Fang Yu looked around the entire living room, looking at the people who were frowning, and it seemed that the sudden situation had made everyone a little confused for a while—most of them didn't know the inside story, even the earl's daughter, Lavalli. The Governor, apparently, would not tell her this.

ZXC and Wu Xiaopang have experienced the escape on the Daoud, and may know more, but it is also limited. Even among the Seven Seas Brigade, not everyone knows as much as he does, such as Box, Parker, Alyssa and others, may not be aware of the big plan of the Sand King Babaltan.

And among these people, not every one of them can be trusted by him, even Miss Nightingale, who joined the Seven Seas Brigade, didn't she once lie because of forced reasons? The same thing, he didn't want to go through a second time anymore.

He waited for a moment before he spoke: "Don't worry too much, calm down first—there must be a way before the car reaches the mountain, and we will always think of a way, and Miss Afifa will be safe and sound." ”

Lavalli didn't quite understand the analogy, but she understood what he meant. The earl's daughter glanced at Fang Yuan, gritted her teeth and said, "Then I'll go find my father-"

"Wait."

Lavalli looked at him quizzically.

Fang Yu said: "Don't rush to find Lord Earl, don't alarm Your Majesty, there is something else for you to do, Miss Lavalli." ”

"Just call me Lavalli, I don't have time for all this red tape," replied the count's daughter decisively.

"Okay, can you come and go as you please?"

"You want me to go to Alepf?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the earl's daughter.

It's easy to talk to smart people, but Fang Yu didn't have time to sigh at the other party's cleverness, so he only nodded. He replied, "At this time, only Alepf can help us, and I will go to Patriarch Seschel, and we will go separately." ”

Rawalli also reacted at this time, after the departure of the Sand King Babartan, he left behind a crown prince who was in charge of the kingdom and an auxiliary minister, these two people were the center of power in this royal city at the moment, and with their help, things would obviously be much simpler. And she knew that Alepf would definitely help, as for the old patriarch of the Oath Keeper clan, she was not very familiar with it, but listening to the other party's tone, it seemed that she was somewhat sure.

If the two of them were convinced, the matter would be half as simple, and after thinking about this clearly, she settled down in her heart, nodded her head, and replied, "Yes." ”

Fang Yu looked at the others:

"ZXC, Wu Xiaopang, please go and find out the news."

This request is reasonable, and ZXC and Wu Xiaopang do not doubt him - the people of Lu Fu's shield have also received Fang Yuan's favor, so they will naturally not stay out of the matter at this time, and if they only inquire about the news, it is also within their ability. Everyone was highly motivated, and after assigning tasks, they quickly left separately.

Walking out of the mansion, Fang Yu once again gathered everyone from the Seven Seas Brigade.

He led the group to avoid the eyes and ears of others, and returned to the apartment hostel where he was staying. He returned to his room, closed the door, and then turned to look at everyone, especially Sylvid, before he spoke:

"Everyone, this time we can't be led by the nose."

The others looked at him with some surprise.

But the first to speak, it turned out to be Parker: "I also think so, I guess it's either the blind followers, or the King of Sand took Afifa, let's just go to find someone, there is no need to investigate the truth at all." ”

Fang Yu looked at this guy, and then remembered that this Paparal man had fallen in love with Miss Afifa at first sight. It's no wonder that since yesterday, this guy has been looking like he can't give up. Even at this time, he couldn't help but be a little funny, but he still ignored the other party's opinion.

Then Sylvid asked, "What does the captain think?" ”

"I do have an idea," Fang Yu nodded—the Seven Seas Brigade was led by the nose again and again in Dorifin, in a series of events in Van Rik, but each time it was because he had no experience. And after suffering so many losses, no matter how much you can absorb a little lesson.

And the aristocratic daughter looked at him with a smile, but she was not in a hurry.

Fang Yu also looked at the latter and said, "Sylvid, here are some things for you to deal with—"

"Besides," he looked back at Parker, "Parker, since you are so desperate to save Afifah, I have given you an important mission. ”

"Really an important task?" Parker's eyes widened, a little surprised.

"It's very important."

Fang Yu repeated it in a serious tone.

……

Outside Kashan Palace –

It was just getting dark, but the departure of the Sand King and his courtiers had brought some changes to the place—there were obviously fewer people outside the palace gates, only a team of guards. At this time in the past, the courtiers and their servants who went to the Kashan Palace had already formed an endless stream of people.

But today, there are only a few birds that get up early to feed, and the square chirps, and occasionally a morning bell can be heard, coming from the direction of the central clock tower in the royal city, piercing the morning mist. The first golden rays of sunlight also fell on the snow-white palace walls.

There was a small garden in the corner of the palace gate, and Sylvid stood in the white pavilion in the middle of the garden, watching the servant go away.

It was a long time before Achilles arrived.

When the middle-aged alchemist saw Sylvid, a smile appeared on his face: "I thought it was Mr. Eddard, Miss Sylvid, is there something wrong?" If you want to see Her Royal Highness, I can convey it on my behalf. ”

After saying that, he looked at the noble lady with some appreciation—if it was only about beauty rather than status, the other party was obviously far above the eldest princess, and it was easy to understand this just by looking at the passers-by who looked sideways from time to time.

Sylvide smiled lightly.

But she shook her head slightly, and said quietly, "Mr. Achilles, the Seven Seas Brigade is about to leave Questak, and I am just here to say goodbye to you on behalf of the head of the group." After all, during these days in Istania, thanks to the care of Your Excellency and Her Royal Highness the Princess, we will soon be on our way to Tansnir, and we may soon be leaving this sea of sand. ”

After saying that, she looked at the middle-aged alchemist with her eyes wandering.

Achilles was stunned, but immediately understood. He asked, "Is it the Seven Seas Traveler?" ”

Sylvid nodded slightly.

"I understand, I will convey it to Her Royal Highness the Princess," Achilles nodded at once, and replied, "The matter over there is actually just a matter of handwriting, if you are not in a hurry, I will trouble Her Highness the Princess to write you a letter now." Although the shipyard in Tansnir is the property of the royal family, it was actually built with the investment of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and it is all the old people she has at hand-"

"There's no hurry," Sylvid replied with a smile. Miss Noble said, taking out a letter: "It is not necessary for Mr. Achilles to make a trip himself, but only to send a servant to deliver it." I'm here for this letter. ”

She said, pulling out a letter.

Achilles looked at the letter, a little surprised: "Miss Sylvide, what is this?" ”

"Although Her Royal Highness the Princess's commission has come to an end before, in fact, we have not been able to help much, and the head of the regiment is somewhat ashamed. But fortunately, the early investigation was not for nothing, and we found some clues about the blind followers, sand pirates, and Bein—"

She paused, glanced left and right, and then said, "By the way, Mr. Achilles, these clues all point to the left minister of the kingdom, the Seneman master; He still has some secrets on him, and the relationship may not be small, but it is inconvenient for me to go into details, and the letter has been clearly written, and you can also take a look. ”

"But this is a letter to Her Royal Highness, right?"

Sylvid nodded: "But Mr. Achilles is a person close to Her Royal Highness the Princess, so he is naturally our ally." ”

Achilles smiled.

Sylvid handed the letter over.

The wax on the letterhead shimmered slightly.

Achilles looked at the wax and saw at a glance that it was a spell that prevented people from opening it, and as long as he didn't open the letterhead, the spell would send back information to the caster. It's not surprising that many people in the Seven Seas Brigade have seen the eldest princess and can cast this spell.

Sylvid looked at the former's expression from the side, and then took the initiative to speak: "This seal is mainly to guard against outsiders, after all, there may be blind followers lurking around Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Mr. Achilles should know this better than me." ”

"I understand."

"But I didn't mean that, Mr. Achilles. But if Mr. Achilles sends the letter himself, he can avoid this step, so I'll remove the spell—"

"No need," Achilles stopped her first, and said with a smile: "Since it's for Her Royal Highness the Princess, then I'll not read it yet, what's in it, I'd better listen to Her Highness's decision." ”

Sylvid gave him a look of surprise.

"Mr. Achilles is a man of duty."

Achilles only smiled.

The two chatted a few more times before Sylvide took her leave.

Just before she walked out of the pavilion, she stopped and glanced back, until the other man's back disappeared behind the neatly trimmed bushes.

The nobleman's daughter stopped, thought silently for a moment, and then walked forward again.

On the other side, Achilles took the letter and stepped into the palace walls. He walked through a quiet path, but instead of taking the letter straight to the princess, he turned into a corner of a grove and took the letter out of his bosom and looked at it. The letterhead was only a slap in his hand, but it was a thick stack, and it still had some weight.

The wax is shiny like a lock, sealing the contents of the letterhead. He raised his hand, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up the idea of casting a spell to remove the magic, and the other party had a warlock who was skilled in magic magic, much stronger than his own half-ass. Who knows if there will be any other precautions in this envelope, though not necessarily against him.

But should you present this letter to Her Royal Highness the Princess? He hesitated a little for a moment.

Theoretically, everything is going well, and although there are some minor variables, there are not many problems. What does this letter change? He shook his head, thinking that this was unlikely, even if the other party really found out something, what could it do?

What's more, he didn't believe that the other party could investigate any clues from that adult. It's just that these people actually found Lord Seneman, which made him a little surprised, and he could make himself surprised, and this alone was enough to make him more vigilant.

Achilles thought about it for a moment, and finally decided not to make a fuss. Although there are all kinds of protective measures on this letter, it is a pity that these people still think about the problem too simply, because it actually has the simplest solution-

He took one last look at the letter, then silently took it back into his bosom and patted his coat to put it away.

The letter might have been here for a while, he thought to himself.

……

As Sylvid walked out of the palace square, she heard an unexpected voice coming from behind her:

"Wait, Nozomi ...... Sylvede? ”

It was clearly a girl's voice.

The voice was soft, full of disbelief.

She was slightly startled, and her subordinates vigilantly grasped the handcuff hidden behind her and pressed the trigger. But the next moment, when he heard the voice clearly, he relaxed, let go of his hand, and turned around. Standing not far from her was a young girl dressed as an apprentice, looking a little green, dressed in a gray robe, with a slight freckle on her face, and long light blonde hair tied into a braid.

The other party's light blue eyes were as beautiful as turquoise, and he was looking at her in surprise.

"Sylvaid, are you really in this place?"

Facing this girl, the aristocratic daughter smiled slightly. She opened her mouth and greeted, "Florence, long time no see." ”

The girl's face changed slightly, and she walked over, grabbed her by the arm, and dragged her to the corner. Sylvede seemed to know the girl very well, and let the other person drag her forward, and when the two of them reached the corner, the girl named Florence turned around and looked at her with some seriousness:

"Sylvede, why are you still in this place?"

"You know I'm in this place?" Sylvid asked.

The girl was stunned for a moment before replying, "Not long ago, the spies of the royal family reported that they had seen your traces in Van Rik, and I guessed that you would come to Istania at that time." ”

"Then why are you here, Florence?"

"I came with Lord Laval, and as his assistant, my father asked me to learn something from Lord Laval."

"It seems that the Earl is planning to marry you off, is there a favorite candidate?"

Sylvide asked jokingly as she looked at her childhood playmate.

The girl's face flushed, but she quickly became serious: "Don't talk about this, you are not safe here, Your Majesty has not forgotten about your father." ”

"The kingdom has sent an envoy to Istania again?"

Florence nodded: "Yes, Lord Laval is the head of the regiment. ”

"You're here for me?"

Sylvid's gaze looked behind the girl to the people who were coming and going in the square, she had already noticed the Cowlings.

"Well, that's not really," replied Florence, "but there are so many people in the kingdom right now, and you will be discovered if you are not careful, if you are caught...... Most of the time it won't end well......"

Sylvid then turned her gaze and smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll be leaving this place soon." ”

"Very well," Florence looked back behind her, "I have to go back, Sylvide, Lord Laval told me to come out and do something, I can't stay long." In a word...... Anyway, I'll come out to find you when I have the chance, where do you live? ”

Sylvide whispered to the other party.

After the girl heard clearly, she nodded hurriedly, and then recklessly and hurriedly turned around and walked back.

As she walked, she turned back to Sylvid and motioned for her to get out of the place.

The aristocratic daughter couldn't help but be a little amused for a while. But she looked silently in that direction, until the girl's figure disappeared to the other end of the square, then she shook her head slightly, as if thinking of something, and turned thoughtfully to leave the place.

……

Fang Yu walked out of the mansion of the old patriarch of the Oath Keeper clan and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As he expected, Seychelle agreed to come down and help—and among the people he could trust, the old patriarch of the Oath Keepers, and Alepf, both of them were the least likely to intervene in the matter—and the least suspicious, the outside help he could trust the most.

With their help, though, it doesn't necessarily mean that Afifa's whereabouts can be found out right away. But at the very least, it was possible to control the situation in the royal city and prevent the hijackers from leaving Questak, and even if the old patriarch ordered the crowd to enter and exit the city gates.

Even though Questak exists in the gray realm, there are various brotherhoods of thieves that may have some channels for smuggling out of the city. But if the future King of Sand and the Right Minister order at the same time, these people in the gray field will never dare to go against the power of the Istanian royal family.

The so-called gray, after all, depends on some people's eyes to survive.

In fact, on the Woodpecker's side, he also had people say hello - as long as they have money, these people can do things for anyone. And the Seven Seas Brigade, at least for now, should not be short of money.

Afifa was their friend, and the Seven Seas Brigade was naturally not going to be left to blame for such a thing.

With the power of both official and non-official sides, he has a much greater grasp.

And after leaving Seychelle's mansion, he went straight to the square where the adventurer's guild was located, the familiar tavern—

The box and Luo Yu had been waiting in that place for a long time, but when they saw him coming, they both shook their heads. Only then did Luo Yu reply, "Ed, they're not here. ”

Fang Yu then looked at the Elector who was also standing aside—the other party was a member of the Southern Alliance, or the former Southern Alliance. In fact, this place was one of the means of contacting them that Ye Hua had left him not long ago, because this Ranger King was currently on a mission with the Alliance, and communication might not be able to be reached.

What's more, the communication system itself is also intermittent -

The Elector had been instructed in advance, and when he saw Fang Yu looking over, he hurriedly replied, "Mr. Ed, President Ye Hua, they have already left Questac, and as for when they will return, we don't know ......."

Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Are they going to the Phantom Sea with the Sand King Babaltan?" ”

But the Elect was obviously unable to answer this question, so he had to keep silent.

Fang Yu understood at a glance that Ye Hua should have gone to the Phantom Sea, or at least the Sand King Babartan had given them some instructions. However, these missions are classified as secrets of the Southern Alliance, so it is understandable that the other party will not tell him.

He couldn't help frowning, Ye Hua was not in Questak, although it was expected, it was a little troublesome......

……