It was a bright morning, and Avi had changed into his neatest clothes early in the morning, and followed Stitch, Sango, Bignose Van and Felisty to the northern wall of Mallot, where they were waiting - today was the day Walter the Third Prince returned to the capital, the day of flowers and praise.

Because of Stitch's identity, Avi and the others were able to follow him to this location with a great view, watching the return troops of the eldest prince Bradley and the third prince Walter. Walter, the third prince who was supposed to return to the capital Mallote more than half a month ago, was invited by the lords and nobles of many kingdoms to attend countless dust-washing dinners. Most of the nobles north of the capital supported the second prince Amsol, and their blatant actions unnerved Amsol's forces. When Bradley and Walter pass by Amsol's home city, Bone Ruins, the gates of Bone Ruins are closed, like a stone on the side of the road, oblivious to the two returning princes.

"It's so hot in March in the Kingdom of Salins, I'm almost sweating from the sun!" Stitch fanned himself with his palm impatiently, it was still far from noon, but the moisture in the air had begun to evaporate, and the smell of heat was clearly audible. During this time, in addition to studying seriously, Avi often went to the mercenary market to observe the situation in Mallot. In the past month or so, there have been more and more mercenaries gathered in the mercenary market, but there are fewer and fewer mercenaries who are lonely. The vast majority of the mercenaries who came here to look for work had already chosen mercenary groups to join, and the expansion of those mercenary groups had also made the business of the blacksmith shop booming, and now five out of every ten people walking on Mallotte Street were armed with weapons, and at least four of them were mercenaries.

This unsettling atmosphere also made Avi feel uneasy, partly because of the delay in the return of the eldest prince Bradley, and secondly, because of the attitude of the Kestrel Academy. Rost is still holding a mock election as always, and the results of each vote will change, and in the mock election in the last week, the votes of the third prince Walter and the current second prince of the crown prince Ansoil have actually been tied! Of the twenty-five votes in the four classes, Walter and Amsoil each received ten votes, the eldest prince Bradley had only four votes, and the eldest princess Winlith also had one vote. Avi also learned about the situation of the other classes from Felistie and Stitch, and the results of the other classes were mostly the same, the third prince who had not yet returned to Mallotte had begun to "catch up", and there were countless "diplomatic exploits" with him who returned to Mallot, and those praises about Walter had reached the ears of the people of the kingdom from the Duchy of Dlamain, and even Felistie said that Walter would be a wise ruler.

Coral noticed that Avi was thinking about things, and she gently pulled Avi's clothes with one finger and said in sign language: "Don't worry too much, just let it be, I and everyone want to see the peaceful Mallot." ”

Avi replied with a smile: "Of course, I also hope to see the peaceful Mallot, no matter who is chosen by King Byron as the last prince, and who will become the ruler of the Kingdom of Salins, I will do what I should do." ”

But I'm lying... Avi couldn't help but turn his head away, no longer looking at Sango's sincere eyes. Recently, Avi has not slackened in the slightest, he has followed Mr. Bennicott's instructions to practice the "Divine Brake" every day, and Avi has gradually felt the changes in his body after more than a month of practice. First of all, the mental outlook of the whole person, he will never doze off again, and he can also maintain a state of high spirits after practicing the "Divine Brake". Although the maintenance time of the "Divine Brake" has not increased, Avi believes that as long as he keeps practicing, he will one day be able to make his spiritual power stronger, and the magic stored in his body will also increase.

Stitch suddenly pressed the gray-white battlements with both hands, stretched his neck out, and looked into the distance, "It's coming! It's the prince's returning army!"

Avi immediately put his thoughts back and approached the battlements with the others, looking hard. At the end of the northern plain, a black serpent appears as if it were a giant snake, and the "snake head" of the giant snake first appears in people's field of vision, then the straight "snake body", and finally the slow "snake tail". Avi couldn't see things at such a distance, so he had a whim, and whispered a spell to activate the "Divine Brake".

In that few seconds, Avi gained the same vision as an eagle, and was able to see distant scenes that ordinary people could not see! Avi vaguely saw that at the front of the returning procession were two men on war horses, one of whom was the eldest prince Bradley, whom he was all too familiar with, and the other was not like a prince, but like a general.

At this time, the people of the capital who were already standing outside the city gate began to disperse, giving way to the city, preparing to welcome the return of the third prince as soon as possible.

"If only I could receive such a grand welcome when I return to the Oguna Empire!" Stitch quickly withdrew his hands, the tall battlements were already hot from the sun, "In a little more than a year, I can get rid of the hostage!"

The big-nosed fan joked: "The peace agreement between the West Oguna Empire and the East Oguna Empire is about to expire, do you think these two countries will continue to sign a new peace agreement, extend the peace period or will they fight again?"

"Now our Oguna Empire is attacking the Duchy of Mageni! It is estimated that we will put that rebel regime aside for the time being, and we will clean it up later!"

Felisti shook her head, "The Theoguna Empire has not slackened at all, they have been making frequent moves recently, not only strengthening mutual assistance relations with the Kingdom of Salins and the Papal States, but also signing various friendship agreements with countries further away, and they are also the first country to recognize the Sunrise Alliance, it seems that they will not submit easily." ”

Avi also knew that the East Oguna Empire was attacking the Duchy of Mageni, and he also heard some information about the Duchy of Mageni in the mercenary market, and even the potato mercenary group with his guilt appeared in the mouths of those mercenaries. It is rumored that Fidel, the leader of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, was captured by the rebels and split into five horses, ending up in the most tragic end.

"It's better to keep your attention back to the person in front of you," a familiar voice came from behind Avi, it was the blue-haired senior Cyranos!" "The three princes are in the same city, they are not infant babies." ”

Everyone didn't know how Silanos was able to get up to the city wall, but Avi was concerned about Silanoth's recent mysterious whereabouts. The last time Avi and Fan entered the "Cat's Den", they overheard that the reward for investigating the ghosts of the Academy had been increased a little, and it seemed that the "master" who was willing to pay five hundred gold coins had been impatient and eager to know the identity of the ghosts of the Academy. During this time, Silanes was also elusive, often skipping the classes of the Kestrel Academy, no one knew where he went, and few teachers asked-"If Silanenos can't finish his studies, then he may have to continue to follow the next year's freshmen." These were the exact words of a teacher, and Avi knew that Cyrannos didn't care about any of that, and he didn't even care about being expelled from the Kestrel Academy.

"Sylanes, you should focus on your studies," the red-haired girl didn't seem to have a good opinion of Sylanes who suddenly interjected, "The Kestrel Academy has already taken your name as a big problem. Silanes didn't say anything, he just stood beside Avi and watched the returning procession as they approached the city gate.

The person standing on the high place began to be able to see the front of the line clearly, and sure enough, as Avi had just seen with the "Divine Brake", the person who was on a par with the eldest prince Bradley was not the third prince Walter, but a middle-aged general. The middle-aged general had several thick braids, a sallow complexion, and a lean build, as if he were a barbarian living in the desert. However, the cyan armor on his body is very eye-catching, and his identity is obviously not ordinary.

"Why didn't I see the third prince Walter, shouldn't he be..."The big-nosed fan who blocked his brow with a hand also narrowed his eyes, trying to find the figure of the third prince Walter.

"It's the one!"

Avi looked in the direction of Stitch's finger and noticed a small group of cavalry that had appeared from the west side of the plain at some unknown point. The cavalry had rushed to the gates, but the cavalry soon stopped on the avenue, and looked back from time to time at the large force that was approaching Mallot.

A young man riding a pure white horse with short curly hair is holding a flag representing King Byron in one hand. Behind him were lightly armed cavalry, and judging by the reactions of the soldiers and civilians standing outside the city gates, this man was Walter, the little prince of the Kingdom of Sarins.

The Grand Prince Bradley's party soon merged with the small group of cavalry, and they all smiled brightly as they entered the city gates.

"It's very handsome," the big-nosed fan had already walked to the other side of the city wall, looking at the two princes who were welcomed by the middle road, and at the same time looking at the girls who kept waving their hands, "But it's useless to be handsome, he can only marry one wife, and it is impossible to keep all the beauties for himself!"

Coral laughed with the others when she saw Avi's translation, and Felistie sarcastically said, "Walter may marry Miss Christine of the Duchy of Deraman, there are not many beauties with status and status, and for Walter, one is enough." ”

"Guess why this Prince Walter is in the other team, maybe it's to get back to the capital faster than the eldest prince?"

"Aren't you going to start competing before you get home?" Avi whispered after thinking about Fan's words.

"God knows, anyway, the kingdom of Salins will not be peaceful, the three princes with their own strengths have returned to the capital Mallot, let's see how King Byron deals with the contradictions between the three heirs to the throne. Stitch shrugged his shoulders as the long procession slowly moved towards the area of Mallot's palace, and everyone on the walls was distracted, and no one noticed the mercenary group at the back of the line.