2 Princes of the Three Kingdoms

It's been three days since the survivors boarded the ship, and after boarding the ship, they have a new understanding of the term "four flats and eight stability" and a deeper understanding of "slow sailing".

The captain explained: "I have heard that the Aube people are not good at shipbuilding, and they know that they can't do it at speed, so they build it big and luxurious. ”

Albert shrugged his shoulders and asked disdainfully, "Where is this Obey Kingdom, and does it border our country?" The captain took out the nautical chart (which was rather crude) and pointed to another continent across the sea from the continent where Spreet was located: "The kingdom of Aube is on the other side of the ocean, and it will take two or three months, or even half a year, to go by ship." Albert scratched his head and said, "It's so far...... They can't spend six or seven months here? The captain estimated: "It's not necessary, three or four months is for sure, this ship is too slow." But then the supply becomes a problem......"

"We have a transit station, so we don't have to worry about supplies." House's voice came, and as he passed by, he overheard the two talking, "That transit station is called Watch Island, but few people know about it. ”

"Looks like you've been planning this expedition for a long time." Albert said, with some arrogance in his tone.

House, however, said humbly, "It is rumored that the hermit is well versed in a great deal of knowledge and techniques that make the country rich and strong, and if it is true, of course we should learn from him and bring it back with us." ”

Albert squinted his eyes and said, "To put it bluntly, is it to make your country stronger?" If there really is such a person, why do you have to live in seclusion instead of coming out to take up an official and a half-position, and you would have soared so early. ”

"Maybe there are people who don't seek fame and fortune, or who have the ability but have no place to ......" was said by the captain, in exchange for Albert's cold, angry eyes.

"Indeed, the idea is reasonable," agrees House, "but I think it is possible that the hermit possesses knowledge beyond our comprehension to be accepted, and therefore he cannot find a suitable office—for he is overqualified." ”

At this time, Ryan ran to House: "Prince House, the back deck has just been brushed, what are you going to do next?" ”

"There's a rat in the warehouse, go catch it." House replied casually. Albert was instantly furious: "You dare to order my brother to catch mice?!" As he spoke, he walked up to House as if he was going to fight him—

"Brother, I asked to go, so that I can distribute more food to everyone!" Ryan hurriedly stopped Albert, fearing that he would cause trouble on someone else's ship, and the captain next to him also helped dissuade him.

House calmly crossed his arms over his chest as if defiant, but there was no malice on his face. Seeing this, Albert also suppressed his temper, turned back to Ryan and said, "Do you know how to catch mice?" Stay here, I'll catch it! "Let's go to the warehouse......

As the supply is about to bottom out, and there are a few more survivors, food and water can only be fixed rations, and more work is naturally allocated. Despite the fear that supplies are running out, Ryan is optimistic: the supplies are running out, indicating that the destination should be almost there.

Sure enough, after a day, the golden land appeared in the west, as if a golden border was placed on the horizon. "See that? There's also a fire on it. Pointing to a tall pillar on the land, House said, the "pillar" was unusually tall, and the light on it was reminiscent of a lighthouse, "It is said that if you sail straight towards it, you will not get lost in the dust." ”

Ryan, who was on the side, also showed his map to House: "Our information is the same, it must be right!" ”

"Hey, don't be so confident just yet, young man." Albert sneered, "I heard you get too close and you'll be swallowed up in dust!" ”

"Let's wait and see!" House said, and then decisively gave the order to sail at full speed, and everyone's nerves tensed, as if the sea ahead was hiding a murderous opportunity. Halfway through the ship, a sudden sandstorm struck their ship, obscuring their view. The sand and dust hit the people on the boat, and Ryan couldn't dodge, but was pulled by his brother to hide on the lower deck, and the others were in a mess, and even the "plop" sound of someone abandoning the boat and jumping into the water could be heard......

"Don't change course, keep going!" I don't know who shouted, but it was certainly not Prince House. Because the speed of the big ship was so slow, everyone didn't seem to feel it moving forward, so they had to endure the raging sand and dust, and there was nothing they could do. Is someone steering the ship's rudder? No one knows, it's completely out of the dust.

The people on the boat couldn't see the sea clearly, they couldn't see the sky clearly, the sea and the sky were yellow, and the darkness of the night was pressed down in an instant......

When the sun shone down on the ship again, the deck was silent, not like a living person. The Royer brothers, Albert and Ryan, who were hiding below deck, cautiously poked their heads out, "Looks like it's okay, right?" Brother? Ryan asked timidly.

Albert pressed his brother's head back and said, "I'll go out and have a look first, you wait here." With that, he walked out and glared back at Ryan in case he was disobedient. On the deck, people lay silently, seemingly unconscious. Albert probed the snorts of a few people with his hand - fortunately, they were all alive and even. He patted the unconscious man in the face, and they began to wake up slowly.

"Come out, boy." Albert reminded his brother, "Wake them up and count the numbers." The two brothers were busy.

"What's going on...... Oh, sandstorm, we fainted? Haus, already sober, asked, taking a sip of water, "Everybody's all right...... and some of the sailors slowed down a little and prepared to get up.

"There are five people missing, two of them ours...... Looks like they've jumped overboard......" Ryan said, "are you going to save it?" ”

"Back in the dust? Don't think about it......" House said helplessly, he didn't want to lose his men in vain.

Albert noticed a point. "You see, there's no sand on the ship, which means it's not ordinary sand at all......," he reminded, "You see, there's no sand at all," everyone looked around, and it was true.

"It can't be a hallucination, right?" The surviving captain said, "Still, I even thought I would eat a mouthful of sand, and now there is really nothing at all, it's so weird here......"

Ryan suddenly shouted, "Look! Coast! Then everyone finally came to their senses, and through the dust, they must have come closer to the shore, and everyone gathered at the bow of the ship.

"Oh, my God of Origins!" "I can't believe I'm here." "That legend can't be true, can it?" Various voices rang out in the crowd, and the most excited among them were the two princes, Ryan and House-

In the bow direction, the golden shore was close at hand, there was no sign of a sandstorm nearby, and most importantly, they saw a sailboat moored next to the towering "stone pillar", and the "stone pillar" also showed its lineup - it was indeed a huge lighthouse!

"Hey! ...... on that ship. Someone! The sailor shouted, "Turn around, stop next to it!" House ordered, "Prepare to put down the boat, we are going to go ashore." "The people on the boat were busy.

When I got close to the lighthouse, I found that there was a simple wooden dock there, which could accommodate several small boats, and my own big ship really couldn't stop. Docked there was a brig, and the sharp-eyed captain knew at a glance where she came from. "That's the ocean-going sailing ship of the Dragon." He reports to Albert and Ryan.

"Dragon? Just that island nation? Albert said thoughtfully, "It seems that some of them have heard of the legends...... and they looked at the ocean sailing ship together, and saw that it was indeed crowded with people, and it was also looking at them.

"Hey! Hello! "Oh! Welcome, welcome! "After the two ships got closer, the people on board greeted each other." Put the boat and go to the pier. House commanded, "Bring the supplies up too." Soon the big ship dropped anchor, the dinghy carried the people to the dock, and some people came down from the ocean sailing boat to meet them.

House, Albert, and Ryan noticed that a woman of twenty-five or sixteen was leading the group to greet them, and she greeted them warmly: "Welcome to join us!" Friends from afar! ”

"Join?" The three princes looked at each other and asked, "What's in it?" ”

The woman replied, "Aren't you here to study?" ”

"Oh, yes, yes, yes." Ryan rushed to answer, and the brother next to him pulled him back.

House stepped forward: "We've heard that there's a hermit here who can teach a lot of useful knowledge......"

"That's right!" The woman said, "We have the same purpose...... I would venture to ask: Who are you? Where did it come from? ”

The three princes declared their names and places of origin, and the woman saluted and said, "We are retinues from the kingdom of Dragon who are here to serve the prince and study." ”

"What's your name, please?" Albert said lightly.

The woman took a deep breath and reported her name:

"My name is Pala Dax, Prince Albert."

Ryan looked around and asked, "What about the master of your house?" Isn't that prince of Dragon here? ”

Para replied, "My master has arrived at the hermit's place and has begun to learn from him. I will also lead you there, please prepare your daily necessities, and we will leave in a moment. ”

"It seems that the hermit is not here, and needs to walk a while." House told Albert and Ryan, who then directed the sailors to unload the cargo back and forth through the boat. More people were brought down by the boat, and the captains and sailors of Albert's flotilla came down.

"Where is the Kingdom of Dragon?" Albert asked the captain.

"In the southeast of the continent, if you want to go a long way at sea, their ships are really good."

"In the future, you can buy ships directly from their country." Albert said angrily, after all, his own ship sank, and seeing someone else's good ship was both envy and jealousy.

After a meal, Pala Dax set out with the three princes who had packed their bags, as well as a number of servants and men, along a stone path that stretched deep into the desert, towards the hermit's dwelling.

Ryan glanced back at the towering lighthouse, and from the first time he saw it, he decided that it was a beacon of hope, light, knowledge, and enlightenment!