44 The dust settled

……

"Oh no! Captain Entekoman, and the Administrator! ”

The old servant ran panting from the other end of the corridor, anxiously and nervously shouting, "Outside...... Something big is going on out there! Go check it out! ”

When Milo and Koran heard this, they didn't care to read the letter, and immediately turned around and ran towards the main entrance of the fortress.

Rushing out of the main gate of the fortress, Milo found everyone else who remained in Windrun standing in the doorway, looking away with their backs to him. Sensing that someone was coming out of the fortress, Erin turned her head sharply and stared at Milo with a surprised expression, but the reason for her surprise was not who came out of the fortress, but the distant scene.

Milo nodded to Erin, signaling that she was okay, and then looked in the direction the others were looking—

The sky was overcast and oppressive, the clouds obscured the stars, and the trees, boulders, and distant mountains were clearly visible across the vast expanse...... Including the southwest direction, which was supposed to be the direction where the sand and dust were coming.

"Where's the dust?" Melo asked.

"That's it, it's gone." The old servant rushed up to answer, while the others stared blankly to the southwest, at the thick clouds and the looming hills.

A common question emerged in everyone's mind: What about the dust?

Melo looked at Kolan, expecting useful information from her, but the knowledgeable battlemage also showed a blank and indifferent look, looking at the scene to the southwest, even if it seemed so ordinary.

Silence became the spokesperson of everyone here, there was no panic, no anxiety, and an inexplicable numbness appeared on everyone's faces.

No one spoke, I don't know what they were waiting for, and time passed slowly. If the dust hadn't gone away, it would have engulfed Windtown by now.

Several people either stood quietly or sat quietly, and this kind of calm implied too much content.

Finally, a force from the east finally awakened the crowd - the sun had risen.

The clouds drifted away from the southwest, and the ground was covered with a yellowish layer of sunlight - the sand and dust did not appear.

"It looks like the dust is gone." Kelan broke the silence, "I'll go over there and have a look." With that, she ran to the stables.

"Is it over?" The old servant asked Milo, and when the sun came out, there was irrepressible excitement on his face.

"It should be over." Milo understands that Wind Chimes has stopped Lilith's revenge plan as she promised, and as for how to stop it, all he hears is "Ice".

Erin finally turned to look at Milo, and instead of caring and sympathy, she looked at him expressionlessly and whispered, "You...... It's good that people are okay. With that, he walked in the direction of the town.

Snow Dog came over and patted Milo on the shoulder and nodded to him, as if to say, "You have to save these in time." Then he followed Erin.

The old servant and the others departed, leaving Milo standing alone, looking southwest. After a long time, he realized that he was still holding the letter transmitted by the wind chime in his hand, and it took him a lot of effort to lower his head, and he suddenly felt that the letter weighed a thousand pounds......

"Whatever you've done," Milo said as if to the letter, "thank you, Wind Chimes." ”

……

Two days later, on March 10, Klan returned on horseback, expecting her to return that day, and worried about her, but since the dust disappeared, she has not been seen again.

"Although it cannot be explained, the dust has indeed disappeared, and it has been confirmed that the dust cannot be seen south of Long Ridge." Kelan said to everyone, making the people who stayed here happy. After that, Kelan locked himself in the library and continued to search various documents in an attempt to find a suitable explanation.

On March 11, Viscount Li, who had observed the disappearance of the dust from a distance, sent someone to Fengxing Town to inquire about the news, and when he learned that there was no loss of the town and people, he was very happy and decided to continue to observe the movement of the dust first, and if it did not appear again, he would move back after March 20, and at the same time inform some merchants and townspeople who had been transferred abroad, including those who had taken refuge at sea, that the dust was missing.

On 12 March, fearing for his sister's safety, Pete Akayi ordered a steamship to dock and sent his soldiers to patrol the perimeter to keep an eye out for a possible return of dust. Pete was also relieved to see that his sister was safe and sound, and decided to continue to accompany his sister here until the Shaling crisis was completely over.

Around March 15 to 20, a group of people who had taken refuge in the Aube Empire returned, and Viscount Lee's repeated dissuasion could not stop their enthusiasm to return and continue their business. The merchants in the bazaar began to regroup, some shops reopened, the previous panic was swept away, and a few people took advantage of the situation, and the viscount had to send his guards back to the town to put order in order. The servants of the fortress came back a lot, they found the old servants to talk about the scene when the sand and dust arrived, for the sand and dust to stop abruptly, nowhere to be found, some people felt lucky, but some people were disappointed, the old servant couldn't help but sigh, even if the disaster is coming, there are people who have the mentality of watching the excitement.

Nightfinch was worried about her husband, so she returned to the town early, and when she saw that her lover was okay, she did not show excitement and joy, but simply shushed the cold and asked for warmth, perhaps this is also the way of communication that this magician couple who once died in the world has formed over the years.

Melo was mainly busy coordinating with the returning townspeople, and although he was not busy, maintaining law and order and the town's atmosphere was extremely important work, and he could not relax. Fortunately, Pete also helped a lot, and the two worked very well together. Erin has never shown up, in fact, she is also in the town to help the people who have just rushed back to cook and repair, basically going back and forth between the warehouse and the kitchen, and she can't see Milo, but even if the two meet, I'm afraid I'm not in the mood to talk for the time being.

After nearly ten days of boredom, Klan walked out of the library, and she went straight to Erin and explained to her that Milo was in Heidi's room because the wind chimes teleported the magic letterhead there, and she didn't mean to stay there that long. Kelan's explanation was clear and clear, and he touched Erin with his sincerity. And Erin also understood that it was irrational and unreasonable for her to compete with a deceased, so she listened to Kelan's persuasion and prepared to take the initiative to find Milo to compose, because from the bottom of her heart, she still loved each other, and she also knew that the other party also loved herself.

On March 21, Viscount Li returned to Fengxing Town with a large group of people, and saw that Fengxing Town was intact, and he was overjoyed to see that Milo and others who stayed behind were unscathed, and held several banquets to celebrate the reopening of the town. The caravan is back, the fleet is back, and it only took a few days for Windrun to regain its vitality.

In the midst of this prosperity, people seem to have forgotten the Shaling crisis, which not long ago caused them great panic.

Viscount Lee was one of the few people who was able to remain calm at the end of the cheering "Sand Spirit Crisis", and he continued to gather all kinds of information in order to make a clear conclusion about whether the sand and dust would reappear. Soon, good news came from the Splett Empire: the villagers of the two villages that were once thought to be missing have been found, right in the middle of the Thermostat Sea, on Watch Island!

The good news brought by the merchant from Sprelet also made the viscount feel a lot more relieved, and on the other hand, Milo also told him about the ins and outs of the Shaling crisis, and he finally put his mind at ease. However, the people of Windrun Town did not expect that it was Parrett who found these villagers on Overwatch Island.

The magical letterhead and map teleported by the wind chimes remained in Milo's possession, and he looked through the contents repeatedly, and it was exactly the same as the story told by the "vision", which mentioned her past with Princess Lilith, the magical reform of Para Dax, the battle of the Black Gate, the coup d'état at Butler's castle, and how she later searched for Lilith, and finally entered the desperate desert to reunite with Lilith under the guidance of the map given by the "dragon", and mentioned the unusual "weapon" that could manipulate sand and dark shadows...... As for the map, Milo repeatedly checked the map of the empire, and finally found a suitable location on the east coast of the desperate desert.

After persuading Erin, Klan found Milo and read the contents of the letter with him, and Kran only made one comment on the shocking descriptions in the letter: "It's unbelievable, but it's true......"

Kelan has read a large number of historical documents and studied many folk remnants of historical records, but the content involved in the letter of the wind chime still surprised her, the experience of the wind chime itself has involved many major historical events in that period, and she herself is also a witness to many historical turning points.

In response to Klan's surprise, Milo said, "Judging from the current situation, the wind chime must have prevented the princess's revenge, and she wanted me to find her in the letter......"

"Hey, it's worth a trip." Kelan said decisively, even if Milo hadn't finished speaking, "Didn't she say that there are things in it that you and I both care about-"

"Curse of the Stars." ”

The two of them said together, and with that, Kelan stroked the wooden diamond-shaped ornament that her husband had left for her.

For most of the people in Windwalk, the "Sand Spirit Crisis" is over, and they may not know that the sand dust that once scared them was actually just some kind of illusion, although those dark shadows are still lethal.

New news kept reaching Windwalk, most of them good news: the Empire was organizing a fleet to bring back the villagers on Overwatch Island, commanded by Sevia Anseson, who had just withdrawn from the southern front; The war in the south of the empire has entered a stalemate stage, and there is no sign of either side taking the initiative for the time being, peace talks have been put on the agenda, and peace is just around the corner; The turmoil in Aube has largely subsided, people's lives are becoming more stable, and the economy is recovering...... And the "Shaling Crisis" did not have any real impact on the Splett Empire, and it was not even used as a topic in public opinion.

This "Shaling Crisis" only belongs to Fengxing Town.

And now—

The dust settled.