The next day.

The huge floating sand city is stopping not far from a desert town. Everyone who arrived at Floating Sand City by sand boat couldn't help but shudder as they passed by the docks of Floating Sand City, which was also the city gate.

"This is really ......," an old man couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Dozens of corpses were hung from long poles near the city gates. Those familiar with the internal situation in Floating Sand City will naturally recognize Lieutenant General Fernando and Councilor Gardner, while the rest are henchmen of the two. It can be said that the forces of Fernando and Gardner were uprooted overnight.

"It's a shock." Someone is talking.

Even some soldiers and officials who were close friends with the two men were affected, demoted or even dismissed. This incident brought a small storm in the floating sand city, but it did not make many waves in the world outside of the Okad Federation. In the vast cloud continent, there are so many things happening every day.

……

Speaker Nicholas in the Mage Tower.

"Look at this," Speaker Nicholas laughed, "the appointment I just drafted." How do you feel? ”

The man in the white mask took the document from the speaker's hand and read it carefully.

"I think it's good," said the man in the white mask, "that the faithful should be rewarded." It's just that I'm worried that someone will gossip. ”

"Whatever they are," said Speaker Nicholas categorically, "I don't know how many people criticized me during the civil war...... The result? It's not yet a force that has to be subordinated to me. ”

Nicholas Best, who had long hidden his strength, built the city of Floating Sand and was forced to raise the flag against the then Okad Council...... At that time, the Old Council had several times the strength of Nicholas, and there were also legendary mages of great prestige who supported them. Everyone believes that this is a war of eggs against stones...... But the result? Nicholas won.

Nicholas even forgave the legendary mage who supported the Old Council. The other party is old, and there is no chance of making a comeback. Until the end of the war, Nicholas maintained a basic tacit understanding with the other side and did not make a move against ordinary troops. Last year, the old mage passed away peacefully.

"The grass on the walls is everywhere," the man in the white mask sighed, "You have just gained a little advantage, and the other party is defeated." On the contrary, it took a lot of effort to clean up the remnants of those wandering around the world. ”

"Two of these veteran generals have made a great contribution," said Speaker Nicholas, "but unfortunately they have already made up their minds, and I cannot keep them." ”

"Once this paper order is announced, someone will definitely say that you forced them to appoint new people," the man in the white mask sighed, "Even if the two old generals clarify it personally, I am afraid that it will not work, people only believe what they want to believe." ”

Speaker Nicholas ordered two of the five generals of the Federation to officially retire from their military posts, and the young Armstrong and Lijie were given the rank of generals, and the territory was doubled as before. After that, the two of them will leave Fusha City immediately.

"The two of them are on the cusp of the storm, and I'm afraid there will be a lot of pressure," Speaker Nicholas reminded, "and you should take care to help them share the burden." Especially the young Major General Clemens...... Now that she's an admiral, she's a little stubborn. ”

Clemens...... Oh, it's Lijie," the man in the white mask paused, "I see." ”

The Clemens are a small family in the Occade Federation. In the war, they were on the side of Nicholas from the very beginning, but ...... The war claimed the lives of almost everyone in the Clemens family, and by now, with the exception of an aunt who had married far away from the Empire's Yangyan City, Lijie was the last member of the family in Ocard.

……

The two chatted like this for a while.

"I'm a little worried about the movements of the French Powers," the man in the white mask mused, "Fernando doesn't mention it, Gardner must be connected to the Elrios." ”

"Unfortunately, we don't know who's behind it. …… Is it Galaxy? Foggy? Speaker Nicholas had an evil aura between his eyebrows.

The Lord of the Galaxy, the head of Solidar Academy, has educated countless young mages and elders. The Lord of the Fog is one of the most mysterious and legendary mages of the Elrios Legion.

"I'm sure we'll find out." The man in the white mask said.

"It doesn't matter now," said Speaker Nicholas, "that war will break out." ...... then"

"Anyone who does not obey you is our enemy," the man in the white mask sighed, "and people must think that you are fighting another war of great disparity." ”

Even if you don't include the most terrifying "Black Lord", Mr. Palamedes, there are only four legendary mages on the face of the Elrios Legacy. In addition to the more low-key "Lord of the Mist" and "Lord of the Clouds", there is also the supreme leader of Elrios, the chief mage "Lord of the Blue Sky", the general dean of Solidar Academy, and the unfathomable "Lord of the Galaxy".

And what about the Okad Federation? There was only one Speaker Nicholas. There are even rumors...... When Speaker Nicholas was young, he was favored by the chief mage of the French kingdom of Elrios, the "Lord of the Blue Sky", and he was given the title of "Lord of the Falcon".

"Whatever they think," said Speaker Nicholas, his gaze like a falcon, "I'm ready for another battle." Win again! ”

"If you do win, people will understand." The man in the white mask said.

"Actually, I'm a little worried about you, my young friend." Speaker Nicholas suddenly changed his words.

"Me?" The man in the white mask was surprised.

"It's been several years since you came to our world." Speaker Nicholas said.

The man in the white mask was slightly stunned.

"Thanks to you," he said, "I've had a pretty good few years. ”

"But this is not your world after all," Speaker Nicholas said slowly, "here you are a stranger after all." The bad habits you develop when learning the lingua franca make you speak in a very strange tone. Obviously you've corrected it, but you still deliberately keep that strange tone in front of people. ”

"Well, I think it's just a personal style," the man in the white mask said awkwardly, "I'll think again." ”

"I'm going to tell you good news," said Speaker Nicholas, "about your soul." ”

"Me? You know, I'm a soulless soulless. In my world, memory, consciousness and consciousness are just complex ordinary forms of matter. ”

"No," Speaker Nicholas shook his head, "the fake soul I prepared for you is ready. ”

"What?"

"You without a soul are the only 'eternal blood' in this world," said Speaker Nicholas, "and you cannot leave the shelter of me and the Church." I can't keep you with me all the time, my young friend. Once other mages know about your existence...... They're probably going crazy. ”

Under the influence of a curse that penetrates deep into the soul, all living beings in the cloud world cannot achieve eternal life. However, the technology that perpetuates physical life remains. In Speaker Nicholas's opinion, if there is anyone in the current cloud world who has a chance of eternal life, it is the white-clothed masked youth in front of him! An otherworldly creature that can possess complex consciousness without a soul.

Once the identity of the man in the white mask is revealed, it is natural that many mages will think, since consciousness can exist without relying on the soul, why can't I transform my consciousness into a purely material form, bypass the curse of aging in the soul, and achieve immortality? But Speaker Nicholas knew very well that the means of transforming the consciousness contained in his soul into a material form was not yet possible in the current cloud continent. Expose the fact that the man in the white mask has no soul...... It's just a matter of adding trouble to him.

The man in the white mask hesitated for a moment.

"Thank you for your kindness," he bowed to Speaker Nicholas, "you bothered to do so." ”

With a fake soul, even if other spellcasters cast spells on him that directly affect the soul, they can't detect that he has no soul, at most they just feel that he is strong-willed and not affected by spells.

"I'm not specialized in the way of souls," Speaker Nicholas shook his head, "making fake souls for you this time is enough to fool those ordinary mages...... I also got the help of a friend to get to this point. ”

"Thank you even more." The man in the white mask said sincerely. He has empty strength, but he can only hold back by the big guys, and he will be a little depressed after all.

"I hope that you can walk around the continent on your own and be able to step out of the shadows." Speaker Nicholas asked.

"I don't have any psychological shadows...... "The man in the white mask had to explain.

"That's enough," Speaker Nicholas interrupted, "if you really don't have any psychological shadows, you won't refuse to take off that mask, and you won't even be reluctant to take a pseudonym." ”

The man in the white mask was silent.

"I understand," said Speaker Nicholas, "the mysterious being who sent you into this world, leaving your body intact, but erasing only part of your memory...... When you feel that your memories are incomplete, you will naturally have knots. ”

"At least, my ego wasn't shaken by the lack of memory." The man in the white mask laughed at himself.

A traverser is a "noble" profession, but a traverser who can't even remember who he is a different story. After such a long time, the man in the white mask has always retained the knowledge of the earth, but all he can remember about his private information is his own name!

"But since you talk about it," said the man in the white mask, "then I'll give myself a code name." In this way, it is also convenient to call. ”

"Looks like you've got an idea, my friend."

"What about the 'eternal blood'? You just said that I have the so-called 'eternal blood' in my veins...... Even if others hear this title, they don't know what it really stands for. ”

"Okay." Eternal Blood'? Nice title. Speaker Nicholas praised.

"The day I untie my heart is the day I take off my mask and resume my real name, 'Far River.'" The man in the white mask said firmly.