his own?" We can take him back to our cargo ship. ”

Milica cautiously crouched beside the strange man and asked him in Randy, "Sir, can you stand up on your own?" We can help you get out of here. ”

After a moment of silence, the man slowly raised his head, but still asked in a cold tone, "Tell me, who are you?" ”

"We are," said Milica, "we are the Garlanders." ”

"Garland—" His eyes darkened, and his head shook slightly with his sparse dirty hair.

"But we're from Facton, sir." Milica added after seeing his reaction.

"Phyton?"

Sibriss saw the originally cloudy eyes of the person in front of her, and revealed a look of surprise after Milica finished the second sentence.

"Yes, sir, though we are Garland." "But we're from Phacton. Is there anything I can do to help you? ”

"Thank you, gods." The man said suddenly, his voice suddenly becoming less cold.

"Sir, do you need any help?" Milica continued to ask him, "Can you stand up on your own?" ”

"Help me." He spoke.

"Sir, we..."

He interrupted Milica, "Help me, help me deliver a letter, and help me find Eriel." ”

"Sir, what are you talking about Ariel is. Is it Taru of Phetton? Milica asked.

He nodded slightly.

"I'm sorry, sir, but it's hard for us to see this man," said Milica, "and it seems that what you need most now is a doctor." We might be able to help you..."

"Help me." He was a little anxious, and after coughing lightly, he said, "Help me tell Oliel." The signs of a snow crow have appeared. ”

"Sir.. What do you mean, you say? Milica looked confused, and she felt a little embarrassed.

"Milica, what did he say?" After seeing Milica's tangled expression, Si Baili couldn't help but interject and ask.

"Miss, he asked us to deliver a letter for him, and another message to Eriel on Snowcrow Island." "The message is to tell Ariel that the snow crow's signs have appeared. ”

"A sign of a snow crow? What is that? Si Baili asked with some curiosity.

"I'll ask him."

"He says there's only so much he can say, Miss Sibelis." After talking to the person in front of her, Milica said to Siberis, "Shall we grant his request?" Help him pass this word to a Taru... And send a letter. ”

"Promise him, Milika." "It's not a hard request. We should promise him. We should also get a doctor for him as soon as possible. ”

After seeing the manner in which Milica spoke to Siberis, and hearing the reply that Milica had conveyed to him, the ragged and frail man noticed Siberis, looked at Siberis and said, "Thank you. ”

Without waiting for Milica to translate, Siberis nodded at him as if she didn't understand.

Milica wanted to say something more, but the man suddenly raised his hand with difficulty, and then slowly stretched it out to Siberis.

A pendant hung from his hand, and Sibriss saw that it was a pendant of a golden cross with purple stones hanging from a golden chain. However, this eight-pointed star was different from the eight-pointed star at the top of the Templar, in that two pointed horns were missing at the lower end, and in its place were a pair of slightly curled, strangely shaped ram's horns.

"Take it." He said weakly, and reached out to Siberys.

Puzzled by his move, Sibriss turned to look at Milica. After Milica translated his words to Siberis, Siberis slowly took the eight-pointed star talisman pendant.

"Why did he give me this?" Sibriss asked Milica.

"He said you take this to Oliel, and he'll take your word for it." Milica translated.

After translating a few more brief lines of conversation between the two, Milica suddenly asked the man, "Sir, what shall I call you?" We don't know who you are yet. ”

"Daniro, Marquis." The man said, holding up a breath.

"Marquis?" Milica asked in surprise, "You are the Marquis of Randy?" ”

Daniro raised his eyes and nodded slightly.

"Lord Marquis—" Milica's tone became much softer and more respectful, and she asked him, "Lord Marquis, what has happened to you?" How did you become like this? ”

Daniro shook his head weakly, "What happened, it doesn't matter, I'm going to die." He coughed and whispered, "Thank you, gods, for meeting you before I died." ”

"Lord Marquis, you..." Milica said.

"Faith." Daniro said as he took out a sealed paper tube from his waist, and he slowly passed it to his front with his hand, "Give it to the Pope." ”

Milica was taken aback, "My lord, you said to hand it over, hand it over. . . Pope? ”

Daniro nodded slightly.

Siberis looked at Milica in bewilderment, she was waiting for her translation. Milica did not turn to Siberis for the time being to translate Daniro's words, but she said to Daniro, "My lord, we don't know how to help you with this request. Pope he, it's hard for us to see. ”

"I don't need you to go. Go to the southwest, in that town, find the priest in the church and let him go. Daniro gasped and said, "Remember to show him the amulet I gave you, and he will go where he will go, to the Pope." ”

Milica nodded in realization, and she turned to Siberis, "Mademoiselle, this Marquis of Daniro, he asked us to help him deliver a letter to the Pope, to the priest in the nearby town. ”

"Oh, for the Pope?" Si Baili was also a little surprised, and she immediately said, "Then this letter must be very important, let's help him deliver it." ”

"We'll help you deliver letters and send messages." Milica took the letter from Daniro's hand, and after handing the small letter to Sibris, she asked him, "Lord Marquis, do you need us to help you with anything?" ”

"No, it's nothing. If you really want to help me, go quickly, get out of here and go find them. Danelo said with a weak wave of his hand.

"Miss Sibelis, Marquis Daniro, he is dying, he says he wants us to leave as soon as possible." Milica relayed it to Siberis.

Siberice looked at Danelo and asked, "Milica, what disease does he have?" Is there no salvation? ”

While Milica turned to question Daniro, Sibriss cautiously reached out and touched Daniro's abscessed arm. She felt the sores on his arms look soft, but they were hard to the touch, and there was even a hint of scratching.

Milica saw Siberis's movements, and she feared that Siberis would be infected by touching the abscess on Daniro's body, so she hurriedly pulled her arm back.

"It's the poison of the Absu Snake Society." Danelo whispered as she looked at the hand that had just touched her arm.

After Milica translated this sentence to Siberis, Danelo slowly raised his head again, he stared into Siberis's eyes and asked her, "Tell me, little girl, what's your name?" ”

"Siberis." Cybriss replied after Milica had translated Daniro's words to herself.

"Sibris," Daniro continued, "is your last name?" ”

"Roland." Siberis replied to Milica, "Siberice Roland." ”

Daniro looked quite surprised when he heard Sibelis's surname, and he looked at Siberys for a moment before slowly asking, "Are you from Garland?" ”

"Lord Marquis, she is from Garland." Milica said.

"Translate my words." Daniro said to Milica in a low voice, and from his voice, Milica felt an irrefutable majesty.

"I'm from Garland." Siberis looked at Milica and said, "I've always lived there in Garland, and I've never been anywhere. ”

"Where are you?" Daniro said, looking at Si Bailis.

"Emerald City." Sibriss replied to Millika.

When Daniro heard Milica's translation, he was silent for a while, and then slowly raised his head and muttered a few words.

"He looks weak." Sibriss said to Milika, "Milica, we should help him get outside the house first." ”

Daniro lowered his head, and after taking a deep breath, he said slowly, "Next to my right hand, under the corpses of those birds, there is a dagger, take it away." Sort of, my gratitude to you, to you for agreeing to help me, Siberis. ”

Milica quickly rummaged through the clutter and found the dagger that Daniro had spoken.

She saw that the dagger was actually inserted into a scabbard made of gold, and the scabbard was engraved with mysterious patterns and strange symbols. The handle of the dagger is decorated with lapis lazuli. The round head, located at the end of the handle of the dagger, is a large piece of crystal.

Seeing Milica looking directly at the dagger in his hand, Daniro's voice turned to a cold and deep voice, "Give it to her." ”

Milica panicked and handed the dagger to Sibris. When Siberis took the dagger from Milica, she felt that the dagger was heavy.

She didn't draw the dagger, didn't even look at it again, but handed it back to Daniro.

"Tell him, Milica, that we will help him deliver letters and send messages. It's not such a hassle, and it doesn't have to be thanked with something like this. ”

Daniro didn't reach for the dagger, he insisted, "Take it." I wanted it, my beloved Ankami, to die with me. But now, I've decided to leave it to you. ”

After Milica relayed Daniro's words to Siberis, Siberis hesitated. But then, she saw Daniro's determined eyes. She nodded silently and accepted the dagger.

"You guys go, don't, leave me alone." Danelo exhaled and said, "I want to be quiet, here waiting for that moment to come." ”

Sibriss said some more words of concern, but at Daniro's request, Sibriss got up slowly, and after one last glance at the frail old man lying in a debris and bird carcasses, she withdrew from the darkness with Milica. She beckoned Nosbi, who had been lying outside the door, and left the hut together.