"Why do you feel like you're shaking under your feet? Is it where it exploded again? ”

Natsu was strategizing in the tent when he suddenly felt a shake on the ground.

"Stephanie, go out and have a look, remember to fly higher."

She sent the little Lori in black outside.

"It's dark."

It's night now, and although it's not late at night, the light of the stars and the moon isn't enough to make people see far, and the artifact Lori doesn't have a dark vision, so you can't see anything from a few kilometers away.

"Master, I can't see what happened, but there is no fire or energy fluctuation on the other side of Leom City, it shouldn't be the movement from there."

She flew back and reported to Natsu what she had observed:

"Do you want me to see it with my own eyes, master? It's too dark to see from such a distance. ”

"No, you'd better stay with me, we're about to leave for the Imperial Pioneer Camp."

Xia felt that he had regained a lot of strength, and most of the injuries on his body had healed under Glori's treatment, so he began to pack his bags and prepare to march to the plains.

The First Frontier Base where Duragal and their feet were located was not far from here, in fact the place where they first met Timos, near the waterfall where the bones of many Imperial soldiers were buried.

"Glori, this time you need to come with me, and go there to save a dying magician."

Xia called the purple-haired saintess to his side, touched her forehead and pulse, and felt that her physical condition was normal, so he put down his heart and said:

"This man is important to us...... It can be said that it is the bond that implicates us and Harlem, and it is also very ...... It's very easy-going, and it's a shame to let him die like this. ”

Thinking of Duragal's frivolous appearance, Xia said the word easy-going somewhat against his will.

"But. Why didn't you tell me sooner? ”

Gloria was stunned:

"If it's really life-threatening, you should ...... when you get back to camp"

"In my heart, he is not as important as you."

Xia replied in a low voice:

"I have no reason to care about anyone else until I'm sure you're safe."

Although she used you, Glori's face turned red inexplicably.

"I see."

She lowered her head and said softly:

"I'll go with you."

"Fernanxi Stream. I'm going to have to work hard for you this time. Natsu called the Lich and the Black Spirit Knight, but didn't bring anyone else.

This is a low-level map, and the monsters are all about 10-30 levels, so getting to the Imperial camp isn't a dangerous ride, even at night.

But after a delay, it is unknown whether Duragal will still be alive.

If the Great Sage did die, there would be a rift in her alliance with Harlem, and it would be difficult to hold on to the unreliable pact with Roye and Princess Tasia.

Everything still has to be based on strength...... This strength includes the influence she has. Without the support of the Great Sage, the development of the New World would undoubtedly be greatly hindered. You must know that the Harlem is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and her current behavior is not much different from that of a tiger.

"Hehe, it's okay, I also want to see what the strongest empire of mankind is like now."

The lich laughed:

"Expedition Commander, this should be the same level as the Imperial Marshal, such a person should be interesting."

“…… When you meet Elio, you probably won't think so. ”

Xia thought badly.

Most men shouldn't have a good impression of a super handsome guy after seeing him, unless that person has a problematic tendency.

"Summer. Where are you going? ”

Just as she was about to leave, the werewolf princess jumped out and intercepted her:

"Let me go with you."

“――！”

The spider beauty also ran out. hugged her arm.

Polly the little catwoman hid in the door of the tent and looked this way, apparently wanting to go along.

"But ......"

Natsu's face was hesitant.

"I think it's fine."

The lich knew what the silver-haired girl was thinking, and made a gesture of indifference:

"The enemy who blew up the city hasn't shown up yet, and it's not safe for them to stay here, so it's better to go to the Imperial Barracks with us, at least for now, we're still allies with them."

"It's the words of allies. It's about dealing with the enemy together! ”

Xia Shen said:

"Fernanxi ...... Are you sure you can take on the guy who almost razed Reum to the ground? ”

"I only promise that I won't die at his hands."

The Lich is a very pragmatic man: "But I am not sure that I will save you at the same time." ”

"In that case, it's better for everyone to stay."

Natsu lied to his companions:

"Like Fernanxi, I have the means to protect myself, but I can't take care of the others, so you'd better stay here. When Wendy returns, everyone can find a safer place to hide for a while. ”

She glanced at Erin, who was sitting on Xuexi's shoulder:

"As long as Erin is with you, I can find your place."

In fact, where does she have the means to protect herself, she just says this to reassure everyone.

The forced mode of the little Lori in black consumes a lot of money, and it can't be used often at all, and in front of that kind of terrible enemy, it is at most a little longer to support it.

"Eh-"

Hearing her words, the werewolf princess wagged her tail unhappily.

After leaving the camping place, Xue Qian suddenly flew out with Erin.

"Is there something wrong?"

Xia still valued this female deity very much, and immediately stopped.

"My strength now is not enough to fight that person."

Xue Qian flew in front of her and reached out to hold her face:

"But I can give you a gift."

With that, she kissed the silver-haired girl on the lips under the watchful eyes of the lich and the black spirits.

"Huh??"

Xia didn't expect to be forcibly kissed by the other party, and reached out to push it, but the tentacles were soft and pinched two wonderful objects.

"Po-"

Xue Qian is obviously not very good at kissing either. The lips made a loud sound when they left, which was very embarrassing.

Xue Qian...... You ......"

Xia's gaze was a little dazed:

When the other party said that the gift to herself, wouldn't it mean herself?

――Is there an extra goddess in your harem group?

"You've gained an unknown skill!"

"The system will take time for a detailed analysis, please wait...... It takes about 2 hours to get accurate results. ”

Just as she was thinking about it, the system popped up two lines of prompts.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. ”

Xia suddenly knew that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly stopped his hand that was unconsciously kneading.

"Why apologize."

Xue Qian looked down at her rubbed breasts, not only was she not angry, but she twisted her waist and rubbed her hand twice with the tip, as if thinking that this was a human way of intimacy.

And if your boobs are touched like this by the other party...... Seems quite comfortable?

"Thank you for the gift, I have to go."

Xia knew that now was not the time to kiss me and me with a girl, so he reached out and hugged the goddess, and hurriedly said goodbye to her.

"She seems to have transmitted some kind of divine power to you."

The lich's voice was smiling:

"But that way...... It's a bit peculiar, at least not with Abner. ”

"Let's go!"

Listened to this obviously ridiculous sentence. The silver-haired girl's face was a little uncomfortable, and her feet immediately sped up.

This road is not long, and the monsters on the road are extremely rare, and the strong sense of oppression of the lich and the black spirit knight also makes these low-level monsters dare not approach.

"Hiss......"

The Black Spirit Knight spewed away a yellow monster snake that wanted to sneak up on Xia with his breath.,This snake's information shows that it's a C-rank boss.,So it's a lot more daring than other monsters.。

"I don't have much research on toxins, so you don't want to be bitten by these guys."

The lich reminded her:

"The species in the New World are very different from those of Faenns, and the healing drugs over there may not be effective here. So it's better to be cautious. ”

"I understand."

Natsu was surrounded by several black spirits in the middle, and the lich was hovering in front of him to open the way. They were all very fast, and in less than 1 hour they came to the vicinity of the Great Falls; The deafening sound was like a signpost in the night, and as long as you followed the sound of the water, you were not afraid to find the wrong place.

"Hey, there's something fighting up ahead."

She suddenly noticed several black shadows fighting in the distance.

"No. 3, go over and take a look...... If someone is attacked, save it. And bring it here. ”

After a while, the black spirit, who had taken the order, returned with an old man covered in dust.

"Master, he's only level 10, I don't know how he managed to get here alive."

The little Lori in black said with some surprise.

"Thank you."

Although it was very unpleasant to be lifted by the collar, the old man understood that the other party had saved him. So I took off my hat and thanked her.

"There are a lot of monsters here, and your strength doesn't seem to be strong, why did you choose to come to this place at night?"

Xia saw that the black shadows that were driven away by the black spirit seemed to be a few white wolves.

"I'm here to see my grandson."

The old man's voice was low, and he put the torn hat back on his head:

"The coastal camp didn't approve of my application to go out, and I didn't have the money to find a guard, so I had to come out at night."

"You're from across the coast?"

Natsu was slightly surprised.

"That's right, there's something going on there today, so it's not very well guarded."

He wiped his bloodstained cane against the sole of his shoe, his breath sounding uneven, and it seemed that the battle had taken a lot of effort on his part.

"There was a tsunami on the beach in the southwest, and several posts were washed down, but fortunately they were built very high and there were no casualties."

"Tsunami?"

Natsu and the lich glanced at each other.

There are many reasons for the formation of tsunamis, most of which are related to undersea earthquakes or hurricanes.

"I'm sorry, I'm going to keep going, you can leave me alone."

The old man turned his crutches in a circle, indicating that he was still able to move normally:

"Judging by having such a strong guard. You should not be a simple person, such a person's time is often precious, and it is not worth wasting on an old man. ”

"Stephanie, give him a musket and a saber."

Xia is really in a hurry now, but it is impossible to leave such an old man alone:

"Come out - Guardian of the Jungle!"

She summoned a white spotted leopard and sent it behind the old man.

"What a beautiful little thing."

The old man stroked its fur in amazement. The white leopard seemed to be very compatible with him, shaking its body and not resisting his petting.

"Thank you for your generosity in being able to help an old fellow who has nothing to do with it."

He took the weapon handed over by Xiao Lori, and skillfully turned the short musket in his hand: "I haven't played with this retro firearm for a long time, but I should still use it." ”

"You can stay behind the waterfall for a while, there are Imperial soldiers stationed there, we do have an urgent matter, so we will leave first."

Natsu nodded at the old man. Begin to continue on your way with the Lich and the Black Spirits.

After all, the situation on Duragar's side was critical, and she could not afford to delay it again and again.

The old man watched her leave quietly, threw aside the crutches in his hand, lifted his saber and checked it, and walked in the direction of the waterfall.

"This is the resting place of the martyrs of the expedition, so be sure to pay respects when you enter! If they are found to have vandalized tombstones, they will be severely punished. ”

There were soldiers guarding the waterfall, and they didn't stop the old man when they saw it. Just a reminder to him.

The old man took off his hat.

"Where is Cronma's tombstone, take me there."

"Are you...... General Ludgoler! ”

After seeing his face. The leading soldier saluted him in shock:

"When did you come to the New World? Why didn't we receive a ...... at all"

"It doesn't matter, lead the way."

The old man's voice was a little desolate:

"I'm just an old man who misses my grandson...... And I'm not a general anymore. ”

"Please come over here."

Seeing the expression on his face, the soldier did not dare to say more, and personally led the way in front and led him to the stele forest behind the waterfall.

"Your grandson, Cronma, is very good, so we built the Valhalla Monument for him."

The soldier walked over to a tombstone that glowed blue. With a solemn expression, he said:

"If you want to know anything, just ask his Heroic Spirit."

Then he bowed deeply to the old general and retreated silently.

"Heroic ......"

Ludgole placed his hand on the top of the tombstone, and a blue glow immediately covered his hand.

"I was attacked by a pioneer and a sinful bullet hit me in the head. Killed me on the edge of the camp......"

A cold and nostalgic voice slowly sounded, and began to tell about his experience.

- Valhalla Monument.

Harlem is a magical country, and those soldiers with strong magical abilities can leave words at the last moment before they die, and someone will collect these mutilated spirits on their tombstones as a great legacy of martyrs for future generations to admire.

Over time, these spirits will fade, but the glow of fluorescent blue will forever haunt the tombstones, symbolizing their resilient souls.

"Kronmar ......"

Feeling the cold tombstone, the old general closed his eyes.

After a long time, two lines of cloudy tears flowed from his weather-beaten eyes.

There was a low whimper from the caverns of the burial chamber, and even those who were accustomed to death could not resist the grief of the loss of their loved ones.

……

"I don't know how to express my gratitude, Your Highness."

Looking at Duragal, whose face was gradually turning bloody, Elio, who had always been calm, showed an excited expression and kept bowing his head to Xia in thanks.

If it weren't for the fact that the silver-haired princess hated contact with men, maybe he would have hugged him affectionately, which was a rare thing for the commander.

In addition to him, Isido, who had a bandage on his head, also expressed his sincere gratitude, and for the first time, a smile appeared on the cloudy face of the old magician Boris.

"You seem to have thanked the wrong person, and it wasn't me who saved the life of the Great Sage."

Natsu pulled Gloria to her side and introduced her:

"This is the Holy Daughter of the Order of Truis, Miss Glori...... But that's a thing of the past. ”

Hearing the word Truis Order, the faces of several high-ranking members of the empire changed.

"Your Highness the Princess."

Elio cautiously glanced at the real Imperial princess who was pretending to be handling the documents not far away, and asked in an uncertain tone:

"Do you want to be a messenger of peace between us and the Pioneer Alliance? With all due respect......"

"No, no, no, of course not."

Xia never thought that he would be able to resolve the grievances of the two great powers, and hurriedly denied his speculation:

"Didn't you hear what I just said? She became a saint before, and now Gloria is mine. ”

She stretched out a hand and hugged the purple-haired saint's shoulder, who blushed with shame.

Not because of this intimate behavior, but because the phrase "it's my person" is so misleading.

"Then congratulations to Her Royal Highness the princess for being able to get such a powerful medical sacrifice."

Elio's face immediately turned pale, and he smiled and congratulated.

-- This kind of digging into the wall of the old enemy, the more things for him, the better.

What's more, this saintess is extremely powerful, and she has healed the dying injured without using magic and spells, and such a person is simply reassuring on the side of the allies.

"Oh? Is she so amazing. ”

Princess Tasia, who had been ignored by Xia, finally couldn't sit still, threw down the quill and walked over, stared at Golori's face for a long time, stretched out her finger and lightly scratched her face.

Gloria is a respected existence wherever she goes, how can anyone be so light on her, and after being teased by her fingertips, she hurriedly shrank behind Xia, like a frightened bird.

"Heh, so you like this type of ......"

Tasia looked at them with some taste, folded her arms and said:

"Now that the problem of the rebels is over, the useless Great Sage has survived; Do you plan to stay in the New World and explore? If we continue like this, we may become enemies. ”

"As long as you can abide by the agreement, I can promise not to attack the areas occupied by the Empire."

Xia already had an answer to this question, reached out and took out a map, and spread it on the table in the middle.

"This is the map of the New World that I got."

She volunteered to share the information she had, showing all the higher-ups present the most detailed topographical map to date, with information on mountains, rivers, and even some monsters.

All of this is thanks to Xue Qian, the memory of the gods is not covered, and almost all the regions except the northwest direction have been memorized, and Xia has only taken out a small half, but this is already much richer than the information that the imperial people have.

"As you can see, it's a very large area."

And she said to the crowd pointedly:

"There are many treacherous areas, and some impassable moats; If you want to conquer all this land, it will take more than a year or two. ”

"And don't forget, humans and aliens have existed on the continent of Faense for thousands of years, but there are still places in that land that we can't set foot in, let alone this unknown continent."

She straightened up, looked at Tasia and Elio, and slowly said what she requested:

"I don't want any material assistance from you, and I don't need you to send someone to help open up, I just hope you can promise one thing-"

She placed her slender finger on the map:

"If one day I conquer the territory on my own, I hope Harlem will follow the agreement we made before and not attack there." (To be continued......)