15 And to avoid the limelight?

The news of Parrett Chevalier's appearance in the small boat in front of him soon spread throughout the steamship, and the soldiers of the Guard, in particular, gathered at the bow to see their companion in Windy and waved at him. I saw Parrett standing in a small boat (raft?) He also waved to the people on the boat. With the assistance of the sailors, Parrett boarded the steamship, and in addition to the weapon he carried with him, a large hammer, he carried a large baggage full of things.

The guards hurriedly surrounded him and scrambled to ask, "Hey Captain Parrett, why are you in this boat?" "Did you get shipwrecked?" "What? Did something happen to Windwalk? "What's in your baggage?" …… The question rained down on Parrett, but he was obviously not caught off guard by this, and responded to everyone with his characteristic smile: "Eh, I only have two ears, it's better to ask questions one by one, hahahaha......" His reaction has actually responded to those who are worried about whether something will happen to Windwalk, if something really happens, he will definitely not be so relaxed.

Captain Allen and Koran were still at the helm, watching the guards surround Parrett at the bow. Kelan looked helpless, and even sweated in his head - when he was in Fengxing Town, Parrett had been persistently expressing his willingness to pursue, several ambiguous letters, several warm invitations, all of which were politely rejected by Kelan, even so, Parrett was still optimistic and did not give up, and tried to approach and tirelessly whenever he had time, but his sincere attitude was not disgusting, and even seemed a little honest and loyal...... Uh, it's better to be naïve. Slowly, it became: Klan patiently politely refused each time, but after a while Parrett would come to her again full of energy.

"Someone you know?" Captain Allen asked Klan.

"Hey, Milo's friend, who works as a guard in Windwalk, sometimes goes out to be a bodyguard."

"I heard his voice sound familiar...... I look like I've seen it somewhere......"

Kran thought back to the scene when Captain Alan rescued Milo and his party on the Pearl in the Sea of Dragons more than half a year ago, and although Alan and Parrett were present, the two should not have communicated. Klan was about to say something, but Captain Allen said first, "I have to go and make sure." ”

Surrounded by Parrett, he was still answering questions one by one, and his peripheral vision had already noticed Captain Allen approaching, and then he spotted a familiar figure walking onto the deck: Milo.

"Ahh......h This frightened the latter a lot.

"Hey, let's catch up." "As for being so enthusiastic, I haven't seen it for half a year at most......" "Not even three months, these two people." "Don't forget that Parrett is from Obe......" The last sentence seemed to stimulate everyone's nerves, and everyone showed an embarrassed look on their faces, and then couldn't help but laugh. Captain Allen, who had reached the halfway point, saw that he could not interject and returned to the position of the rudder.

"Confirmed?" Kelan asked with some concern.

"I think I've seen it, I vaguely remember it was when I was in Dragon, a long time ago...... And not a good memory. The captain said with a frown, apparently remembering something sad.

Klan pondered Captain Allen's words as Parrett went down to the cabin with Melo in his arms. "Is he really from the Aube Empire?" Kelan asked in her heart.

"Why did you come here in a boat? What's in this bag? And what's going on with Windwalk? "Coming to the cabin, Milo's problems are no different from those of the guards.

Parrett casually found a chair and sat down, gasping for breath, obviously experiencing a long period of physical exertion, and his expression was a little more serious than when he first got on the boat: "Don't worry about Fengxing Town, it's all good there." It's just ......"

"Just?"

"The Empire sent troops to take over there." Parrett said, a dark cloud running over his face.

"Empire? Splett? Milo still needs to make sure, he is very nervous, worried about the situation in Windtown.

"That's right, your old nemesis, Splait. But don't be nervous, they are just stationed, anyone inside and outside the town can come and go freely, Viscount Li is still the lord, and business is still done. But you and Miss Akayi are wanted criminals, and you will definitely be arrested when you go back, so Viscount Li will let me join you, lest you fall into the net. ”

After listening to Parrett's narration, Milo was no longer worried about Windwalk, and her nervousness relaxed slightly, "When did it happen?" He asked.

"Ten days ago, when the Imperial army entered Fengxing Town, I thought they would trouble Pete Akayi, but they didn't care about the steamship, just let him return to the territory early. As for the purpose of the Imperial Army, Viscount Li didn't figure it out, anyway, he asked me to come to you in a small boat with your things. Ah, this bag contains your and Miss Akayi's saber-toothed tiger skin coats, as well as other daily necessities, and a thousand gold coins...... Well, enough is enough. Oh yes, this—" he pulled a long stick of cloth from his baggage, "this is a new musket that Snow Dog bought from a Dragon merchant, and he said it would help the little girl to cure her seasickness. ”

"Thank you, good brother," said Milo gratefully, "I heard that you came by boat, and that you had a hard journey along the way. ”

"Well, what is this," Parrett said with a smile waving his hand, "I'm just waiting for you to pass by on this route with a small boat in my hand, and several passing boats think I've been shipwrecked, hahahaha......" he said, but anyone understands the small boat adrift on the sea, the taste of the sun and rain, the long and lonely wait...... This is not a test that ordinary people can go through. "Hurry up and talk to the captain about the Windswept Town, do you want to change course or something......

"Do you have any good advice? If we can't go back to Windwalk, where else can we go? ”

"If you want me to say," Parrett touched his chin with his hand, "from here you can walk east, land on the shores of Aube, and hide from the limelight." Otherwise, Splett to the west, Windtown to the north, and the land to the south would be too far away...... That's all I can think of, you ask the captain if he has any good ideas. ”

"Okay, let's go together." Melo got up and pushed the door open, but Parrett didn't move.

"You go alone, I'm too tired, borrow your bed and lie down for a long time." Parrett didn't take off her dirty clothes and lay down on Milo's bed.

"Aren't you going to meet the captain?" As soon as Milo finished speaking, she heard Parret's rumbling snoring, "Alas, forget it. He took the door and went out. Parrett on the bed squinted, glanced at the door of the cabin, and after confirming that Milo had left, he rolled over and really fell asleep.

……

It was lunchtime, and Milo, Captain Allen, and Koran were in the dining room talking about what had happened in Windwalk. Captain Alan and Koran were not surprised at all when they heard that the Imperial Army had entered Windwalk, "After all, Windwalk has just experienced the 'Sand Spirit Crisis', and the Sprelet Empire must understand the situation and win the hearts of the people in the town and other territories, so as not to fall into a handle that cares about the fiefdom or allies." Koran said, and Captain Allen and Milo nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, Milo," the captain said as he pulled out the chart, "Look, here we are, to the east is the west coast of the Aube Empire," Milo looked at the right side of the captain's finger and drew a sloping coastline, this land is the Obel Empire, "I let the ship sail a little more eastward, and soon it will be closer to the coast." There are not many big cities there, there are a few small fishing villages, so you can stay there and wait for the Imperial army to leave Fengxing Town before you go back. ”

"It's time to get out of the limelight again." Melo said with a wry smile.

"A challenging life is more fun." Kolan's meaningful words are not sure whether they are comforting or encouraging, but they do accurately describe Milo's situation in recent years - trouble. Klan turned to Captain Allen, and the two began to exchange information about returning to the Duchy of Komet. Melo listened nonchalantly, her eyes resting on the captain's chart.

"Aube Empire...... Never been to it before. Milo thought to himself, looking at the territory of the Aube Empire, and suddenly he noticed that on the east coast of the Aube Empire, there was a small triangular peninsula that stretched out, and the text caption was "Duchy of Komet". "What a small country." Melo thought to herself, looking at Komet's territory in fascination.

"That's my country." Kelan's gentle voice sounded, mixed with a hint of nostalgia, which made Milo wake up, "Compared to the three empires, Komet can only be regarded as a small land, but she has raised many outstanding talents who have influenced the world, and we are all proud of our motherland. As she spoke, a quiet smile appeared on Kelan's face.

"It's a good place," went on to the captain, "the land of mountains, the closest place to the sky, and I fell in love with it the first time I went. ”

"When you say that, I really want to go." Milo responded.

"Then you can go together, isn't Kelan also going back? Bring Erin ...... again" A voice came from the dining table next to her, and the three of them followed the voice, it was the night sparrow, she had been listening to the conversation of the three while drinking just now, and she was already a little drunk at this time.

Night Sparrow's words caused the three of them to look at each other, and then smile at each other knowingly. The previous plan was to split up - Koran returned to Komet and then went out to Halfway Island, while Milo set out from Windwalk. And now, there is no way back to Windwalk, and several people can go to Komet together, and the destination is the same anyway. The three of them suddenly realized.

The captain slapped the table and said with satisfaction, "That's easy, first leave Melo in the fishing village of Obei, and I'll go back and return the steamboat, and then take Kelan to find ......."

"No," interrupted the captain, "I also disembark at the fishing village, and it is okay to go back by land." Mello discussed with little Irene for a moment and asked her if she wanted to go. ”

"Well, yes! Going over the land saves a lot of trouble. The captain nodded vigorously.

"Will it be later than the boat ride?" Milo was afraid of delaying Klan's trip.

"It's only about three to five days, and it's fine. Even the end of the world like the Curse of the Stars doesn't have to rush these days. Koran smiled, as if she was pleased with her adjusted plan.

"Thank you Nightsparrow for your advice." Melo turned to the side, finding Nightfinch drunk on the table.