Please enter the text. The Mystery has anchored in a newly formed fjord in the Sigi region. Led by the warriors, Friedreel rushed to the new town established by the Phedonians in the Sigi region with Tallegalil and all of Oeve and Ouroboros.

Two days later, when Friedlear looked out over the new town from a hillside, he found that what the soldiers called the new town looked like nothing more than a military camp for immigrants. Despite the warriors' affectionate call the camp Neuice Whispering Harbor, Friedlier could not identify the camp in the distance as his home.

When Friedlier and his team appeared not far from the camp, a group of sentries on Frosttrail Island near the camp widened in astonishment. They looked at Friedlier who was walking slowly, but they were still afraid to confirm that the person in front of them was Tharu, who had disappeared for nearly a year. It wasn't until Talle Galil greeted them loudly that the sentinels suddenly came back to their senses and shouted in surprise, and they even threw away their weapons in excitement and strode towards Friedlier.

"Taru!" Several sentries excitedly ran up to Friedrear, and one of the sentries asked in disbelief, "Taru, is that really you?" You... Coming back? ”

"Yes, I'm back." Friedreer looked at the sentries in front of him and said with a friendly smile.

"Oh, Ancestors!" The warriors wept tears of joy at Friedlier's knees.

"Hey, stop crying, kids, go to the camp and let everyone know." Tare Galil picked up the kneeling sentries and said to them, "Get the big guys ready for their return from Taru!" ”

The sentry excitedly agreed.

"Is Evenson in the camp?" Friedreer asked, looking at a soldier who was about to run back to the camp to report the news.

"He's in the camp. Everybody's there. The warrior looked back excitedly.

"Very well, let him come to see me as soon as possible." Friedlier said.

"Taru!" The warriors took the order and galloped away.

Before Friedlier could reach the gate of the Frost Trail Islander Settlement, they saw two men and two horses suddenly gallop out of the open gate of the camp. The two men on horseback were none other than Evenson and Lyragson.

"Taru!" Evenson, who was driving his horse to Friedley, quickly rolled over and down, hugged him excitedly, and said, "Taru! I can't believe you're finally back! ”

"Hey, of course I'll be back." Friedlear smiled and patted Evenson on the back, then looked at him and said, "My brother, you look much older than you used to be. ”

"Taru.." Evenson calmed down a little before saying, "In your absence, too many unexpected things have happened. I felt like my whole body was going to collapse. ”

"Okay, I can imagine." Friedlier smiled and said, "Go and say hello to Tallegalil." ”

"Brother Tarregalil!" Evenson hugged Tarregalil again and said, "I'm glad to see you again." To be honest, after more than half a year without hearing from you, I really didn't expect you all to come back alive. ”

"Boy, not we're all alive." Tarregalil's tone sank, and he put his arm on Evenson's shoulder and said, "Tyrell and Ioliel, they..., none of them survived. ”

"Ahh It was only then that he could clearly see that the people standing behind Friedreel and Tarregalil were not all Phettonians.

Evenson's joy turned from joy to sorrow, and he reverted slightly to the Ouroboros guards and alchemists, and he looked at Tarregalil and asked, "Is it, big man... He's dead too? ... How did he die? ”

"Evenson, I'll tell you more about those things when we get to the camp." After hugging Lerageson, Friedlier reached out and patted Evenson's arm before saying to him, "Now, tell me about the situation here." ”

"Taru," Evenson looked at Friedlier and nodded, then said, "Taru, as you can see, due to the rising waters, except for a few fishermen and freedmen who already live in the mountains, most of our islanders in Frosttrail Island have now moved to Sigi by boat. ”

"Hmm." Friedlier asked, "You expelled the Athors who lived here?" ”

"Yes Taru, under the leadership of the Isles Taru, we in Phyton have launched several large raids against the Athors in the Sigi region, capturing the vast area west of the city of Sigi in present." "In this area, we have built more than 70 settler camps in Fayton. We have also established six new immigrant towns in the area. The one behind me is the largest of them. The islanders call it the New Ice Whispering Port. ”

"Evenson, tell me, how many warriors do we have on Frosttrail Island now? And how many warships? "And, how many horses?" ”

"Taru, counting the Shieldmaidens, we now have about a thousand warriors. They are now guarding the security of six migrant camps. "We still have the Starlight, and the restored Courage, and if you count the Bear Slayer, we have three. As for the war horses..."

"How much?" Friedlier asked.

"Probably less than a hundred." Evenson said.

"Okay. More than a thousand warriors, a hundred war horses. "Out of a thousand warriors, how many of them have armor and weapons at their disposal?" ”

"This," said Evenson, after a moment's thought, "about three hundred people have relatively complete armor, more than three hundred people have simple armor, and more than three hundred people have no other protection than wooden shields. ”

Friedreel turned to Tarregaril and said, "Old man, I'll take someone to pick up the two hundred or so armors from the Mystery, and give them to our young warriors." ”

"Taru."

"Taru." Evenson looked at the hooded Ouroboros behind Friedley, whose faces were hidden in the shadows, and then asked in a low voice, "Are these your friends?" ”

"Yes." Friedlier turned his head to look at Oiff and the others and said, "They're all my friends. ”

"They're Garlanders?" Evenson asked.

"Not all, most of them are Landy." Friedlier didn't bother to introduce Evenson to Eve and the others for a while, he paused and then asked, "Evenson, I heard that Sibeliss and Mikicharan Lady met with a volcanic eruption on Snowcrow Island?" ”

"Oh... Yes.. Taru, that thing. It's a pity. Evenson was stunned for a moment, then hung his head.

"Haven't you heard from them since?" Friedlier asked hurriedly.

Evenson looked up at Friedley, then shook his head and said, "I'm sorry Taru, no. I've tried to find them before, but I haven't been able to find them. ”

"I didn't find it, what does that mean?" Friedlier asked.

"Taru. I heard that one of Svellir's warships went missing in that eruption. "I think the only chance that the Mikicharan sages will survive that disaster is if they board the ship before the lava engulfs the island." It's also very likely that they boarded the ship. ”

"But the ship is missing?" "Isn't there no sailor on that ship?" ”

"Villier Taru said that there would always be some sailors on his ship." "But somehow, after that eruption, the sailors never managed to get the ship back to their Thunder Island. ”

"Could it be that lava or rocks from a volcano spewed out the sea and sank the ship?" Friedlear asked, thinking for a moment.

"No, Taru." "While the volcano did eject a large number of rocks, the rocks that flew to the shore were relatively small, and none of the fishing boats that some of the Snow Raven Islanders fled on were sunk in the eruption, and the warships were unlikely to be sunk." ”

Friedreer fell into deep thought, and after a moment, he asked, "Did the eruption of the Snowcrow Island spew out a lot of smoke?" ”

"Yes, Taru, the volcanic eruption on Snowcrow Island did spew a lot of smoke and dust. Most of the islanders killed on Snow Raven Island also died under the large amount of volcanic ash. "The Panthéon's mentors also said that some of the ash is highly toxic. ”

"Poisonous." Friedlier thought for a moment and then said, "Maybe the sailors on Sverier's ship died from the poison of the ash. ”

"It's... Quite possibly. Evenson asked, "Taruna, do you mean that the disappearance of the Svellir was caused by the poisoning of the sailors guarding the ship?" ”

"It should be." "I think the sailors must have pulled up the anchor before they died, or the ship wouldn't have left the shore." ”

"You're right." Evenson thought for a moment and continued, "In that case, the ship would indeed drift with the wind and go missing because it was unmanned. However, if the Mikicharan sages had been on that ship at the time, they would have died under the ash as well, right? ”

"They're probably going to die." "But it's only very likely, not absolutely." If there are too many dead sailors on that ship, then there will not be enough people left to effectively steer the ship, and the ship will drift offshore under the strong sea wind. ”

"Taru," Evenson whispered after a pause, "I understand what you're thinking, but it's really unlikely. I also know that you have a special affection for Cybelis, but you also have to try to accept that she may indeed be dead. ”

"Even if she dies, I'm going to find her body." Friedreer turned to look at Evenson and asked, "Where was the wind blowing from the sea near Snowcrow Island at that time?" ”

"At that time, the sea near Snow Raven Island should have been dominated by a southwesterly wind." Evenson whispered.

"Southwest wind .." "In that case, the ship will drift to the northeast of Snowcrow Island, and in that direction, when the ship crosses the ocean, it should reach the territory of the Seigu people, right?" ”

"Yes, Taru." "If the missing ship had been riding the sea breeze, it would have been able to carry the wind and currents to the Ségou coast without encountering particularly bad weather." It's just that it takes a long time. Without prior preparation, the ship's supplies may not be enough to sustain such a long voyage. ”

"If there are fewer people on board, it may be enough." Friedlier nodded and whispered, and then he fell into a moment of deep thought.

Looking at Friedreer in deep thought, Evenson said tentatively, "Seriously, Tharu, now that you're back, you should first plan for the future of our Frosttrail Islanders." Now the islanders are living in a difficult way in their new land. We have a shortage of food, a lack of tools to clear the land, and many islanders have contracted diseases as a result of long journeys and changes in the environment. We lost about a tenth of our population during this migration. ”

Friedlier was stunned when he heard Evenson's words, he looked up at Evenson and Lyragson, and then nodded helplessly.

"Taru, Freckles, he's right." Talle Galil also spoke from the side at this time, "The islanders should be very difficult now, and they need their Taru to give them the right guidance. ”

"I understand, I will." Friedlier thought for a moment and then said, "Alright, Evenson, take me to the camp." I remember to go to the camp and arrange housing for these friends of mine. ”

"Okay, Taru." Evenson said, glancing at Bruliss and Abhici.

"Where is Rickliel now?" Friedreel asked as he walked towards the camp.

"He's in the camp on Eternal Night Island, about a day's northeast of here."

"Very well, you can take me to him as soon as I have a brief account of our affairs here." Friedlier said.

"Okay Taru, but why are you in such a hurry to see him?" Evenson asked.

"Then I'll tell you." As he spoke, Friedlier walked briskly in the direction of the camp, followed by Oiff and the others.

As Friedlier walked briskly away, Talle Gallil suddenly grabbed Evenson and whispered in his ear, "Freckles, I tell you, oh, our Taru, he's determined to take the throne." ”

"Oh my God!" Evenson looked at Tarregalir in surprise and asked, "Are you telling the truth?" ”

"Of course it's true." Tarregalil looked at Evenson's surprised expression and smiled, he patted him on the shoulder and continued, "Get ready, after Taru met Rickliel, I think we're going to do something big. ”

Evenson slapped Tare Galil's arm and whispered excitedly, "Great! The day has finally come! ”

The settler camps in the Featon Islands were built like military camps by the islanders. Thick logs were erected and surrounded by the walls of the camp. Outside the log walls, there are also deep trenches. Obviously, they were also on the lookout for the Atholl's counterattack.

Upon entering the sturdy wooden gates of the camp, Friedlier and his party were greeted by the Froststain Islanders who had moved there.

Despite the difficulties of life in the new land, the people volunteered to bring out their stored delicacies and contribute them to Taru, who was long overdue. At this time, Tarregalil hugged his relatives and friends who he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Friedrear, it seems that you were a good lord before. Your people love you. After following Friedlier out of the welcoming crowd, O'Eve said to Friedlier.

"Thank you for the compliment, Miss." "After my father died, I treated them as family, and I loved them," said Friedleer as he walked to the camp's longhouse. ”

"Taru, you spoke Randy with this lady just now?" Evenson asked Friedreer curiously at this time.

"Oh, of course." Friedreer smiled at Evenson.

"I can't believe you've learned to speak Randy during this time, Taru." Evenson said with a little surprise.

"It's just some commonly spoken language." "If you spend some time with them, you'll learn more than I do." ”

"Speaking of which, Randy's army is now fighting the Atholls in the Garland area, right?" Evenson asked.

"Yes." "The Landi have launched a crusade in the name of exterminating demons, intent on conquering the Holy Land of Eden, which the Athollians call the Land of Listening. ”

"Did you say that the Holy Land of Eden was the Garden of Eden?" Evenson asked.

"Oh yes. It's called that. ”

"The Garden of Eden, the sacred place in the hearts of the believers of the Salvation Sect, where they believe their gods created the first pair of men. The devout Landi and Garlandians had been trying to find the place, but had never found it. Evenson pondered and asked, "Taru, are you sure that the Landi consider the Land of Listening to the Garden of Eden to their hearts?" ”

"Of course I'm sure." Friedlier glanced at Oiff beside him and said, "It was the Landi who told me, and there can be nothing wrong with that." ”

"But... The most striking feature of the Garden of Eden in the Deliverance texts is that there are four great rivers flowing there, and in the Land of Listening, there must be only two great rivers. Evenson said puzzled.

Friedreel conveyed Evenson's confusion to O'Eve's translator, and after receiving Oive's answer, Friedreel said to Evenson, "Miss Randy told me that although there are only two great rivers flowing through the Land of Listening, in ancient times it did have four great rivers flowing through it, but two of them dried up more than 2,000 years ago. The two dry rivers were gradually buried by the sand, so much so that modern people believe that there are only two large rivers that flow through them from ancient times to the present day. ”

"It's... How did the Randy suddenly know about this now? Evenson asked, surprised.

She said that not long ago, someone had dug up two dry rivers based on the records of Athore's ancient books. Friedlier said.

"I see, okay." Evenson gave Oeve a disbelieving look, and then continued to ask Friedlier, "Taru, what do you mean when you said that the Randys were launching a crusade in the name of exterminating demons?" ”

"Well, as far as I know, the Ranti believe that the rise of the sea was caused by the construction of a tower called Dingirla by the Athores in their sacred Garden of Eden." "They thought it was a tower, an altar to demons, and a source of evil. They intend to destroy there to eliminate dissidents. Oh, in their words, it should be that they intend to purify there for salvation. ”

"Oh my God." Evenson was surprised, "It's exactly the same lie that the fisherman told us about Fayton." ”

"Fisherman?" Friedlier looked at Evenson curiously and asked, "What fisherman?"

"A spouty Snowcrow Island fisherman." "When I went with the Sages to investigate the signs of the snow crows, we happened to meet a fisherman on the shore there. But I didn't expect that fisherman to be a liar, and he deceived me with lies. And after I took him to Rickliel, he lied to him with the same lie. ”

"Wait a minute, you said you went to Snow Raven Island to investigate the signs of Snow Crows?" Friedlier asked.

Evenson nodded.

"Is that the sign of the end of the world?" Friedlier asked.

Evenson nodded again.

"The result?" Friedlier asked.

"There were no concrete results, because no one saw any snow crows at all." Evenson said.

"No one has seen the Snow Raven, which means that the signs of Snow Raven Island have not happened, and the end of the world is not coming, right?" Friedlier asked.

"But Eriel Taru told me that the sign of a snow crow was actually a floating iceberg coming from the north, and white seabirds roosting on the iceberg. That would herald the destruction of the world. Man can only survive by following those seabirds. Evenson said.

"What did he say?"

"Yes."

"Did anyone find out what he was talking about?"

"I've heard that someone has seen that on the northern seas." Evenson said a little gloomily, "There's a lot of ice floe on the surface of the sea over there. ”

Seeing Evenson's somewhat depressed appearance, Friedlier patted him and said, "Come on, that's just a legend." Our ancestors will not leave us. Even if Eriel is right, even if the signs of the snow crow have appeared, isn't the end of the world not yet fully here, and although the sea has swallowed a lot of land, we are not without nowhere to go. The brave Featonians should not be afraid at this time. ”

Evenson was about to speak, but after a moment's hesitation, he spoke, "Perhaps, Taru, you're right. It's just that a lot of people don't think like you do. Some of the pessimistic islanders seem to have had a nervous breakdown after the sea engulfed the towns and homes on the shore. Some people have not only abandoned the gods they originally believed in, but they have even doubted their ancestors. And there are even some people who are desperate to sail westward, saying that they want to go to the Western Continent to escape the end of the world. ”

"Leave them alone, it's because they're not strong enough." Friedlier said, "Tell me about the fisherman you just talked about, what's going on?" ”

After Evenson told Friedlier about his encounter with Ellir's ship and the fisherman, Friedreel pondered and asked, "Why did that fisherman lie?" He was the one who killed the warriors on the ship of Eriel, right? ”

"I don't know, Taru. These are all speculations, and I have not been able to get a definite answer. Evenson said.

"Why?"

"Because of the fisherman, he committed suicide by poisoning himself as soon as Eriel came to expose him." Evenson said, "The poison he took was not the same as the poison in the Eriel crew, and the poison set in so quickly that he died instantly." But I think that poison must also come from the Absu Snake Society. ”

"The Absu Secret Society," Friedlier asked, after a moment's thought, "what is that?" ”

"I don't know." Evenson shook his head and said, "I asked a lot of people, and people didn't know. ”

Friedlier brooded and walked into the longhouse.

After inviting O'Eve's and the others to sit down in the longhouse, and handing O'Eve's hand a cup of yogurt, Friedlier asked her in passing, "Miss O'Eve, have you ever heard of a secret order called Absu Snake?" ”

Oeve heard Friedley's question and put the yogurt cup she had just raised down. She looked up at Friedreel and asked hesitantly, "Why did you suddenly ask about them?" ”

"Any questions?" Friedlier asked.

"No, no problem." "It's just that I haven't heard you mention them before. ”

"I only found out about it just now." Friedlear said, glancing at Evenson.

After glancing at Evenson on the side, Oeve turned to Friedlier and said, "I've heard of them, and in Randy, they're called the Apsian Order. ”

"Tell me about them." Friedlier sat down beside Oive, and he relayed Evenson's words to her.

O'Eve looked at Friedreel and said, "You say the Absu Secret Society made up lies that the Athorians had attacked your ships?" However, the Absu Snake Secret Society is just a secret organization of Azor. Why would they do this? ”

"I don't know why they did it." Friedlear thought for a moment and said, "Is it to further provoke the already bad relationship between Phyton and Yasor?" ”

"You just said that the fisherman said that the rise of the sea was caused by the construction of the Tower of Babel by the Azores?" Oeve asked.

Friedreel nodded.

"It's very strange, this lie you are telling, it is almost the same as what our Pope said." "Although I don't think this claim is credible or unfounded. But it's completely in the hearts of the people of Randy. The current people of Randi also believe that the rise of the sea was caused by the construction of the Tower of Babel by the Asol people. ”

"I know that. Oive, have you ever wondered if it could be that someone from Absu Snake had infiltrated your church in Randy and spread to your Pope that the Athore were building the Tower of Babel and causing the waters to rise? Friedreer asked.

"Why do you think that?" Oiff asked, puzzled.

"Because their people, here at Fayton, are trying to do that. They tried to steer Fayton to focus their strategy on attacking the Listening Land of Azor and the Great Tower. ”

Oeve thought for a moment, and then asked in confusion, "It's possible, but why would the Pope believe such a thing?" ”

"Because he needs to." "Your Pope needs to divert the attention of the people when disaster strikes, and he needs to deflect the contradictions between the principalities of Landi caused by the rising seas. Of course, he also needs to maintain his religious dominance. If he hadn't directed everyone's eyes and targets to Athore's Tower of Babel, I think there would have been a civil war between the people of Randy for the land of survival. In that case, the whole of Randy will gradually die out in the midst of civil war and disaster in the first place. And in the face of such an irreversible catastrophe, the faith of the people of Randy is bound to collapse in disappointment again and again. I think it's like the Pheton Islanders who began to doubt the gods and their ancestors. ”

Oeve opened her mouth in surprise, then fell into a brief moment of contemplation. Then she whispered, "Friedlier, you may be right. It is no wonder that the Pope also chose to convey the message that the "place of listening" is the Garden of Eden at this time. ”

"Well, in that case, I will understand a lot of things better." Friedreel pondered, "If Eriel had been poisoned by the Absu Snake Society, then there was a good chance that the Fisherman's lies would not have been exposed. Then they will be able to spread rumors in Featon smoothly, so that they will also confuse Featon. Maybe the effect they're getting is similar to the one they're getting with Randy now. ”

O'Eve, after a moment's thought, said, "But you are enemies between Phyton and Athore. Even if you don't have to be provoked by others, you are incompatible. Do you need any excuse for a war between you and Athore? ”

"Of course, there is no need for excuses." "But then we're not going to target the Tower of Babel, we're going to target other parts of Athore, like some undefended land, or more affluent towns." Now, as it is now, we are not attacking the Land of Listening, but trying to occupy the region of Sigi in the north of the Land of Listening, and even the land of the King of the North of Athoor. ”

"Well, you're right. But... As far as I've heard, the Absu Snake Order is nothing more than an organization that studies the occult and apothecary. Oeve asked suspiciously, "What are they trying to encircle the power of various countries to destroy one of their own towers?" ”

"It's hard to think about." "Maybe the Absu Snake Secret knows some secret about that tower, so they're going out of their way to destroy it." ”

"It's quite possible." After a pause, Oeve whispered, "Perhaps, I should go there and have a look." ”