The Eastern Territory was the last frontier of the Empire, and this nascent territory had a very different atmosphere from the rest of the world, with taxes far lower than those of other territories under the rule of the Northway, the people lived in peace and contentment, and more importantly, thanks to the careful construction of the Vodahara Arcane Artisans, the city of Vodahalla was not only the strongest fortress on the continent, but also one of the most prosperous trading cities. There's no city that doesn't want to be adorned with magical artifacts, but the only ones who can do it are the Norsvig family and Vodahara.

As the acting commander of the half-Blood Cross left behind by Arnold, Doug was constantly shocked by the novelties of the city when he followed Webster and John Fonner's Cold Mountain army to the city of Vodahara, too many things he had never seen before, too many things that he could not understand.

Webster and Fonner don't have Doug's ugliness of a country man going into town. Webster has been stranded in the imperial capital for many years, and is accustomed to seeing the prosperity of drunken money, while Founner is also a knowledgeable person, although the city of Vodahalla is indeed worthy of amazement, but not enough to be surprised.

They were greeted by the Marquis de Congreve, another brother of the Duke of Æthelwlf, who looked like the younger brother of the Duke of Æthel Werf compared to Juan, who was not much older than his brother, and whose countenance had been tempered by the years and revealed exceptional fortitude.

"Hello, Lord Webster. ”

Congreve first glanced at Webster, who was nominally the commander of the Cold Mountain Command, and then quickly turned his gaze to Funner.

"Long time gone, Lord Fonner. ”

"Long time no see, Marquis Congreve. Because of the other party's title, Fonter did not simply say hello like Webster, but saluted Congreve very seriously.

"First of all, please allow me to thank Leng Shanling for this assistance on behalf of my brother. ”

Congreve bowed solemnly to Webster and Fonnar, and continued.

"We've arranged a place for you to rest, and I'll show you the way later. ”

"I'm tired. Fonner thanked him, and the conversation went on between him and Congreve, with Webster, the titular manager, ignored.

The conversation between the two sides was like reading a drama dialogue, which made Doug on the side yawn.

Boredom, Doug looked to Congreve's side, followed by several attachés, mostly middle-aged men dressed as officers, but also a young knight.

Also a young man, the knight naturally aroused Doug's idea, and his straightforward and simple personality did not hide his gaze, staring directly at the other party.

Unlike Doug, a silly boy, Andrew Gunther doesn't take the conversation between Funner and Congreve as a simple greeting, and with the two of them, there is always a lot of important information in a subtle way.

As he listened carefully to the conversation between the two adults, an uncomfortable sensation pierced his skin, causing him to look up in distraction, looking for the source of the uncomfortable feeling.

Without straining to look for it, he noticed the source of that feeling—Doug's eyes.

Andrew frowned, since Congreve told him about the mission, Andrew was fully prepared and carefully investigated all the people he might have crossed paths with, including Doug Davide who was staring at him.

Because Congreve was still talking, Andrew didn't speak out rashly, but just signaled with his eyes that the other party should stop looking at him like this.

Doug didn't understand his eyes at all, and continued to stare at Andrew with that curiosity.

"What's the matter, Doug?" even Webster noticed the strange atmosphere, although he was not the protagonist of this meeting, Webster's identity still allowed him to speak more freely.

"Well, Master Webster, what's the matter?" Doug looked at Webster with a puzzled expression, the fool hadn't yet noticed the situation caused by his reckless eyes.

Webster held his forehead helplessly.

Congreve had long noticed the young knight's gaze behind John Fonner, and he hadn't paid much attention to the young man, but now that Webster had spoken, he had temporarily paused his discussion with Funner and looked at Doug.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the captain of the guard of His Excellency Duke Arnold, Doug Davide, right?"

Because of the perspective, Fang Na didn't notice Doug's rude eyes, he turned his head suspiciously, staring at Doug with an expression as if he was asking "what did you do".

"It's nothing, Lord Webster, Lord Funna, this Mr. Doug may have been too interested in me, so he just stared down for a while. Although he was unhappy that the meeting was interrupted in this way, Andrew explained politely with an aristocratic demeanor.

"I'm too interested...... Webster looked at Doug in surprise, "Doug, I didn't expect you to like ......"

Perhaps it was because Webster had lived in the imperial capital for too long, and he had this idea for the first time when others had not yet thought of it.

"Huh, what do I like?" said Doug, who was even more confused.

"Ahem—" Congreve quickly interrupted the farther and farther topic, "It seems that I was negligent just now and didn't introduce you to you." ”

He stood up, patted Andrew on the shoulder, and said.

"This is Andrew Gunther, the last child of the Count of Rota. ”

"Gunther ......" Fonner looked up at Andrew, a surname that reminded him of what had happened to Vortagen.

"Although the family is dead, it is fortunate that the Duke of Æthelwolf has taken it in, and is now under the command of the Marquis Congreve. ”

Speaking of the family's ruin, it did not shake Andrew, who still maintained etiquette, and introduced himself to Fang Na and Webster with respect but without losing style.

"Alright, let's get back to what we just said. After dealing with this little episode, the Marquis Congreve sat down again, and talked about business with a serious expression, "You two already know, the news from the Vortagan Collar." ”

"As soon as word reached Lionheart, Miss Serena sent us. Again, the answer was Fonner, "What do you think?"

"Since the two of you have already arrived here, then you must think that the anomaly of Blackstone Peak is related to the guy in the sea of Tuke Bay. Congreeve did not answer Funner directly, "Although the jury is not conclusive yet, there are many people here who have the same opinion. ”

Webster sighed, he didn't really have any interest in such a thing at all, and if it weren't for Serena forcing him, he wouldn't even be willing to come to Vodahara, as the nominal commander.

"Blackstone Peak is emitting unusually high temperatures, so that the heat in the Vortagan Collar is too hot for people to live, this kind of thing sounds like a legend, could it be that Lagres, the Lord of the Fire Demons, really stays in that peak?"

Both Fonner and Congreve selectively ignored Webster's remarks.

"You just said that the final verdict is not yet conclusive, is Lord Lord Æthelwolf planning to wait for the results of the investigation from the Snowren Lord?" Fonner asked, his eyes glancing at Andrew behind Congreve.

"Yes, my brother has prepared for the worst, but if he can, he doesn't want to cause losses to the territory because of his misjudgment. ”

"What about the sea, have you continued to send people to investigate?"

Congreve shook his head helplessly.

"If the fleet moves too far from the shoreline, it will be attacked, and we can only be sure that it is becoming more and more active, but the exact circumstances are completely undetectable. ”

"That's not good. Fang Na grinned, his expression was heavy, "We don't even have any information about our opponents, and this kind of war is naturally not good for us." Isn't there another way to find out, such as using magic, and I've always heard about the magic of the Vodahara Arcane Craftsman, so there's no magic prop that can help in this regard?"

"Arcane craftsmen aren't omnipotent, either. ”

People outside the Eastern Territory seem to think that the Arcane Artisans of Waldahara are omnipotent and can make anything, and Congreve can only smile bitterly at this misunderstanding.

"Then it's really just a matter of seeing the moves. Fang Na sighed, as a soldier, it is a basic quality not to fight unprepared battles, but in this situation, he can only face an opponent who knows nothing.

"Anyway, thank you, Andrew will lead the way for you. Congreve owed, thanked Funner and the others, and expressed his intention to end the meeting.

Fonneur and Webster also got up, as the younger brother of the Duke of Æthelwolf, Congreve is almost the second-in-command of the Eastern Territory, and it is already very sincere for him to receive him, and Congreve, who is currently in charge of a lot of affairs, cannot take time out to lead the way for Funner and others, this kind of trivial matter is still understandable.

"Guys, please come with me. After Congreve left, Andrew consciously took on the role of leading the way.

As the heir to the Count of Rota's family, Andrew has been well trained in etiquette since he was a child, and his conversation and demeanor along the way are very decent, which also impresses Fonner and understands why the Northway family values this young man so much.

But Doug was still like that, staring at Andrew with a very curious gaze, and his undisguised eyes were difficult for even the best temperamental people to bear.

"Is there any problem, Lord Davide?" Finally, Andrew couldn't stand the look and took the initiative to ask, "If I have anything that upsets you, please advise." ”

Fonner turned his head and glared at Doug with a reprimanding look, causing Doug to quickly shrink his neck.

"Well, I have a question...... Hmm, can I ask you?"

"Excuse me. Andrew calmed down and said politely.

"Isn't the city of Vodahra called a floating fortress, why isn't it floating in the sky?"

Hearing Doug's stupid question, Funner's face darkened.

"Ah, there are floating castles in Vodahara, but that doesn't mean the whole city. The only place that can float is the main city where Lord Duke Æthelwolf lives, and because the amount of mana crystals required for the levitation function is too large, this function will only be activated when necessary. ”

"Oh, that's right......," Doug looked a little disappointed, "I thought I could see the city floating in the sky." ”

Fang Na frowned.

"Doug, why do you care so much about the Floating City? We're here to fight, not to sightsee!"

"Hug, I'm sorry!" Doug craned his neck as he was reprimanded by Fonner, "Only, only because Miss Serena mentioned it, so ...... Some care. ”

Miss Serena mentioned it, and Fonner silently wrote it down in her mind.

"Well, young people are always curious about new things. Webster patted Doug on the shoulder and started the round, "Although it is important now, but Doug is the first time to come out after all, you can forgive him." ”

Fonnar nodded silently, but had something else on his mind.