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But Avi's thoughts were immediately seen through by Ben Nicott, and a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared in the dark ocean, and the whirlpool was like a dark green mouth, slowly opening! Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIf it was pitch black, Avi might not have felt the horror of the vortex in front of him, but when he saw the expanding vortex with his own eyes, the feeling of extreme oppression made Avi feel like he was about to suffocate.

"This vortex is the abyss of desire, and it can suck anyone into it, even a magician like Golia, or who I used to be," Ben Nicot's voice came from the center of the vortex, "If you start thinking now about how to satisfy your desires with the magical powers I may have taught you, then you are not far from a tragic end." ”

Avi immediately lifted his foot out of the water, and knowing that he had seen through his thoughts, he had to shout out loudly, "Mr. Bennicott! You will remember that when I was in the City of Honor, I was seriously injured and fell into a coma for a while. It was with your help that I was able to wake up from my coma! You told me that I had three strong desires as a spiritual propulsion! And I was awakened from my coma by longing to ride a horse on the steppe! Why do you now say that those desires will make me swallowed up by a whirlpool!?"

Avi stood on the stone where he had been sitting, facing the dark sea and whirlpool in front of him, like a fisherman who was not afraid of a storm. His shouting silenced Bennicott for a moment, and the sudden storm and thunder and lightning showed signs of abating.

"At that time I was still adjusting to your spiritual level, and that was true, but you have to distinguish between desire and desire. True desire will make you see everything in front of you, while desire will only cloud the truth, and you will be confused by the desire of your heart. When you find yourself in a state of confusion at some point in the future, it is your desires that are at work, and you have to keep that in mind. ”

Avi couldn't tell the difference between the two, or even understand what the other person was saying. But Ben Nicot's voice had vanished, and the whirlpools and thunder and lightning around him had faded before his eyes, as if they had never existed. Perhaps I can't understand what Mr. Bennicott means with my current comprehension, but I'm going to start trying to learn it.

"You don't have to worry too much that I'm going to snoop on your mind, I only connect with your spirit when I'm not dormant, and most of the time I don't bother to ask what you think, after all, I'm just a guest, and you're the master of this body. Bennicot said no more, and Avi gradually woke up from his sleep.

He seemed to feel that his whole body was full of strength, and he had a good sleep rest despite sleeping in the wilderness. He didn't know if it was because of Ben Nicott, but the energetic body was more useful than anything else, and it was useless to think about the future and the "spiritual" thing, so let's see the walk.

Sango, Stitch, and Fan had already woken up. They washed up briefly, prepared to eat, and got on their horses and left. At this time, Avi already knew what the black blade taken from the "Bearbird" did, and he didn't ask the "Bearfinch" again, he planned to go to Mallot, the capital of the Kingdom of Salins, and then send the bandit leader to the security officer, and this weapon was kept for the time being.

The big-nosed Fan began to try to use the black blade to cut the stone early in the morning, but this blade was not as capable of sharpening iron as clay as it was at the beginning, and in the face of the puzzled Fan, Avi did not tell the other party about the artificial life weapon, but just asked Fan to put this thing away first.

While on the road, Avi thought of a question. If this weapon is man-made, who made it? It stands to reason that a bandit in a neutral region should not have that kind of craftsmanship, could it be that the legendary blacksmith Sivel lived in seclusion in this Zeth mud field?

Time passed quickly, and Avi and the others soon passed through the southern part of the Kingdom of Salins, and in the early part of July, everyone successfully escorted the hostage of the East Oguna Empire to Mallot, the capital of the Kingdom of Salins. Along the way, both Avi and Fan could see the difference between the Kingdom of Sarins and the Oguna Empire.

Most of the common people here are smiling, and they are not as reserved and serious as the faces of the people of the Empire, perhaps because the Kingdom of Sallins is not very religious. Many towns and cities have only half a religious building, and missionaries of all religions come to the kingdom of Salins like diluted wine, and it is difficult to smell a single smell.

The civilians here had told Avi and Coral that their kingdom of Salins had experienced ups and downs, and that there had been times when it was so difficult that they couldn't even eat. But after the royal reforms, the kingdom of Sahlins began to grow rich and powerful. Now most of the nobles of the Kingdom of Salins are powerless figures, and the military system is particularly powerful and developed, and the officers here are the real power of the kingdom. They have both military power and jurisdiction over towns, and even the movement of domestic resources is subject to their control.

A situation like that of the Oguna Empire where the aristocracy was divided and autonomous, and who supported their own armies, would not have happened here at all. All the people of the kingdom of Salins revere the guardians of the country, the regular soldiers, and most of the young people aim to be able to enter the regular army, and the knights here are not born to protect the nobility or the royal family. Therefore, the knights of the kingdom of Salins gradually decreased, and were replaced by cavalry units of the regular army.

On the outskirts of Mallote is a river called the "Black and White River", which is actually connected by two rivers. One of the rivers was clear, with a white color, while the other was so dark that it was not known what was polluting the upper reaches of the river. Somewhere outside Mallot's city, the two rivers joined together and became an even larger river, encircling two-thirds of the capital's walls.

Unlike the shallow river of the city of Dorette, the Black and White River neither crosses Mallote nor extends that far. The most important thing is that this river is really not deep, compared to the "shallow river", which sells dog meat on the head of a sheep. Although the river is not deep, there is a kind of fish living in this river, these fish have sharp teeth, whether it is human or livestock, as long as they fall into the river, they will become their delicious food. Moreover, the meat of these fish is not delicious, so most people do not want to go near the river, let alone actively catch them.

Avi slowly approached outside Mallot. People from other regions converged at the gates, and the soldiers guarding the gates did not check on those entering the city, and it seemed that the security here was better than in the Oguna Empire.

Avi and the others followed behind the ordinary people, but at this moment a group of infantry of about fifty men appeared from the city gate. These infantry were dressed in the simplest armor and held short, light swords, and the captain they led was a middle-aged man in gray plate armor, whose eyes were already fixed on Avi and the others.

"I'm Even, the deputy commander of the regular army of the Kingdom of Salins, this one must be Lord Stitch who came all the way from Sky City, right?" Evan came to the group of four horsemen, and Stitch, who was sitting on the same horse as Coral, was immediately recognized by Evan.

Since Coral couldn't speak, she had already taught Avi how to deal with possible envoys from the Kingdom of Sarins. Avi also immediately took out a document signed by Electrent IV, Saresa and Stitch's father, Duke Bernardo, from his arms, and Evan took the document and immediately checked it, "Come on, help Lord Stitch and his guards dismount!"

At Evan's order, the light infantry of the Kingdom of Salins immediately came over. Although the leader of the bandits tied to the fourth horse looked strange, the light infantry helped him down, and Evan didn't bother with the man.

"Lord Stitch, if you have any problems with your life in Mallot, you can come to me directly," Evan's beard could not be shaved clean, and even if it could grow back from his shaved chin in an afternoon, "please don't take yourself hostage, just use this place as a school..."

Stitch interrupted, "But your country's last hostage, Miss Christine, has snuck away, and I haven't been found yet! Are you sure I'll be safe?"