At the head of Fort Olevy, a beautiful figure is independent, dressed in golden legendary chain mail and covered with a fiery red phoenix feather coat, looking eastward, as if waiting for someone.

"Hi ~ Palatina, we're here!" Anthony waved his arms excitedly and shouted at the city.

The heroic golden-armored beauty looked down at the city, waved at Anthony, and then turned his gaze to Roland, and his sapphire eyes became extraordinarily bright. With a shallow smile, he lifted his cloak and jumped off the city, like a beautiful phoenix soaring into the air, floating down on the snow opposite Roland and Anthony.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry to wait." Roland stepped forward to greet him apologetically.

Palatina shook her head and smiled, her expression gentle: "You guys are very punctual, and I just arrived." ”

"Hey! Don't be in a hurry, this ghost weather is cold to death, hurry up and open the city gate, let us in and drink two cups of warmth! Anthony cried as he rubbed his frozen hands.

Palatina shrugged her shoulders and spread her hands: "I also want to invite you into the city to rest, but unfortunately the old man Karl has a very strange temper, and he does not agree to let Roland into the city, probably because he is worried that he will take the opportunity to spy on the military facilities in the city." ”

"Hey! This stubborn old man is so rigid, no wonder he has not been promoted! Anthony was disappointed.

"Rules are rules, and General Karl is also thinking about military security, after all, Roland's Far Eastern government is still in the hostile camp with our country." Palatina casually helped Roland dust off the snow on his shoulders, and sighed softly: "I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky, there are fewer and fewer people in the imperial government and opposition who adhere to principles like General Karl to the point of being almost stubborn, we can directly teleport to the town near the holy city of Assan to rest temporarily, and when Roland finishes the formalities for entering the city, we will visit His Highness Frank." ”

Roland suddenly interrupted her: "Palatina, His Royal Highness Frank has asked me to meet before the seventh day of the second month, and today is only the first day of the second month, so there is no need for us to rush to the Holy City. ”

Palatina was obviously surprised by this, and looked at him in a daze, and then spoke for a long time: "Do you have other plans for the trip?" ”

"I don't have any specific arrangements, but it's too disappointing to go out in a hurry, and since I still have plenty of time, I want to take the magic train to the holy city of Yashan, and enjoy the scenery along the way." Roland replied with a smile.

Palatine let out a long "oh" and looked at Roland with a smile.

"No wonder General Karl has repeatedly told me to beware of you, as the old man expected, what do you say to enjoy the scenery along the way, in fact, you want to take this opportunity to scout the traffic and terrain in the interior of the empire, right?"

"If you have to think so, I can't deny it, but then again, didn't you have the same intention when you came to the Far East last year? I didn't try to tie your feet or cover your eyes at the time, and now that you accompany me on the train to the Holy City, we'll be even. Roland argued.

Palatina snorted and looked him up and down with a strange look in her eyes.

"I won't hide it from you, I did have the idea of preparing for military operations when I visited various parts of the Far East, of course, I will still insist on opposing the Eastern Crusade until the last resort, but I can't figure it out, what is the use of your reconnaissance of the situation in the interior of the empire? The empire is still at least in danger of launching an eastward crusade, do you still fantasize about leading the rebels to capture the fortress of Olevi and rush out of the Ulino Pass to the holy city of Ashan? If not, what's the use of keeping in mind all the transportation routes and strategic locations within your empire? ”

Paladina's words were crooked, Roland really had the idea of capturing Fort Olevi and marching into the interior of the empire, but the idea was only an idea after all, and speaking now would only provoke Paladina's ridicule, so she simply gave up arguing with her, turned to Anthony and said, "Take me to a nearby station." ”

Anthony looked at Roland and then at Palatina's face, and was in a dilemma for a moment.

"There is only a military station in the vicinity, and you don't have a pass issued by the military, so it's useless to go!" Palatina stomped her foot and gave Roland an angry look, "I'll lose my temper if I say it, what a cautious man!" Don't talk nonsense, I'll take you to the station! Then he turned around and left.

"Her Royal Highness the princess is difficult to serve, you have to be mentally prepared to endure hardships along the way!" Anthony gloated and grimaced at Roland.

At this time, Palatina stopped in front of her, turned around and crossed her chest and waist, with a pretty face: "Anthony! If you dare to chew your tongue behind my back again, believe it or not, I will tear out your tongue and wrap it around the railroad tracks! ”

"I believe it, I believe it, can't I believe it! I'm a poet, and I live on this tongue! Anthony's face turned white with fright, and he trotted after Palatina, slanting his shoulders and flattering and saying good things, lest Her Highness carry out her threat.

Palatine ignored him, staring at Roland with beautiful blue eyes, and said nothing.

Roland couldn't resist the resentment in her eyes, smiled helplessly, raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and strode towards her.

"Well, dear Palatina, I have come to know that this is your territory, and I have to listen to you."

"You're interested!" Her Royal Highness the Princess curled the corners of her lips, and her face couldn't hide the smugness on her face, as if she had just defeated an evil dragon, took the initiative to put her arms on Roland's arm, and said excitedly: "Let's go quickly, there is still time to catch the morning train to Harrenhal." ”

The group of three arrived at the train station near Fort Olevie, where Palatina went to negotiate with the stationmaster of the military station, and Roland and Anthony waited in the log-made waiting hall.

To Roland's surprise, the station, which was strictly controlled by the military, was so crowded that he couldn't find a seat, so he had to stand like everyone else, and the smell of spirits and low-quality tobacco filled the dimly lit hall.

"Fort Olevi is the only way to hold the land communication between the empire and the Far East, after the independence of the Far East, the trade between the two places was nominally blocked, but a decree could not stop people's pursuit of wealth, as the so-called policy and countermeasures, as long as you can manage to get a pass issued by the military, you can take the train to freely shuttle through the Ulino Pass, from the Far East to the interior of the empire to resell all kinds of in-demand goods."

Anthony looked around at the passengers dressed as vendors in the waiting hall, and said to Roland in a low voice: "Mercury mirrors, soaps, clocks and light carriages produced in the Far East, as well as new materials and pipes that have recently been put on the market, cannot be produced by themselves in the empire but there is a huge demand market, the border blockade forced the supply to be insufficient, but pushed up the price of these goods, the trade is very profitable, at least seventy percent of the passengers in this hall are traders who make a fortune by smuggling." ”