What is the name engraved on the sword......

The unquenchable flame of the phoenix, the blood of mortal heroes.

What is the name of the knight?

"Justice and mercy, valor and loyalty—"

Enan Maudekaiser stood for a long time by the stairs of the hall, looking up at a hanging painting at the top, depicting a man in armor, holding a sword, and a slightly curly mustache on his lips, with a solemn face.

The sword in the hand of the man in the painting has a slender and delicate blade, and the decoration is dexterous, unlike the ordinary mortal sword, and it is not as heavy and sharp as the dwarven sword, nor does it have the soul and spirituality of the fairy sword.

The name of the sword was the Blood of the Phoenix, and the man who wielded the sword was the first head of the Maudekaiser family, the founder of Dulun, whose name is no longer remembered by the world, but only the Duke of the Phoenix.

Enan heard a 'squeak' behind him, and the door to the study on one side was pushed open, and he turned his head to look at the tall knight who had stepped out of the door. The knight closed the door, turned around, and his right hand was missing a ring finger, and only four fingers remained, and he put down his hand before he spoke:

"The Earl does not want to see you."

Enan was silent for a moment, then only nodded. "Say hello to my father on my behalf."

After saying that, he turned around and walked forward with shallow and deep steps, but the knight stopped him behind him: "Wait a minute, Enan. ”

He looked back. "What's the matter, Mr. Ferrier?"

The knight shook his head in silence, looked at the disgusting young man, and said in a deep voice, "Your brother is just missing, Enan, he is not dead, we all know this. ”

"I know."

"As long as I and Lord Earl are still in for a day, it is impossible for the Phoenix Holy Sword to be handed over to you."

"You know that I am a clumsy swordsman, Mr. Ferrier," replied Enan, "so even if you give it to me, it will be of no use to me. ”

The tall knight narrowed his eyes, took a breath and said, "You'd better not say these things in front of Lord Earl. ”

Enan nodded.

It was his father, and no matter how bad the relationship was, he wouldn't deliberately provoke the other - although he felt that he was just telling the truth. A sword, no matter how miraculous it is, can't change the current situation.

He pushed open the door of the hallway, and the little maid was looking at him worriedly, frowning, "You are talking back to Mr. Ferrier again?" Ainan, although Mr. Ferrier is your father's retainer, he has an important position in the family, and you will always make him unhappy and will disadvantage you......"

Enan only smiled when he heard this.

The little maid glared at him, "And there will always be some rumors about the earl." ”

"Mr. Ferrier is a knight of integrity."

"But the others are not." She sighed and said as she shoved a note into her master's hand.

Enan took the note, unfolded it, and then asked, "Did they escape......?" ”

The little maid nodded, her brows furrowed: "But Lady Miranda ......"

Enan put the note away and remained silent.

……

Sophie looked back at the smaller and smaller Castle Tulip, which was soon turning into a black dot between the white mountains, and she took off her hood and shook the snowflakes on it before she turned back and asked:

"Can you tell us now?"

Her words caught the attention of the others, and they also looked at Fang Yuan, who was walking slowly below the group, and the deck swayed slightly in the wind.

Fang Yu raised his hand and withdrew the last clockwork goblin with a 'click' before he lifted his goggles and asked, "Do you remember the message I sent you earlier, Sophie?" I said I would like to ask you for help with one thing when you get there. ”

Sophie nodded, that was only a week ago, she remembered. "I've always wanted to ask, what is it?" That's when she asked.

"It's related to the people of the Dragonfire Guild," Fang Yu replied, "We met those people at the Masunke Creek station......

"Dragonfire Guild?" Sophie raised her eyebrows slightly.

Since the Dorifinn incident, the Dragonfire Guild is now a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouts and beats it. And it was on the military's wanted list, and this matter caused a lot of uproar, and of course she knew the cause and effect.

She suddenly reacted, "You saw someone from the Dragon Fire Guild in Fort Tulip before?" ”

Fang Yu shook his head: "No, it's someone else." ”

"Wait, others?" Tianlan opened her mouth cutely when she heard this: "Brother Ed, you can't see those guys, right?" ”

Fang Yu nodded.

Sophie watched the two of them play dumb riddles here, and couldn't help but be a little confused, and interrupted them: "Wait, if it's not someone from the Dragon Fire Guild, then who are you talking about?" ”

Fang Owl knew that she didn't know the ins and outs of the time, so she told Her Royal Highness the Silver Vislan Princess about what had happened at the Maksun Creek Residency - omitting the part about Fort Worm, of course.

When Sophie heard in this 'story' that the alchemist on the other side had a wrong idea about Miss Shipmaster, she couldn't help but glance at Fang Yu and couldn't help but laugh.

Of course, Fang Yu knew what she was thinking, but she didn't see it.

After listening to this, Sophie finally understood what was happening at that time, and suddenly said, "So what you saw before was the alchemist, and they had contact with the people of the Dragon Fire Guild at the Masunke Creek station?" ”

"If that 'big sister' is still a member of the Dragonfire Guild—"

"It doesn't matter who she is now," Sophie shook her head, "At least she used to be, and that's enough." ”

Only then did she look at Fang Yu and asked, "So this is the important thing you were going to tell me before, you are worried that your identity will be exposed, so you want me to do it for you?" ”

Fang Yu nodded, the candidate he had in mind at that time was none other than Her Royal Highness the Princess of Silver Vislan. The other party itself is one of the future cores of Silver Vislan, and he is also more reliable in the eyes of others; Moreover, she was also on the scene at the time of the Fenris Island incident, and she had a cooperation with the military, so it was easier to gain the trust of the other party.

Sophie looked at him: "Ed, in fact, even if your identity is exposed, it won't be anything." ”

"I'm worried about Toragotos," replied Fang Ou, "and its whereabouts are unknown, aren't they?" ”

However, he didn't tell the truth completely, what he was really worried about was whether his other identity would be seized by the descendants of Flor. And Nicol Bolas, too, has a lot of trouble.

Before the strength is insufficient, the best choice is naturally to open the enemy and the dark - even if you can't do it, at least find a way to lurk in the shadows with the enemy.

"Okay," Sophie sighed when she heard this, "Your worries are not unreasonable, I will help you keep it a secret." ”

"Thank you, Sophie." Fang Yu thanked him from the bottom of his heart, counting the time on Fenris Island, the two had only met for the second time, and he had also killed each other once.

But not only did Her Royal Highness the Silver Princess of Vislan not blame him in the slightest, but she also kept his secret at risk, though there was no reason for her to do so.

Sophie shook her head, not really caring too much about it.

She only frowned, it was indeed not a trivial matter on the Dragon Fire Guild's side, and she also felt the seriousness of the problem, so she asked, "Then do you need me to contact the Star Gate Port side immediately?" ”

Fang Yu asked rhetorically: "Is there a military base near here?" ”

Sophie shook her head. To the south of Crosswind, further inland lies the Kaurin-Ishurian sphere of influence, and the nearest military base is hundreds of miles away. Seeing this, Fang Yu understood what the answer was, and he also shook his head and said, "Then let's talk about it later, far water can't quench the thirst of the near, it's better to prepare to deal with the current things now." ”

"Coping with the moment?" Sophie was a little surprised, and couldn't help but look behind: "Those people found us?" Do you see anything through your clockwork goblins again? ”

Fang Yu shook his head. "No, but they found out that we must have been, I had the clockwork goblin with the clerk before I saw those people. Judging from the relationship between the two sides, it should not be the first time they have come into contact. ”

"You're saying they're in a group?"

"It's very likely."

“…… Then this task is probably not so simple. Attila said with a frown.

Fang Yu nodded in agreement, they had an old gap with the other party when they were stationed in Masunke Creek, even if the other party didn't retaliate, would they be so kind and arrange a special task for them to pass?

Not stumbling behind his back is already broad-minded, he doesn't think that young man has such a mind to repay grievances with virtue.

Sophie seemed to remember the previous situation at this time, and asked, "...... That's why you changed your mind at that time? ”

Fang Plover bowed his head.

Tianlan also reacted: "Wait a minute, but since those guys have bad intentions, why don't Brother Ed just refuse?" ”

"Rejected them, how do we get through this place?" Sophie bent her knuckles and knocked on her head: "Little fool, and if you refuse in that place, do you think you can leave safely?" ”

Tianlan 'ouch', hugged her head and said aggrievedly: "Light, Sister Sophie, become stupid!" But she continued to babble on and on, showing no sign of becoming stupid: "Oh too...... But would they be so kind? It's definitely a trap! ”

Sophie also looked back and asked, "So are remote contracts useful?" ”

"It's hard to say," Fang Yu replied, "but this is the Goddess's contract after all, I guess they don't dare to play any tricks under the nose of Lady Roman, the mission itself may be real, but we have to be careful." ”

Sophie and Attila thought for a while, and both felt that this was the best way to deal with it at that time, at least they didn't conflict on the other party's territory, and they successfully cleared the level. Even if the other party is uneasy and kind later, they at least have a chance to deal with it one by one.

"Then I'll tell Lady Quesu to be on your guard, Captain." Only then did Sylvid whisper to him.

"Then be careful."

The latter only smiled slightly, nodded lightly at him, and turned to leave.

Only Tianlan was a little puzzled, still muttering there: "But in this way, don't we still have to help those hateful guys?" ”

"It's just looking for someone, and they'll have to pay for it—"

"But they don't have good intentions."

"That's their business," Fang Yu replied as he watched the ship's maess leave, adjusting his metal gloves, "We didn't say we were going to follow their script, did we?" ”

The little girl's brows furrowed: "But I just can't be angry, isn't it those guys who call us around, and it's great to be rich?" ”

Fang Yu thought to himself, it is really great to be rich.

He glanced at her a little funny, he really didn't know what the other party was struggling with, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not that there is no other way, Tianlan." ”

"Really?" Azure asked curiously.

"Let me think that perhaps we can sacrifice a little lady named 'Sky Blue Fantasy' to Lady Roman to appease the wrath of the Goddess, so that we may not be happy to break the contract?"

"Die, nasty brother Ed!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this, although Lady Roman was very stingy and cautious in people's mouths, and occasionally a little moody, but after all, she was also one of the gods of Orin, and of course she would not accept the sacrifice of life so that the evil gods would be enthusiastic about the burnt ceremony.

Therefore, Fang Yuan's statement was just a joke about Tianlan, and everyone could naturally hear it.

However, after laughing and laughing, after realizing that this task may not be so simple, everyone still involuntarily raised their vigilance - what kind of person is the alchemist, of course, they know that this task will most not be good. What's more, the Dragon Fire Guild is also involved behind it, and the actions of those cultists, it's not the first time they've learned it-

Moreover, the sudden martial law of Fort Tulip, coupled with the mysterious change of guard and the additional army, does not seem to be so simple. Fang Yu couldn't help but recall the seeming gaffes of the clerk before, and he was always thinking about that question in his heart:

What's really going on in the south of Dulun?

He had been on the journey for several months, and he thought that Sophie should know the cause and effect of this incident in Silver Veslan, but he didn't expect that when he asked this question, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Silver Veslan didn't know much about it either.

She only replied: "Maybe it has something to do with the riots a few months ago, but this time I went south, in fact, because Silver Vislan was commissioned by the military to investigate what happened at that time......

The revolts in the south before July were in fact a continuation of a series of royal struggles between Kaulin and Ishurian.

The main leaders of the Southern Alchemist Alliance and the local nobles were strong supporters of Prince Coleman, and after the new king ascended the throne, with the assistance of the prime minister, he began to use the Craftsmen Guild to move to the south.

This act greatly exacerbated the contradictions between the Southern Alliance and the General Craftsmen's Association, and under the instigation of the local aristocracy, several riots broke out in succession.

Since these riots all took place around July, they were collectively referred to as the July Riots afterwards.

But the riots subsided long before the fall of autumn, and did not seem serious enough to block the roads, unless the intelligence was erroneous. But what really surprised Fang Yu was that the military wanted to entrust the people of Silver Vislan to go to the south to find out the news-

Could it be that the Xingmen Harbor side has lost control of the southern border?

The first thought in his mind was that it was impossible, after all, there were a large number of Electors in the South, and if something really happened in the South, how could there be a related post in the community.

But for this question, Sophie just shook her head: "The electors and the community are under the management of the alliance, what does it have to do with Xingmen Port?" Do you remember the previous control of the community, what happened in Charter City was only one of the reasons, more because of the southern ......"

She sighed softly: "Silver Vislan has actually always been on the side of the Alliance, but this time the Alliance has really crossed the line in this royal power struggle, and there is also the ...... of Covenant Mountain"

When Fang Yu heard this, he realized that maybe the rumors outside were true. M parted ways completely. However, he couldn't ask further, after all, this already involved the secrets of the guild.

He actually didn't expect that he would hear such a secret at such an opportunity, and in Sophie's mouth, it seems that the alliance and the military are not as harmonious as imagined-

This undoubtedly coincides with what Mia had said to him.

Sophie looked up at him at this time: "Ed,. There are some things that you and I can't control. If you don't want to get involved, it's best to leave the South early after you're done......"

Fang was silent for a moment, as he suddenly thought of what Parker and Azure had overheard earlier, the conversation they had about the Southern Alliance and the plan.

He suddenly had a hunch that perhaps this whirlpool had already been swept into it.

From the moment Miss Atira's brother died at the hands of those men—

……

The young man pushed the door open with some dissatisfaction.

In the room, the blessed baron was taking care of his shiny beard, and when he saw someone push the door in, he put down the mirror in his hand. He glanced at the apprentice alchemist and his clerk before he spoke, "You have come just in time, I have already sent those people out." ”

"Sent out?" The young alchemist was very dissatisfied: "Mr. Marando, why did you let them go? ”

"Let go?" The baron was stunned: "Otherwise, catch them here, imprison them, or kill them?" ”

He shook his head, accustomed to the jealousy between these young people, and was actually very unimpressed in his heart. But who doesn't have a young age? The other party's behavior was very much to his liking, and considering that the two sides were cooperating, he ignored the other party's somewhat impolite tone.

"Don't forget that they're the same kind of people as you," replied the baron, "I don't want to give your military a chance to intervene, and you don't want to make a mess of things, do you?" ”

The young man was slightly stunned before he reacted a little.

"I see, you're right," he nodded, "and how are you going to help me, Lord Baron?" ”

"I've already helped you, haven't I?" The baron shook his head.

"Did you help us?" The young man asked exaggeratedly, "Wait, when?" ”

The baron looked at the guy with a little disdain, thinking that the other party was really hopeless. He spread his hands, "Of course, didn't I say that, I've sent them away—and now that the roads are blocked all over the South, they're in, but it's not so easy to get out." ”

"The rest is between you young people," he said, spreading his hands, "this is also your place, do you still need me to help you?" ”

The young man suddenly realized, and couldn't help but pat his head: "That's right, by the way, it just so happens that the Ragnarok people are also there, so I'll go to them for help." With that, he hurried out.

The clerk frowned and watched the other party leave, before turning around and saying, "Now is the critical time, these people are still taking care of such a trivial matter......

The baron shook his head: "The Chosen are not a whole either, this is normal. ”

"Will it delay business?"

"Don't worry, those people in Ragnarok are not so unreliable, I have already told them, finding talent is the first priority."

……