The steamer whistled and slowly sailed away from the shallow bay.

Standing at the stern of the boat, Joan reluctantly says goodbye to her fellow expedition mates - after a winter of getting along, her relationship with the witches has come a long way, probably because she hasn't experienced the feeling of being cared for and cared for a long time, so this hard-won friendship is particularly strong.

The "goodbye" that seemed jerky and awkward, but repeated over and over again, was the word she learned before parting.

Lightning's expression looked rather lonely, and she looked in the direction of the stern of the boat, her eyes blank, so that Roland couldn't help but want to tell her that Thunder was on the boat several times. But thinking of the latter's entrustment, he finally pressed this idea into his heart.

Maisie covered her mouth even more, her shoulders twitched, her eyes were watery, and she couldn't say goodbye for a long time, probably because she was afraid that she would cry as soon as she opened her mouth.

Only Loga was the calmest, holding Maisie by her tail, pulling lightning in one hand and waving her other hand at Joan—life and death were common for the Mogins, and she was used to seeing them off.

In Roland's eyes, compared to the three princesses of Flame who were alone when they first arrived in Neverwinter, she was undoubtedly changing at this moment, which she probably didn't even notice herself.

This is one of the reasons why Roland did not open his mouth to tell him.

With such a group of friends, he believes that sooner or later Lightning will return to his former vigorous appearance.

And the sisters who have been separated for a while will finally usher in a reunion.

......

The day after Thunder's departure, Roland announced through the Grey Keep weekly that the new kings would hold their first National Games.

There is only one event, and that is long-distance running.

Starting from the main city of Wudong or the Changge district, and ending in the center of the Kingdom Avenue - the total distance is 28 kilometers, and the top 10 finishers will be rewarded with 100 to 10 golden dragons, and the champion will also receive a commemorative badge from the kingdom himself.

This news instantly caused a sensation in the entire Western Realm!

For a while, the streets and alleys were inquiring about the statutes of the Games, and its momentum was no less than the release of the Magic Shadow.

You must know that a hundred gold dragons as a down payment is enough to buy a house with water, heating, and electricity in the neighborhood closest to the castle district, and this is also the goal of most Winterless citizens, except for the first group of locals to move.

Although there is no distinction between the inner and outer cities of the traditional city, and there are no walls between the various cities, people still want to be closer to His Majesty.

In the past, this goal required most of a lifetime of accumulation to achieve, but now it is possible to achieve it in one step!

This is different from the Outstanding Contribution Award and the Battle Hero Award - the former are all masters in the industry, even if they don't rely on the Golden Dragon Reward, they will not be trapped by money, and the latter needs to take their lives to gamble, courage and luck are indispensable, but what about the sports meeting?

As long as you can run!

Who doesn't have two legs?

In the eyes of everyone, this has almost become another proof of His Majesty's compassion and love for the people, kindness and generosity.

To the delight of most people, what used to be a generous policy that was only for the official population is now shared by the "all", as the weekly headline suggests.

Not to mention the Neverwinters, even merchants from other cities can participate in it.

It's no wonder that this novel campaign has had such an impact.

Of course, Roland wants to do more than just watch a race and see who can run faster – the Games themselves have the effect of strengthening cohesion and encouraging people to challenge themselves and strive for progress. As the aftermath of the Victory Day celebrations and the clarion call before the start of the war, there is nothing more inspiring than a sports meeting.

In addition, he has a small plan.

It's about promoting the bike's comeback.

He has always been a bit of a failure of his early policies – the triumphant invention of the King of the Grey Castle, the appearance of the friendship advertisement of the chief manager Barov, and the posters that filled the square at the time, only to produce more than 200 vehicles, and then end miserably due to lack of productivity. Not to mention the transformation of the factory into a steam engine assembly plant, half of the finished products were also paid to the workers.

Not only did his vision of everyone riding bicycles to and from various cities not materialize, but a lot of resources were lost due to poor planning - for example, the special machinery and equipment produced for processing frame parts were all rebuilt, and the remaining half of the bicycles were not delivered to the First Army because of their small scale, and all of them were mothballed in warehouses.

It can be said that among the many projects he has single-handedly arranged, this one alone has not created any benefits.

Naturally, such black spots have to be erased.

The situation in the city is very different today than it was two or three years ago, with the frenzied sprawl leading to a dramatic increase in urban area, with new neighborhoods lining the Kingdom Avenue and getting farther away from major jobs such as factories, docks and mines, making walking a time-consuming and labor-intensive affair. And the improvement of city streets also allows cyclists to have more places to reach easily.

Secondly, Neverwinter's productivity has also increased dramatically, and with the use of rubber bugs and new machine tools, it has been possible to de-witch from the start without any impact on existing projects.

There's never been a better time to launch a bike.

As long as the Second Army is allowed to ride a bicycle and follow the long-distance running team all the way, acting as a guide and accident rescuer, everyone will naturally discover the superiority of this means of transportation.

In that case, the biggest mistake of his rule so far will no longer exist.

Roland thought confidently.

......

"Oh, is this the city of the Great Chief?" said Gultz, rubbing his cheeks, "this stone ship has no strength, it's just too noisy. If I stay for another two or three days, I'm afraid my ears will be deafened. ”

"Father, don't you really want to hide your tattoos and change into your northern clothes?" said Rohan after him, "those people on the docks...... They're all looking at us. ”

"What's the matter, let them watch it enough. ”

"But ......"

"Are you worried about being discriminated against?" Gultz glanced at him, "What kind of life is my daughter living if even the Morkin passer-by is so unbearable?" the Great Chief said that everyone in his realm should be treated equally, and I would like to see if he has deceived the three gods. ”

At the mention of Loga Burning, Lohan closed his mouth and stopped persuading.

The patriarch shook his head secretly, it seemed that the sister with outstanding strength was still a knot in the other party's heart.

Coming here from Clearwater Harbor was not a whim for Gultz - the two-month battle for revenge finally came to an end, and the relocated Oasis Sandfolk won the final victory under Brian's command. The masterminds of the Yinchuan massacre, the Nutao clan and the bone-cutting clan, were exterminated, and the six clan systems of Iron Sand City have since become history.

He had come to report on Brian's behalf.

This kind of thing didn't have to be done by the head of the clan himself, but because of the war, the Flame Clan missed the enthronement ceremony of the Great Chief, so if he sent the good news of victory as a belated gift, it was naturally more sincere for him to do it.

And Gurz is also very concerned, how is Luojia now?

She never writes down her difficulties in her letters, and it is better to see some things with her own eyes.

There are neither lanterns nor fire-roasted sandworms here, will she be thinner?8)