The badly injured nine-headed sea monster stumbled and carried the two human "madmen" on the back of their necks, and frantically jumped from the cliff to the sea. Rog and Culosius were finally thrown out, and huge waves four or five meters high splashed around it. In a few moments, this huge ancient monster completely disappeared into the vast ocean.

The Storm Knight merchant ship lowered its two lifeboats, and the crew jumped anxiously as they slid their oars toward the place where the nine-headed sea monster had fallen.

"Roger Tem! Kulosius! They are shouting for these two heroes who have sacrificed their lives and forgotten their deaths.

The cliff was also covered with the footprints of the sailors, who followed the stinky blue blood stains and climbed the cliff with great difficulty, looking for the figures of Rogge and Colossius on the cliff. They believe that their heroes have not fallen into the icy sea, that they have successfully escaped, and that their rescue awaits them on the way through the monster - wishful thinking, of course.

"Lifeboat! The heroes must have fallen into the sea! The crew sailors on the cliff wept until they followed the blood trail of the nine-headed sea monster to the cliff, waved their arms and shouted at the lifeboat below the cliff, "Down there's a reef!" Maybe they hit the reef! The reef was full of pieces of minced flesh from the nine-headed sea monster. ”

"To live to see people, to die to see corpses." The crew of the lifeboat did not give up hope of searching, even though the sea water splashed by the wooden oars was very cold and bitter.

"Look, they're there!" The sharp-eyed crew spotted their hero's tracks, a rocky rock that was out of the sea, and Rog and Culosius were holding him firmly, their lips pale and trembling, and Rog and Culosius were just staring at each other. They didn't wave like the lifeboat dropped by the Storm Rider, for their limbs had been frozen by the icy waters.

"Don't give up hope, hold on, heroes!" The crew worked hard to get closer to them with wooden oars in the waves of the sea.

"Lord Rogge. You don't seem to be doing well. Culosius's voice was blown by the sea breeze, and it seemed that only he could hear it, "We are saved." Ship ~~ crew ~~, ~~ hair ~~ found out~~~I~~ us. ”

"You~~guess, I saw~~ what?" Rogge's face turned pale, and his upper and lower front teeth kept bumping, "I finally realized how my mentor felt." ”

"What do you see? Rogge, tell me what you see? Don't let go! Colossius' voice was hoarse, but he burst out, but he didn't have the strength to grab Rogge's arm that had let go of the reef.

"No !!!" Kurosius let out a wild cry that bordered on a roar.

"Whew, where is this?" Rogge opened his eyes, he suddenly found himself in a familiar castle, he wanted to go out of the room to the garden under the castle to find a white hound, but found that he could not find a way out, he drew his sword and slashed wildly at the thick castle stone wall, except for the sparks that burst from the blade, the castle stone wall still stood in front of him, blocking his way to the garden. An old man in a shabby black robe, he gently put his hand on his shoulder, he looked back, a strange and familiar kind elder, he nodded kindly to Rogge, he used his hand to guide Rog who was in confusion through the long labyrinth, at the end of the labyrinth, Rogge's eyes suddenly opened up, presenting the scenery of paradise. He stepped into this beautiful paradise world, and he suddenly looked back, the long labyrinth was actually built in a familiar castle, and the kind old man was long gone, leaving only a tattered black robe at the end of the labyrinth. He looked back at the beautiful scenery behind him again, and he saw his parents wearing silver rings full of beautiful flowers, smiling and waving to him. When he walked into his parents and gave them a loving hug, he was horrified to find that he was hugging the swung neck of the nine-headed sea monster. The paradise suddenly shook and collapsed in a sense of terror, and was replaced by rolling waves and raging waves, and a thunderbolt in the sky flashed in front of Rogge, splitting the reef not far away. He was shocked, as if the lightning had struck not the reef but his own head. The unfamiliar name echoed in his ears: "Rogge".

Rogge was covered in sweat, he struggled to open his eyes suddenly, and he seemed to be quickly pulled back from the distant time tunnel by an invisible force, and found that he was surrounded by eyes of concern and reverence.

The strange crew and sailors around cheered together, and their heroes were reborn. Seeing that Rogge was able to wake up successfully, they came to Rogge's side one by one to offer their sincere blessings and walked out of the cabin lounge. Rogge just forced a smile and thanked them for their blessings.

He looked around and saw that Culosius was also looking at him with teary eyes, his face was still so red, but his forehead was wrapped in a thick layer of white gauze - it seemed that the fellow was also injured, presumably from a blow to his head when he fell into the sea.

"Kurosius, can you give me a hand? I think I'll have to get up and sit down for a while. Rog tried to extend his hand to Culosius. With the help of Culosius, he struggled to get up.

"Rogge, you're not bad! And lo and behold! Culosius's face was full of joy, this time he left the honorific title of 'Your Excellency' behind, he quickly took out a piece of skin from the hydra that Rogge had torn off when he fell into the sea, and shook it excitedly in front of Rogge, "Look, our loot!" Damn the skin of that behemoth of the nine-headed sea monster! ”

Rogge smirked, he felt as if he hadn't laughed so naturally and easily in a long time, "By the way, Cullosius, thanks to you, otherwise I would have been asleep in that horrible dream forever." ”

"Mr. Rogge, don't thank me, but thank those brave crew and sailors, if it weren't for their timely rescue, you and I would have died in the belly of the sea. Now you, the left one thank you, the right one thank you, is not your style. Culosius touched his chest with one hand and bowed. You are the one who really saved me, if it weren't for the one you pulled me at that critical moment, I would have become an embellishment on the cliffs of Nalena, a meatloaf in the snow. Culosius said haha.

"You're such a natural 'pie'! When I was in Puerto Havalore, I thought you were nothing more than a puffy and clever professional vassal, a potato fries specializing in part-time servants. Rog recalled the scene when he used to stay in Havalo Culosius, and smiled nonchalantly, "I really wanted to keep you away from me." Of course, the farther away the better! The cold snowy heart really doesn't want to accept your boring babbling, in order to shut you up - lo and behold, I finally reluctantly accepted you, because I guess you are nothing more than saving the lodging and boating. ”

"Your analysis is not so correct, although it is a bit of a reason, dear Lord Rogge. For me, those few silver coins are indeed half of the money I got as a bodyguard to escort the goods this time, a lot of money! I'd rather be a temporary servant for the noble lord for some meager pay and free tickets, but that's not the point for me to follow you! My eyes don't betray myself, and from the first day you joined our caravan, I could see that you must be a rich nobleman, because your sword showed me who you are, so I recognize your bravery from the bottom of my heart, and you don't cower in your territory and dictate your lords like the cowardly nobles I know, and I wonder how a noble man like you would be willing to hang out with a group of smugglers who are not in line with you--I can't understand this. ”

"My Mr. Culosius, I don't think you should be a servant by profession, but a city guard or a mysterious agent of the city. I'm now making you my first friend since this 'freshman', all right! Now you can answer your other question with peace of mind. Rogge half-joked about Colossius, half-seriously, "I like people who actively use their brains to solve problems." Indeed, as you might have guessed, I am indeed a nobleman. But I'm not going to answer any of your next questions. Because I don't want to get you involved in some unnecessary trouble or something that doesn't belong to you at all, it's dangerous to follow me, that's true. ”

"Then you are a nobleman of the royal city!" Culosius seemed reluctant to take Rogge's answer, and wanted to ask his de facto employer a closer look.

"Whatever you think! You know I'm a nobleman. Culosius. Knowing too much will bring you misfortune. Rogge's mouth was tight, and he made a steady statement.

"But I think your name was made up, Rog Tem! In my impression, there is no noble surname of Tyme in the royal city, and you can hide it from Arno but not from me! If you tell me your last name, maybe I know the glorious history of the family you belong to. He was like a treasure, talking about the old news of the nobles of the royal city like a cannon, and his hands kept gesturing.

"Oh, I'd love to learn about the illustrious history of other families. Speaking of which, I also want to know what kind of life the noble lords of those royal cities lived. It's been a long time since I've been back to the royal city of Parma. Rogge smiled reluctantly, he didn't answer Cullosius's question directly, he tapped his head lightly from time to time, as if pretending that the nightmare had not been completely erased from his mind by the blessings of the crew and sailors.

"Rogge, don't say I can't keep the conversation box closed, these gossips are my treasure! Where to start? Think about it! Well, let's just say that Benjamin Frankenstein of the royal city, Benjamin Frankenstein of the family, was an important minister who followed the old emperor Segal II in his expeditions to the north and south, and he was only granted a fief the size of 10 dragons in the southwest of Parma. Culosius began to talk happily about these noble lords who couldn't beat him with eight strokes.

"It's old news!" Rogge booed as if he were a joke, but he did succeed in digressing the subject, and then he just smiled indifferently at Cullosius, "Man, these things you are talking about are not new rumors, as long as you are a nobleman in Linston, who doesn't know such an old past, and the Frankenstein family seems to have a lot of complaints about it." Poor Frankenstein. Unable to be treated fairly by the Kingdom of Rinston. ”

"There is no justice in this kingdom. There are quite a few conspiracies - in fact, I just want to use this incident to draw up news that happened not long ago, since you are here, according to your words, you are a nobleman, and you may be in the Valley of the Knights or Yafen at that time, you may not know this news! Culosius's words were full of confidence, "Hey, Frankenstein's eldest son, old Benjamin's favorite eldest son, little Benjamin is unlucky, he can't hold back the snubbing and loneliness, when he took the initiative to ask the new king Segal II to expand his fiefdom, he was arrested by His Majesty Segal II, do you say it is an unfortunate fellow." ”

"Oh, that's a pity, after all, little Benjamin is just making a legitimate request that old Benjamin didn't make. But His Majesty the King probably wouldn't treat the meritorious old family like this. Rogge frowned, a little apprehensive in his heart, "What happened to little Benjamin?" ”

"How can it be? He was thrown into prison by the king on the first day and died the next day! Died unexpectedly in prison. Attention is accidental! What a big surprise! "I think it's nothing more than the Franstein family, inherited by Benjamin Jr., as a useless pawn for Segal II." ”

"Oh? Accidental death in Intramuros Prison? The Frankensteins are sad enough. Rogge's expression was a little uneasy, "So, you mean that His Majesty deliberately let him die in prison unexpectedly?" ”

"Besides, can a bird fly in the prison and peck him to death?" Culosius's words were full of affirmation, "In this way, it is very questionable whether the innate imbecile of the Frankenstein family can have children, and the imbecile cannot live too long, and the king's wrist can be hard?" In addition, at the beginning of this year, the king had already ordered the recovery of a large fief of the missing baron Zax Sharp at the foot of Mount Sharp on the grounds that he was missing and could not manage the territory. There is no prince, equivalent to the title of duke and the right to claim the crown of the kingdom of Rinston, but there are few substantial fiefs, but fortunately his alliance with the Earl of Entre makes His Majesty dare not touch his head. ”

"Oh." Rogge muttered, he felt his heart beat faster, "Then His Majesty King Segal II must have made a good relationship with the unruly Earl of Karkhand, Heller Karkhand. ”

"The beginning and the end are to build a good relationship, and to be honest, they have become a family! Queen Mona was inexplicably assassinated to death, and the murderer was also besieged by the guards of the royal city, and died of poison. "Culosius knew all about the news of the royal court.

"I've discovered a new trait about you—you can smell the news anywhere." Rogge forced his composure, his smiling expression quietly disappearing from his face, "It seems that the king is consolidating his royal power. Queen Mona is a wretched woman. ”

"Do you smell blood? Didn't it not so long ago that Entre and Yafen collided passionately? This is an example and a harbinger of Arcana. Culosius became more and more unable to stop talking, "There must be a fight between Segal II and the brothers of Prince Lotate, pity us little commoners, in short, in my eyes, whether it is Your Majesty or Your Majesty's younger brother, but they are ruthless characters, you are a nobleman and you should stay away from them as far away as possible!" Prince Lothart inherited the title claim of His Majesty Segal II, and although there was no substantial fief, his foundation was solid, stemming from his inheritance, so he seemed to be interested in betrothing his third daughter, Ratrina, to Hunt Entleschnett, Earl of Entle, who was nearing the age of sixtieth, and Hunt Entelschneider agreed to Prince Lotart's idea of marriage, but specified that he would only accept his marriage to Theresa, Prince of Lotart's eldest daughter. But the eldest daughter, Theresa, was a married man, but it was a coincidence that the prince's eldest son-in-law died of coughing up blood shortly after the prince threw an olive branch to the Count of Entle. ”

"Culosius, you're as dangerous as I am! You know so much you shouldn't know. Rogge looked at the man with the head injury in front of him with sympathy, "I hope the head injury will make you forget everything you just said." ”

"Arno's caravan is still a few discerning nobles who supply us, and you can see it very clearly! You have to know this precious news, if I don't identify you as a good friend, you can't pry my mouth open. "Cullosius's red face is not as cold as Rogge's.

"It seems that there are some things that I really don't know. It seems scary to know. But if we can defeat the hydra, what are we afraid of? Rogge's words are more self-consoling.

"Forget it, I'll change the topic of aristocracy, not to mention the inexplicable power struggles in Parma! Let's talk about the slightly bland town of Whitetown, where the Earl of Siege is a mysterious and conservative person, he has an unclear relationship with the Frankenstein family, I heard that the full name of Earl of Anderson is Anderson Custer, and Anderson Custer's father George Custer is the daughter of the Frankenstein family, Lady Lilina gave birth to an illegitimate child with the young old King Segal tryst, this bastard's name is George, this George can be regarded as the brother of His Majesty Segal II who has not been recognized. However, George was passed on by the old king to the patriarch of the Castel family of Whitetown, who had no children, and named Paul Castel, the patriarch of the Castle family at the time, the earl of Whitetown. Therefore, Count Anjessen does not seem to have a favorable opinion of His Majesty King Segal II, because Count Anjeson is a few years older than Siegel II, but in terms of generation, he can only be regarded as the nephew of Segal II. ”

"My man, based on your abilities, I have analyzed that you are not only strong enough to be a levy soldier or a city agent, but also suitable to write the gossip and wild history of these princes and nobles. What an interesting conversation with you. My venerable novelist, if I could, when I got to the royal city, I would give you a book of velopes and a horse, and let you be my biographer, in order to get rid of the status of a servant, and of course I am asking you some sensitive questions from the side. Of course, the premise is not to hurt your wife. Rogge suddenly became interested in Colosius, who had a trait and bravery that was very different from the others, and he tactfully expressed his question to Colosius.

"We're here for you, Lord Rogge! Actually, I didn't have a wife, I just didn't know how to explain my future in a panic at that time. Colossius also seems to have a great interest in this mysterious nobleman, and Rogge has a chivalric virtue and a fearless bravery that always lifts Colossius's spirits. He wants to follow this aristocratic young man named Rogge and find out how mysterious this young man is.

"Hey, so your self-introduction to Arno is also made up!?" Rogge was glad that Cullosius immediately understood his request and simply agreed.

"Because you're leaving, I'd rather give up those silver coins than follow you and get to know you. In addition, you can take it back to see your old house. A confident smile appeared on Coulosius' red face, "I think I've found someone I was destined to follow." ”

"I've got to get up and walk, move my muscles, come on, help me again, man." Rog could tell that he already had a gift from Arcana, a trusted companion.

The "Wind and Wave Knight" has reached the basic conditions for going to sea after the crew's emergency repairs, but the twin masts have become single masts, and the speed has been reduced to less than half of the previous one. The "Knights of the Wind Wolves" left the unforgettable island of Lena and continued its feeble voyage towards the royal city of Parma.