Sverier commanded the ships to land at the foot of Talon Mountain.

After leaving a group of warriors to guard the ship, Sverier led more than forty warriors from Thunder Island, along with Mikicharan, Sibris, and Milika, and began to walk towards the shoulder of Talon Mountain.

Before reaching the mountainside, Mikicharan felt that her strength was no longer enough to support her to continue. She took a few breaths and then looked at the snow-covered flat-topped peaks of Talon Mountain, and said to Sverier, "Svelier Taru, I'm afraid I won't be able to walk with you anymore, I'm too old to cross such a mountain. I'm only going to slow you down. ”

"What are you going to do, then?" Sverier asked, looking at the aged and exhausted Mikicharan.

"I'll wait for you here." Mikicharan gasped.

"All right, Sage. You are here waiting for us to return from the mountains. "If there's anything to be found in the mountains about snow crows, I'll tell you when I get back." ”

"Sibelis, are you alright?" Miki Charan nodded at Svelier, then turned to Sibriss and said to her, "You and Milica go up the mountain with Sveryl Taru." I'm here waiting for you to come back. ”

"Woman, are you here alone?" Sibriss looked at Milica and said, "Why don't you let Milica go, I'll stay with you." ”

Mikicharan waved his hand and said, "Let Milica stay." ”

The team continued on their way, sniffing around Nohibi, but always staying a short distance from Siberys' side.

After Sverier found an old, steep trail in Talon Mountain, the group picked up the pace again.

As she climbed, she felt that the temperature was gradually decreasing. As she tightened her cloak, Nohibi ran to a rock not far away and barked at the distant sea.

Pressed by Nosbi's barking, Cybriss looked into the distance Nosibi was heading, but saw nothing but an ocean in the distance.

Nohibi continued to cry out to the distant sea, and Siberis followed by a look towards the far distance where the sea and the sky meet. After looking at it for a while, she vaguely noticed that at the intersection of the sea and the sky, there seemed to be a blurry white island emerging.

Sverier also stopped when he heard Nohibi's bark, and he followed Sibris's gaze into the distance. After looking at it for a while, Sverier spoke, "Those seem to be icebergs in the distance. It's strange that there are so many. ”

Just as the warriors of Thunder Island stopped one after another and turned to look at the iceberg at the intersection of heaven and sea, an islander slowly walked down from this steep mountain road.

It is a Snow Raven Island farmer with a basket on his back and fresh mushrooms in his hand.

When the farmer saw Sverier and his warriors, he stood still. Sverier stepped up to him and asked, "Hey, Raven Islander, what are you doing here?" ”

Although the farmer with the mushroom did not know Sverier himself, he could guess who he was by the lightning insignia on the Thunder Island warrior's shield and Sverier's attire. He replied to Sverier, "Lord Taru, I'm gathering mushrooms. ”

"Well, you can see it." Sverier looked at him for a moment, then continued to ask him, "I ask you, is your Taruelil back?" ”

The farmer looked dazed, and he said, "Taru, he's been back early, and it's been months since he came back from Garland. ”

"What?! From Garland? Sverillton was surprised, and he hurriedly asked, "Has he not been to sea since he came back from Garland?" ”

"Yes, yes, sir." The farmer looked at Sverier blankly and said, "Taru, he hasn't been anywhere else since Garland came back. He has been organizing us to settle into a new place on the island. ”

Sverier was startled, and he hurriedly asked, "He's on the island now?" Where is your new place of residence? ”

"Yes, sir. Tarutha was now on the island, and because of the water, everyone had moved from the southern end of Talon Mountain to the flatter part of the northern end. Tarutha is also now at his new camp at the northern end of the island. The farmer said.

"But your town has been at the southern end of the island, why did you suddenly move to the northern end?" Sverier asked.

"Because there's plenty of flat ground at the north end, my lord." "Before the sea eroded the town at the southern end, Taruta organized us to carry out a massive relocation with all the boats. ”

"No wonder I haven't met any of you here." Sverier muttered and turned to the farmer and asked, "Is it faster to get to your gathering place by land or by water?" ”

"This season, the sea near Snow Raven Island often blows northwest winds, and the boat ride may not be as fast as walking." The farmer said.

Sverier glanced at Sibelis, and then he immediately ordered to say to the group of warriors beside him, "You guys, go and find the Mikicharan sage who was waiting for us. Then take her back to the ship, and you will take the boat by sea to the northern tip of the island. We meet there. ”

Before the warriors could be ordered to run away, Sverier immediately said to the farmer, "O islander, lead the way, and take me to Ariel." ”

"Yes, sir." The farmer agreed.

Led by the farmer's skillful driver, Sverillier arrived at their new camp on Snowcrow Island in the afternoon of the next day. The guards of Snowcrow Island were about to inform Ariel, but Sverier couldn't wait, and he walked straight past the guard post first.

Seeing that his entourage of soldiers and Sibriss were stopped by the guards of Snowcrow Island, Sverier turned and said, "You are waiting here with the bear slayer. ”

Sverier walked into the camp on Snowcrow Island alone, and he came to the newly built Taru longhouse and pushed the door open without hesitation. Sverillier, who entered the house, was surprised to see that on the bed in the inner room, Ariel was half-lying at the head of the bed, being carefully tended by two maids, drinking herbal soup.

"Oliel, my brother, what's wrong with you?!" Sverier walked quickly to Eriel's bed and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Ariel was surprised to see Sveril walk straight in, and he sat up with the help of the maid and asked Sverier, "My brother, why are you here?" I'm not here, where else can I be? ”

"No, no, that's not what it meant." Sverier eagerly asked him, "My brother, what's wrong with you?" Are you sick? ”

"It's just a cold." Oliel smiled and said, "Did you come to visit me?" ”

"I heard that you went after the Snow Raven and were defeated by the Athorians at sea?" Sverillier hurriedly said to Ariel.

After hearing Sveril's words, Oliel, who was already a little sick, immediately became nervous. He asked Sverier in surprise, "What did you say?" My brother. You say I'm going after a snow crow? Am I still defeated by the Asols? Or at sea? ”

"Isn't it?" Sverier asked.

"Oh my God, who are you listening to this nonsense?" Oliel asked, surprised.

"Listen to the people of Frosttrail Island." "I met Evenson on my way here. ”

"Returning from here? Have they been here? Ariel said in confusion, "But I haven't seen him either, so how could they say that." ”

"They did say they didn't see you. However, they learned this information from a fisherman on your island, who told them that not only had you been defeated by the Athorians at sea, but that you and your warriors had been cursed by the god of the Azar sun. ”

"What a fisherman said?" Eriel was surprised and asked, "Is it really a fisherman from my island who said this?" ”

"Yes, while on the boat with Evenson, I met the fisherman who told them these things, and the man did seem to be just a fisherman." Svelier said.

"How could it be. How could such a nonsense be made up by a fisherman? Ariel shook his head and said, "I don't believe it, my brother, you're joking with me, are you?" ”

Sverier immediately went out and called Sibelis, and after taking Siberis to Elliel's bedside, Sverier continued, "The bearscutter and Evenson have been together before, and she can attest to the whole thing. ”

After Sverillier repeated Evenson and Mikki Charan's words, Sibrielis nodded at Ellir.

"Oh my God, it's ridiculous." "I've been on the island since Garland came back to deal with the relocation of the islanders, and I've never been anywhere. And how could he go and fight with the Azores at sea. ”

"No, if you've never been anywhere, why is your ship out there?" "I've seen one of your unmanned warships, towed away by Evenson. ”

"An unmanned warship?" Ariel immediately asked in horror, "The one with the bow like a raven?" ”

"Yes, it's that one. The crow's eyes are the ones of the glowstone lamps. "The fisherman says that the warriors died because of the curse of Atholl, but according to information from the Mikicharan sages of Frosttrail, she says they must have been poisoned. ”

"Oh my God. You say all the warriors on my ship are dead? All poisoned? Ariel leaned back in surprise and leaned his head back on the head of the bed. After looking up at the ceiling for a while, he said in a trembling voice, "That ship was sent by me to the Northland to investigate. I didn't come back for so long, I even thought it was.. It was stormed at sea. But that's going to happen..."

The more Sverier pondered, the more wrong he became, and he suddenly looked at Ariel and asked, "My brother, did you say all this because the fisherman Evenson met was lying?" ”

"It must be the fisherman who is lying. He didn't just lie to Evenson, he fooled you indirectly. Oliel said firmly.

"That bastard, why did he do that? Who is he? Sverier asked.

"I don't know." Elliel shook his head, he thought for a moment and then asked, "My brother, you said Evenson found the ship in the southern sea?" If all the warriors on board are dead, how did the ship come back? ”

"I didn't come aboard to check it out, but there were no sailors of yours on board." Sverier turned to Siberis and asked, "Bear Slayer, did you see what's going on inside that ship?" ”

Sibriss nodded at the two of them, and then said, "I saw the inside of the ship, there were many, many dead birds in the ship, and under those birds, there were many warriors. ”

"What do you see them die for?" Eriel grabbed the edge of the bed, and he pushed himself up and stared at Sibelis.

"I saw that they had abscesses on them, scary ones." Si Baili said as she took out the pendant in her arms and said, "It's the same as the owner of this pendant." They can still move after being poisoned, and they don't die right away. ”

Elliel was taken aback when he saw that Sybriss was holding Daniro's eight-pointed star rune.

"Where did you get this?!" Elliel reached out and took the pendant that Siberis had handed him, he looked closely at the star rune and asked, "You saw Daniro?" ”

"Yes, Ariel Taru, I saw him." "I was with the cargo ship of Frosttrail Island to near a port in Randy. There I met the owner of the pendant, Daniro. The Marquis was so weak that he seemed to be dying. He was the one who asked me to help him carry this to you before he died, and he asked me to tell you that the signs of the snow crow had appeared. ”

"He said the signs of a snow crow have appeared?" Ariel stared at Sibriss with wide eyes.

Siberis nodded, "Yes, that's it. ”

Eriel took a deep breath as he looked at the pendant in his hand, and he said slowly to Sibris, "Thank you, Bear Slayer. You just said that the warriors on my ship died in the same way as the Marquis of Daniro, didn't you? ”

Siberis nodded, and then described to Eriel in detail what it was like when she met Nero.

"Did he tell you what made him the way he was?" Oliel asked.

"Oh, he did." "He said he was poisoned, the poison of the Absu Snake Society. ”

"The Absu Snake Secret Meeting... Kill Daniro.." Eriel repeated in a surprised whisper.

"Oliel, do you know about this secret meeting?" Sverier asked.

"I don't know." Eriel thought about it and shook his head slowly.

"How do you know this Marquis of Randy?" Seeing that Eriel did not continue, Sverier opened his mouth to ask him.

Elliel leaned back into the head of the bed, and he spoke slowly, "Marquis Daniro of Randy, he is the elder brother of my former wife. Some time ago, when we were on our way to the Emerald City, he led his fleet through Phetton to the Far North of the Arctic Ocean. On his way back, he also made a brief stop at my Snowcrow Island. ”

"Oh, it turns out that fleet is his. I know that his fleet is stopping on your island. The Sentinels found out about the situation and reported it to Rickliel. I have been sent by Rickrell to inquire about this matter. Svelier said.

Seeing that Eriel was silent for a long time, Sverier paused for a moment and asked him, "I said brother, since your wife's brother has stopped at Snowcrow Island, why didn't he tell you this directly, but only asked her to tell you this again after returning to Randy and meeting the Bear Slayer?" ”

Eriel was silent for a moment, then said, "I didn't see Nero himself during the short pause of the ship here for resupply. I just met his adjutant. His lieutenant told me that Daniro was sick and did not want to see anyone on board. ”

After saying these words, Eriel himself was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought, he suddenly looked up and said, "Sverier, I seem to understand!" ”

"My brother, what do you understand?" Svelier asked him.

"Why did Danelo and my warriors die of the same poison?" "It is highly probable that Daniro's poisoning was the work of his lieutenant, and that the killing of the soldiers on my ship could only have been done by the fisherman on my island." They used the same methods, they poisoned the same people, they acted in unison, they all killed the people who went to the Northlands. They should be members of the same organization, and that organization should be what Daniro called the Absu Secret Society. There is also a point that both of these men betrayed their respective masters and countries. ”

"Oh my God." After hearing Eriel's answer, Sverill said in chagrin, "That fisherman, he slipped away right under my nose. He may still be on Evenson's ship now. That bastard. If I had known this, I would have caught him. ”

"Since that fisherman has betrayed his master and his country, he must be trying to harm me. Evenson could be dangerous right now. Elliel said,

"Oliel, do you know what they're doing this for, what they're trying to do?"

Elliel thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know yet. ”

"You don't know?" Sverillier was rather surprised by Olil's answer, "They killed the Marquis of Randy, attacked your flagship, and tricked Evenson into making up a bunch of lies, they must have some purpose." ”

But what is the purpose? Is it just troublemaking? Eriel fell into deep thought.

"Could it be related to the snow crow's signs?" Sverier pondered and asked, "Since the Marquis of Randy asked the Bear Slayer to tell you that the snow crow's sign has occurred before he died, then the whole thing should be related to the snow crow's sign?" ”

"Do you really know what the signs of a snow crow are?" Oliel looked up at Sveril and asked him.

"I have heard from the sages of my Thunder Island that the sign of the snow crow is that a large number of white crows will descend on your island. When the white crow descends on Snowcrow Island, it means that the end is coming. I think it should be that the sea will rise forever until it swallows the whole world. Svelier said.

"The snow crow's sign does mean the end of the world, and that's not wrong." "But it's not like some snow crow flew away from or in my snow crow island. ”

"What exactly are the signs of a snow crow?" Sverier said to Ariel with some surprise, "My brother, you, as the Taru of Snowcrow Island, I prefer to believe your explanation. ”

"My grandmother used to tell me the story of the snow crow. In her story, the waters of the sea are rising and rising, and huge icebergs are floating from the northland. Just when the churning sea is about to swallow all the islands and all living things are about to be drowned, a seabird will appear on the iceberg that can inhabit there. Lucky enough people can survive this catastrophe by following this seabird that can inhabit the icebergs, and that seabird is also known as snow crows. I think Danelo sent me a message that the snow crow's sign had happened, and that he had seen a seabird that called the floating icebergs home. ”

"I see." Sverier realized. "Although there are different opinions about the signs of snow crows, when I was climbing Talon Mountain yesterday, I did see a lot of icebergs floating in the sea and sky to the northeast."

"I know about this, and my warriors have reported to me about the discovery of a large number of icebergs in the northern seas. However, what is found on those icebergs is only the occasional offshore seabird that rests, and it is not the kind of seabird that I said can live on the iceberg. "Brother, you know I barely believed in these signs. But now it seems that the signs of the snow crow are gradually happening, just as it tells them. The sign of the snow crow is what I told Daniro. It was when the sea was just abnormal that he went to the Arctic Ocean to investigate, and I think he must have seen seabirds perched on icebergs there. Oliel said.

"This, my brother, if the sign of the snow crow has indeed happened, as the marquis said, does that mean that the sea will continue to rise?" Sverier asked Ariel, "We have to leave our island and live somewhere else, right?" ”

"Perhaps." Elliel thought for a moment and said, "Even if there is no sign of this, we should do something." It is not the practice of smart people to live on smaller and smaller islands, we should go to the northeast and seize the vast lands of the Seigu. ”

"To Segou?" Surprised, Sverier asked Eriel, "My brother, have you been planning to attack the Cechosus?" ”

"If we don't attack the scattered Cégus, do we want to attack the mighty Asol?" Eriel asked rhetorically.

"This, brother, there is no point in the two of us discussing this matter. Let's wait for Rickliel's call together. Svelier said.

Ariel nodded lightly and said, "Before we do that, let's go get the fisherman, and I'll find out what the hell the hell the hell is going on with that secret meeting called Absu Snake." ”

"I'll set out early tomorrow morning to chase Evenson's ship." Svelier said.

"No, we'll go now." Oliel said.

"Brother, you're still sick. And my boat also circled the sea here from the southern tip of the island. Svelier said.

"No matter so much, take my boat, let's go at once." "Evenson's situation is also dangerous, and we can't afford to delay. ”