The Enigma was successfully completed. After a trial voyage in the river, Friedlier ordered all the supplies needed for the voyage, as well as ten boxes of counterfeit gold coins, to be moved into the hold of the Enigma. Along with these supplies were the alchemical implements carried by Ove's alchemists.

"Welcome aboard the Enigma to the Land of the Seven Stars, Miss Oive." As he boarded the boat, Friedreer made a gesture with one foot on the side of the boat and the other hand to the ship, and said to O'Eve, who was walking from the bridge, "Captain Friedlier from Fetton will lead you on this trip." ”

Oiv smiled secretly after glancing at Friedlier, and then she looked at the more than eighty people in the ship, including the Ouroboros guards, alchemists, and Pheton warriors, and asked, "Are you all here?" Mr. Captain. ”

Friedlear smiled and said, "It's all here, just waiting for you, my dear master." ”

Oeve pursed her lips and smiled again, then looked at Friedlier and said, "Looks like Brullis has taught you a new name?" Dear host? ”

"Yes, my dear master." Friedlear smiled and tilted his head and said, "Please sit on the bench and hold on, the ship is about to set sail." ”

After Oeve sat down in the ship, several Ouroboros guards pulled the anchor out of the water under the command of Friedlier. At the same time, Tarregalil also led several Feyton warriors to lower the sails. The dark green sail felt the power of the wind as soon as it fell, and with a "poof", the sail quickly rose, and the Ouroboros pattern painted on it was clearly revealed.

"Taru, according to the map that your friend gave me before, if we sail along this tributary and sail smoothly, it will take less than a day to enter the Garland River." Tare Galil reported to Friedreel after the ship left the riverbank.

"Remember to cover out the seven dazzling glowstone lamps after entering the Garland River, and then let the sailors use the slurry together, and we need to quietly and quickly pass through the territory controlled by the Azor." Friedlier said.

"Okay Taru, I have prepared a wooden shelter for the lanterns of the seven ancestors, which will be better than the tarpaulin." Tarregalil said.

Friedreer looked at the bow of the ship with the bow of the Pegasus and nodded.

Under Friedlier's command, the ship passed through the tributary and quickly entered the channel of the Garland River, which runs through the northern part of Garland.

Looking at the scene of the rapid backward sweep on both sides of the river, Friedrear found Brullis who was paddling and asked him, "Bruulis, have you informed the Black Swan Saints?" ”

"They were very excited when they got the news. They can't wait to go to Phyton now, to protect Siberis. Bruulis said.

"Okay." "And where do you ask them to wait for my ship?" ”

"As we agreed before, at the mouth of the Garland River." "No matter how the coastline changes, there will only be one estuary on the Garland, so they can't go wrong to wait there for boats." ”

Friedreel nodded, and instead looked ahead of the river.

As the Mystery was heading north downwind in the center of the Garland River, Tallegalil, who was leading the way, suddenly shouted to Friedlier, "Tharu, there is an army not far from the left bank of the river!" ”

Friedlier immediately dropped the rope in his hand and quickly ran to the bow of the boat after hearing Tarregalil's report. He looked to the left bank of the river, but saw that not far from the riverbank, behind the dense forest, there was indeed an army moving northward with the usual pace of horses, as Tare Galil had said.

When the ship continued on its way, Friedlier took a closer look and found that the force was about 1,000 men, all of them cavalry, fully armed, wearing full helmets, chain mail, and shields painted with children. And their chain mail and horses are covered with a white background and purple coat, and the cover is painted with a striking purple cross and eight-pointed star.

"Look there, it's the Starlight Knights of Pisces City!"

Friedlier looked back and saw that several Randy alchemists on the ship had also seen the troops marching not far from the shore, and they couldn't help but blurt out.

"Miss, it seems that we have met your family's troops." Bullis, after seeing the starry knights, whispered to Oive, "And it's Baron Mioro's troops." ”

"Don't mention Mioro to me." Oeve looked at the Starlight Knight marching on the bank of the river and whispered to Bruulis, "You know, I've fallen in love with that Phetton. ”

"All right, Miss." Bruulis hesitated for a moment and then said, "I don't mean anything else, I just think that if you can't accept Friedley's idea of polygamy, Mioro is..." ”

"Did he tell you? Polygyny? Oeve looked at Brullis in surprise and asked, "He told you this?" ”

Bruulis nodded awkwardly and then said, "Miss, you know, I'm actually thinking about you, and I don't want to see you become dull and sad because of these things. ”

Oeve looked at Brullis after a moment of silence and said, "Well, I know, Brullis, thank you. But I still hope you don't mention Miolo again. ”

"Why? Miss.." Bruulis said, "Baron Mioro, he's done so much for you..."

"He has paid too much, I can't afford it, and I can't repay it." Oeve abruptly interrupted Bruliss and said to him, "So please don't mention him, okay?" ”

"Well, I'm sorry Miss, I promise not to mention him again." Bloris said.

As the two spoke, the Enigma Mystery had quickly overtaken the Starry Knights who were on the move. However, just when Owe thought the ship would continue like this, Friedlier suddenly opened his mouth and ordered Tarregalil, "Half sail, close the oars, and slow down the ship." ”

"Taru!" After receiving Friedley's order, Tarregalil immediately commanded the Featon warriors to collect the sails.

Seeing that the sails were quickly halfway put away by the Featon warriors, and that some of the sailors were no longer paddling hard, Oeve got up in confusion and walked over to Friedley's side and asked him, "What's the matter?" How did the ship stop? ”

Friedreer said after glancing back at Oive, "The boat didn't stop, I just slowed it down." ”

"What are you going to do?" Oeve asked.

"Let's see what Randy's army is going to do." Friedlier said with a smile.

Oiv looked at the Starman Knight on the left bank and said to Friedriere, "What else can they do, they must be on their way to fight the Athorians." ”

"Miss O'Eve, listen to what you mean, as if you don't really care about them?" Friedlier asked.

"If you don't have anything to do with me, I don't care much about the war." O'Eve said.

"The one who is fighting is your Landy, and it's also the army of your family's Pisces City, don't you, as the eldest lady of Pisces City, care about this?" Friedlier asked, looking at Oive.

"We have more important things to do." O'Eve said.

Friedlier didn't speak, just looked at Oive.

Oeve was silent for a moment before speaking, "Even if I wanted to help my father's army, but we have less than fifty men on this ship to fight, how much can we help them?" ”

"It depends on the situation of the battle." Friedlier smiled and said, "Maybe we'll be able to help?" Would you like to help if we could? ”

"If they really need our help, maybe." O'Eve said.

The Mystery Half-sail slowly northward, and after a slow pace for some distance, several Starry Knights on the left bank rode quickly close to the river bank and chased after them. As they walked, they beckoned to the Enigma.

"Hey! Garland's friends! Please wait a moment. A Starlight Knight shouted.

"Taru, should we respond to them?" Tare Galil looked at the waving knight and asked Friedlier.

"Of course. Approaching the shore, I want to hear what they have to say. Friedlier said.

The bow of the Mystery swings to the left, approaching the riverbank. At this point, Owe asked Friedrear, "Friedrear, are you sure you want to meddle in their affairs?" ”

"I don't think it's just their business." "They're your warriors and my allies against the Athorians, so wouldn't it be appropriate for us to slip away like this?" ”

Oeve hesitated, and Friedreel continued, "Let's hear what they have to say." ”

"Okay." Oeve nodded lightly and said, "But don't get involved too much, I don't want my father to know that I'm here." ”

Friedlier smiled and said, "Okay. ”

"Hey! Garland people! As the Mystery approached the riverbank, a star-mounted knight shouted in Garland to the people on board, "Are you the Garland Rebels?" ”

"No, we're just merchants preparing to go to Facton." Bloris shouted to the knight.

"So which side are you on?" The knight asked Brulis.

"The Garans will always be on the side of the gods and fathers." Bruulis shouted to the knight in Randy instead.

"Great, friend of Garland, the gods bless you!" After drawing the cross, the knight asked Brulis, "Friend, we need to cross the river by boat, will you lend us your boat?" ”

Bruulis looked back at Oeve who was hidden on the side, but saw Oeve shake his head slightly. Bruulis then shouted to the Starman Knight, "Sorry brave knight, our ship is full of cargo, this is a shipment that needs to be delivered to Phyton, and we have no place to help you cross the river." ”

"Ask him about the fighting in his area, Bruulis." Friedlier said to Brullis at this point.

"Knight, is there a war going on around here?" Brullis turned to Randy and tried to ask the knights on the shore.

"Yes, there is a war going on in this area, and Azor's army is holding all the crossings on this section of the Garland, and we are trying to cross the river." The Starlight Knight shouted, "Friend, for the sake of the gods, you should help us. ”

Before Bruulis could speak, Friedrear suddenly spoke to the Starlight Knight on the shore and asked, "Hey, Knight, I'd love to help you, but that would cost me my business." If you're willing to pay a little compensation, I'll still be able to let you use my boat to cross the river. ”

"Friedrear?" Immediately after hearing Friedrie's words, Oeve whispered to him, who was shouting at the knight, "You want to help them cross the river?" ”

Friedrell turned to Oiff and smiled, "Yes, dear Miss Pisces. ”

"No, no." "That would have drawn us into this war, and we can't do that." We should get out of this area quickly. ”

"Believe me, if we help them cross the river here, it will make our crossing of the river ahead much smoother." Friedlier said.

"How about transporting all of our men to the other side of the river, and we'll pay you ten gold coins as compensation?" After a moment's deliberation, the knights shouted to Friedlier.

Fridlier reflexively opened the box containing the fake gold, grabbed a handful of gold coins and shouted to the Starman Knight, "Look, we're not short of gold. ”

"So what do you want? My friend. The knight shouted in surprise.

"We ferryed you across the river, and after you defeated the Athors guarding the ferry, how about you share your booty with us?" "It's the enemy's armor and weapons," Friedlier shouted. ”

The leading knight thought for a moment, and then he shouted to Friedlier, "Friend, your request is interesting, we can accommodate you." We don't need the kind of armor that the Azores have. After the victory in the battle, I have you loaded with the armor and weapons of the Athors. ”

"Tare Galil, bring the ship to shore completely." Friedlier said with a smile.

At the same time as the Enigma docked, the leader of the Starlight Knight also dismounted politely.

"Hello, dear friend Garland, I am the commander of the fifth team of the Knights of the Astral under Duke Rantiostes, Stezik." "Thank you for your willingness to help us cross the river," said Stezick, the leader of the knights. ”

After glancing at the hooded Owe in the cabin, Friedlier smiled and said to Stezick, "Hello, Commander Stezick. Listen to me, if you cross the river now, it will be easy to be spotted by the Azor reconnaissance force on the other bank. If you want to borrow a boat to cross the river and attack, I think it's better to wait until after dark to start moving. ”

"Thank you for the reminder, friend, what do you call me?" Stezick asked.

"Friedlier."

"You're a Phaeton?"

"Yes."

"Oh, it turned out to be our dear northern neighbor of Randy." Stezick said.

Friedlier smiled and continued, "Commander Stezick, get your soldiers to rest before it gets dark. In one night's time, I'll take you all across the river in this boat. At dawn tomorrow, you will be able to raid the enemy's northern crossings. ”

"Thank you, Phetton." Stezick thought for a moment and said, "Your suggestion is good. It seems that you are not only a businessman with a smart mind and a sense of the big picture, but also an experienced fighter. ”

Friedlier smiled without words.

"To-morrow I have taken the ferry on the other side and erected the pontoon bridge for the rest of the army," continued Stezick, "and I will tell the troubadours of your deeds, Friedlier of Fetton. Your name will be proclaimed. ”