Gawain should have thought that no amount of nonsense with Tyr, a saltwater fish, would be as effective as letting her eat a "small snack", and seeing Tyr's look full of interest, he felt that all the saliva just now was wasted.

But it's not bad, the process doesn't matter, as long as the saltwater fish is willing to help.

According to the technical report provided by Carmel, the rainbow device needs a stable supply of energy for a long time to be able to operate effectively, and the magic capacitors used in various magic crystal railguns cannot meet this requirement, which determines that a rainbow device is either built on a fixed magic net to become a fixed turret, or it has to "drag" a large piece of magic net battlefield. With Cecil's current transportation technology, it would be difficult to transport the iridescent device from land to the front line and ensure that it could be turned on.

It's not that it can't be done - it can be done by sending parts over in batches and then working on the battlefield, but that would take too long to meet Gawain's requirement of "taking the Rock Fortress in a short time", and there is the kind of kung fu that slowly assembles the iridescent device, and Philip should be able to blast the fortress walls open with the magic crystal cannon slowly, so that the new weapon will completely lose the meaning of appearing.

The best option is to use a boat, which uses the natural waterway of the Baishui River to deliver the iridescent device directly to the foot of the Rock Fortress.

In any case, the transportation capacity of large cargo ships is far superior to that of land vehicles, and the size of the ship itself is large enough to facilitate the installation of various magic mechanisms inside, plus the transportation through the river, Gawain's plan to use the water of the Baishui River to cool the rainbow device is also easier to implement, so no matter how you look at it, water transportation is the best solution.

In fact, even without the "Rainbow Light Device", Gawain had already arranged for the construction of his own surface combat force - after annihilating the army of Count Peibo on the Whitewater River, he captured a number of "warships" of southern nobles, and then arranged for a group of craftsmen and magicians to try to modernize and refurbish those ships - it was not that he did not think of building a batch of new ones, but shipbuilding was really a technical job, and the little written knowledge he had accumulated as a keyboard warrior in his previous life was not enough to build modern ships that could actually be used, However, the existing shipbuilding technology in this world has experienced serious technological discontinuity and regression, and the shipbuilders who can be recruited can only build inland river ships of the same level as the ships of the "Peibo Fleet", so he has to choose to modernize on the basis of his own captured warships, on the one hand, to save time and cost, and on the other hand, to accumulate technology.

But the modifications to those vessels weren't yet complete – and they even recently ran into technical difficulties with power.

The Rock Fortress was about to go to war, and he didn't have time to wait for his ship to be slowly rebuilt, so after thinking about it, he decided to come to the territory to find the ready-made "water transport expert" in the territory to help, and Tyr called himself the "Tide Master", she should be trustworthy in this regard.

Of course, in a cautious and prudent manner, Gawain didn't put all his hopes on Tyr - in case the saltwater fish made up his mind to sleep in the pool until the end of the day, he also had a backup plan: if he gave Philip a few more cannons, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to open the door of the Rock Fortress?

No matter how strong the magic shield of the Rock Fortress is, it can't withstand the continuous bombardment of heavy artillery.

After promising to help, and repeatedly confirming that she really had a snack to eat, Tyr's excitement slowly subsided, and she yawned heavily, and sleepiness appeared in her eyes again: "Anyway, do you have anything else to do?" If it's okay, I'll go back to sleep...... I'll go to the dock when I wake up......"

Gawain glanced at the Kraken, who had begun to slowly sink in the water, and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, there really is something - the Storm Child is fighting the Kraken again, do you know what's going on?" ”

"Huh? Fighting again? Tyr bubbled up from the water again, his face cute, "Isn't this season not long after the stars have returned?" My sisters should all eat on the seabed...... If we don't dig up the big squid, or go around the reefs of the Storm Child, what are those brainless humans going to be mad about? ”

Gawain looked at Tyr's viscerally confused expression, and frowned slightly: "So, you don't know what's going on. ”

"Of course I don't know," Tyr shook his head, "I've been under your nose, how do you know about the deep sea—but then again, how do you know about it?" ”

"I have my own news channel," Gawain didn't answer the other party's question directly, but said perfunctorily, and then he noticed Tyr's indifferent look and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aren't you worried about the situation in your hometown?" ”

"There's nothing to worry about, those storm children can't roll up any big waves, the ocean is a Kraken," Tyr said casually, then yawned, "and it's a long way to swim back from here, so I'd better save up more energy...... When will I get stronger...... Consider going back and checking out ......."

Looking at the appearance of this salted fish essence, Gawain felt that this guy might not be able to go back in his life.

He shook his head helplessly, and turned away from the pool of Tyre with Amber, but as the two of them were about to walk to the door, a sound of water suddenly came from the pool, and Miss Kraken was on the edge of the pool, looking at Gawain: "Ah, I just thought of a possible ......"

Gawain turned to look at her: "What is possible?" ”

"The Endless Sea is shrouded in a storm of magic, and the sea is the first place where you can observe the changes in your magic, and it's also the place where you are most susceptible to magic," Tyr said with a thoughtful look on his face, "Those Stormchildren have been at sea for too long, maybe ...... They can feel the tide coming. ”

Gawain's expression became serious, and after a solemn silence for half a minute, he nodded slightly to Tyr: "Thank you for the reminder." ”

Tyr didn't say much, just waved his hand in the pool, then leaned back and continued to soak his belly in the water in that arrogant sleeping position.

After leaving Tyr's room, Amber couldn't help but mutter, "Demon tide, demon tide...... If only this didn't exist...... Every time someone reminds me, I feel hairy. ”

"It's good to get used to it, we were closer to the demon tide back then," Gao Wen said indifferently, "No matter how the demon tide comes, as long as people are alive, life still has to go on as usual." ”

"Okay, as you always say, there's a tall top when the sky falls—you're sure you'll be able to hold it up for a long time," Amber's ears twitched, putting aside the matter of the Demon Tide for the time being, "I'm sleepy, there's nothing else to do today, right?" ”

"It's okay today," Gawain nodded, "but tomorrow there's something to do—you and I go on a trip to Glenling." ”

Before the army goes on the march, it's time to go and "receive" Gülen with great fanfare.

……

Gavencécil's army marched into Glenn.

The clear-fledged, brightly armoured Cecil combatants entered the Gülen region without encountering any resistance, and soon planted Cecil's banner on the walls of the Crackstone Fortress, where the restless squires and retainers finally waited for the "final result" of the "war of the nobility" - they welcomed the new masters of the land.

At least in the eyes of ordinary people who don't know the whole truth, this is the case.

Since the outbreak of this war that completely changed the situation in the south, and the whereabouts of the mistress of the territory are unknown, one-third of the people in the Fractured Stone Castle have fled, and the remaining two-thirds of them have maintained order in the city under the strong control of the butler (of course, this is indispensable for the help of the MIA agents and steel rangers who are hidden in the castle), but the relative stability of the order hides the tension that pervades the entire territory.

For those who don't know the truth, the news of the crushing defeat of the aristocratic coalition is bad news, which means that they will soon become captives and slaves of Cecil, their land will be plundered, their wealth will be looted, and when and how far the looting will take place depends entirely on when the "angry old ancestor" will be free.

Now, it seemed that the old ancestor had vacated.

But the "looting" they feared was not destined to come.

Gawain, dressed in armor, entered the Crackstone Castle with a majestic posture, recalling the uneasy retainers and servants he had seen along the way, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly: it was obviously impossible for Penny Glenn to make her secret pact with Cecil public, and the people in this castle still didn't know that their mistress was actually standing with Cecil at all, and naturally they couldn't imagine that the Cecil people would not touch their wealth at all. Unfortunately, even now, Gawain can't explain this to most of the people in the castle, and he still has to control the entire castle, and even the entire Glenn Territory, to prevent the details of the real situation after Cecil's army enters the territory.

While the traditional nobles in the Rock Fortress almost had no intelligence system, he couldn't allow the slightest surprise to appear.

It's just this subtle tension...... It's a bit of a laugh and cry.

But fortunately he didn't pay much attention to this, and after leading the soldiers into the city, and doing some superficial work, he came to the depths of the castle, to the door of the room with the large window.

The maid guarding the door of the room had a relationship with Gawain, but the last time they met, Gawain was a guest of the castle, but this time he was standing here as a "conqueror", and the maid inevitably became nervous, she looked at Gawain as if she were a great enemy, and tried to muster up that little courage, as if she wanted to protect her little master - but this courage was almost run out when Gawain spoke.

"Open the door," said Gawain, "I'm here to see Patty." ”

“…… Miss is resting ......"

"Don't be nervous," Gawain smiled, "I'm a friend of Patty's. ”

The maid guarding the door seemed to want to say something, but at this moment the door opened from the inside, and another personal maid who was in charge of taking care of Patty came out of it and glanced at Gawain with a little awe: "Miss wants to see you." ”

Gawain nodded, and before stepping into the room, he glanced approvingly at the maid guarding the door, "You are brave. ”

In the room, Patty was sitting in her custom-made chair, basking in the brightest sun of the day.

Her complexion was much better than when we first met, and it was clear that the treatment that Pitman had come to her several times had been fruitful.

"It's Uncle Gawain!" The moment she saw Gawain, the little girl became excited, she showed a big smile, tried to support her head, and shook the only arm that could move, "You came to see me!" ”

Gawain came to Patty and bent down with a smile: "Agreed, I will come to see you." ”

The little girl seemed very happy, this room full of sunlight seemed to be two worlds from the castle full of tension outside, where the clouds of war seemed to have not appeared for a moment, Patty excitedly talked to Gawain, and only finally asked, "Uncle Gawain, when will my mother come back?" ”

"Soon," Gawain said with a smile as he squatted down in front of the little girl, "I'll bring her back this time." ”

The little girl's head was shaking, she was nodding, but she couldn't control the magnitude of her nod well: "Oh, I miss her a little." ”

"You don't seem to be scared at all," Gawain touched Patty's hair lightly, he didn't dare to push too hard for fear of hurting the child, "You know what, in fact, your mother is actually fighting with me." ”

"I know," Patty said, then paused for a few seconds, and a small, sly smile suddenly appeared on her scarred face, "but ...... Uncle, you're actually your mother's friend, right? Don't worry, uncle, I won't tell anyone else! ”

Gawain was stunned, then laughed helplessly.

He then stood up, said goodbye to Patty, and left the room into the hallway.

The middle-aged butler, who had served Penny Glenn faithfully and kept order in the castle after the Baroness's "whereabouts unknown", stood in the hallway waiting for him.

"I've heard Penny say you're trustworthy."