"I'm a member of the Knights of the Apprenticeship, Kyle Flender. In the spring, he was assigned to camp in the northern part of Mount Lef..."Kyle began to tell the story of him and Locke, "I came to Borderlands just for a workout, but I didn't expect to soon meet Locke and get involved in a war. At that time, he carried the gold medal and ran alone from Kailin to our camp. Mr. Larry, do you think it's possible? I couldn't believe he was running by himself..."

"It's unbelievable," Teacher Larry also thought, "this kid is still so young, how can he walk through such a dangerous place alone..."

"So when I first met him, I thought it was some local leprechaun. It wasn't until he took out the gold medal that I immediately felt that he was like a messenger from heaven..."Kyle continued to recall, "such a sacred thing that an ordinary person could not have. So I decided to go with him to Kailin..."

"Then how did you escape from Kailin?" asked Teacher Larry, "you dozen young people are definitely no match for the army of the mountain people." ”

"It's Locke's parents—" Kyle stopped talking.

"Locke's parents?" Mr. Larry repeats Kyle's words, knowing that this is the crux of the story.

"Teacher Larry, I'm sorry, I promised Aunt Fili to keep it a secret..."

Kyle is conflicted, and Mr. Larry trusts him and tells him Ace's secret, but he keeps thinking about his promise to Aunt Fili.

"War is coming, you don't talk about it, I don't know how to help you, understand?" Mr. Larry patted Locke on the shoulder, "I believe what you said Aunt Fili, and I hope you can all be in a safe environment, not in the midst of war." ”

"It's the Hunters. Kyle decided to tell Mr. Larry the truth, "Locke's parents are from the Hunter Clan, and I saw the dark red tornado you mentioned..."

Mr. Larry's expression suddenly froze, although he expected that Locke was not an ordinary person, he never expected that he would be a hunter.

"But they're good people, and I can guarantee with my life!" Kyle hurriedly added, "Locke's father helped the villagers resist the enemy and saved me, and Locke's mother gave her life to cover our departure... They're good people, they're not like Zorn!"

"I understand, kid," Mr. Larry comforted, "after those dark three years, I also know that the Hunters are not the evil race they call them. ”

"Locke's parents sacrificed themselves and begged me to take Locke back to Ace, they thought that here, Locke would be able to grow up safely..."Kyle said this, suddenly feeling very annoyed,

"However, war is coming, and even Ace's country is not at peace!Now that Commander Ryan has gone to Tambery, how should we deal with the upcoming mountain troops?"

Mr. Larry pondered, and he didn't seem to have thought of a one-size-fits-all solution.

"Kyle, promise me..."Mr. Larry looked at Kyle in a solemn tone, "Wherever you go, you must take Locke with you, you must not let him be threatened, and you must not mention Locke's background to anyone else, okay?"

"I will, Mr. Larry," Kyle nodded, "and even if you don't say it, I'll do it." ”

Hearing Kyle's affirmative answer, Mr. Larry nodded as well, and then fell back into thought.

"War will come in the fall," said Mr. Larry, "and if you're lucky, you'll be able to get through..."

"Mr. Larry, what is 'lucky'?"

"If Ryan can come back, he must have a way..."

"Commander Lane..."

At this time, the leader of the Valanger, Commander Lane, has already set foot on the road to Tambery, the "lonely mountain city" in the north...

Sure enough, he only brought two guards. This shows that he is ready to come to his senses.

He knew in his heart that the Kailin conflict would escalate into a war between the two countries. However, this is not the ultimate purpose of his trip. Because there is an even greater catastrophe lurking around the world, waiting to erupt at any time.

All the way north, there are plains and meadows all the way, and occasionally there is a mountain forest, or a few small hills, but it still can't block the open view.

Ace's horse was extremely fast, and Ryan set out in the morning, and before noon, he could already see the silhouette of Tamberi.

In this endless grassland, a very strange mountain protrudes.

It is like a lonely mountain bulging from the ground, and it is like a boulder flying from the sky.

Just like that, very incongruous, appeared on the plains of Ace.

When the world was still at war, the Ace people took advantage of this lonely mountain. They built a castle on top of it, carved it into a cliff, and opened a secret passage under the cliff to pass through the army, and thus Tamberi was formed.

As Ryan rode his horse, getting closer and closer to the lonely city, he could already clearly see the pinpoint-like rooftops of the hill and the fluttering yellow flag, which symbolized the royal legions.

If you get closer, you can clearly see that the cliff wall of this lonely mountain has been made into a high stone wall, and a huge holy sword is carved into the wall.

"Who's coming?"

As soon as Ryan reached the side of the mountain, he heard a roar from the mountain.

"Commander of Valanger, Ryan Starr!" Ryan said loudly upwards, "Ask to meet Royer Plimpton, the monarch of the Esnan Kingdom, and General Andil Hart!"

After Ryan finished speaking, he didn't reply again.

After waiting for a while, suddenly a small stone door opened in the huge stone wall, which could probably only allow two people to pass through side by side.

"Dismount, come in alone!" another roar came from above.

Commander Ryan dismounted and whispered to the two guards behind him:

"If I don't come out before sunset, you don't have to wait for me, hurry back to Valangue and tell Councillor Whis, understand?"

The two attendants nodded.

"Also, if anyone comes out of the city and wants to approach you, they should leave immediately, you know?"

The attendants nodded again.

"Remember, don't run together, you split up in two lanes, so you have a better chance. ”

"Commander Lane—" Finally, the squire couldn't help but speak, and there was a hint of sadness in his tone.

"I know the chances are slim, but I have to try," Ryan said, turning and walking towards the small stone door under the wall.

The two guards rode and watched as the commander, who was in his fifties, entered the black stone gate alone, and perhaps, this would be their last.

Ryan walked through the stone door, and there was no one inside, only a passage full of torches.

Ryan walked down the passage, and he found that many doors were closed on the side of the passage, and even some forks in the road were blocked. This path seems to have been designed for Ryan to walk long ago.

I don't know how long I walked, but the passage finally came to an end.

Ryan walked out of the passage and into a quiet hall.

The hall was spacious, and a beam of light shone down from the high top on the ground in the center, where a warrior with the Sword of Light Chaser was depicted, splitting in half a pair of giant dark eyes in the sky. Ryan knew that the person in the painting was Knight Cord. And the battle in the painting is the Battle of Emoros.

Looking ahead along the painting on the ground, there are steps in the distance, and at the top of the staircase is a golden throne.

The surrounding light is dim, and the entire hall seems to have only a light source from the top, and this gloomy space feels suffocating.

"Valanger's Commander, Ryan Starr..."

Suddenly, a familiar voice echoed throughout the hall, leaving Ryan with no idea where the speaker was.

"Andiel, is that you?" Although he hadn't seen him for more than ten years, Ryan still remembered the voice of his comrade-in-arms.

"It's touching that an old friend who hasn't seen me for a long time can still hear my voice..."A sentence echoed in the hall, and there was no trace of emotional ups and downs in his tone.

"Good friend, I will never forget your voice. Ryan looked around and replied, "You don't see me for more than ten years, and you want to talk to me like this?"

"No, I've always been in front of you. ”

Suddenly, Ryan felt that the voice was coming from a fixed point. He turned his head to look up, and found a man standing next to the Golden Throne, a warrior wearing golden armor and a holy sword at his waist. His face was in the dark, and he couldn't see it clearly.

Ryan knew that that person was Andiel.

"Andiel, why are you the only one here?" asked Ryan as he turned to Andil above.

"Old friend, I believe in today's conversation, you don't want anyone else to know, do you?"

It seems that Andil already knows Ryan's intentions.

"What about His Majesty Royer?" Ryan saw that the Golden Throne was empty, and on this occasion, there should be people sitting on it.

"The first king died, and the new king succeeded him. Andiel's words did not fall, and a child of a few years old appeared behind him, also wearing gold armor, and sat on the throne, "The new king is Royer's descendant, Winter Princeton. ”

"He's still an ignorant child, how can he manage the whole Southland?" Ryan asked.

"Old friend," Andil said, resting his hand on the sword at his waist, "don't you believe in my auxiliary abilities?"

"I have no offense, Andiel," Ryan bowed upward, "but I don't expect the new king's decision in today's conversation. ”

"Tell me why you came. Andil asked bluntly.

"You should be clear, I sent someone to explain the situation a few days ago, Takayama..."

"Oh, that's it. Andiel didn't wait for Ryan to finish speaking, and grabbed the words, "Haven't my men already taken care of? They told me that they have agreed to your troops to send troops to the rescue." ”

"No, they can't be saved," Ryan lowered his head, his heart heavy, "those dozen young children, all dead. Their bodies were transported back to Valanger, but the matter was not over. The mountain tribes will definitely send troops, and when the time comes, the army of Valange will not be able to resist at all, after all, they have only been established for ten years. ”

"Are you here in Tamberi to ask for backup?" said Andiel's voice with extreme coldness.

"I'd like to see the Golden Armored Cavalry Regiment again, maybe they could..."

"Ryan, you're naïve. General Andil snatched the words again, "The Golden Armor Knights are the royal guards, and now that the northern country is about to move, how can they move south?"

"You can obviously solve the disputes in the northern kingdom, why do you insist on refusing!" Ryan couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "Return the Light Chaser to Ice City, they won't embarrass us!"

"Ryan Starr," Andile paused for a few seconds before re-speaking, "Who told you that the Lightchaser Sword is with me?"

Ryan panicked, he couldn't tell the news that Larry Awen was still alive.

"Everyone saw the Civil War back then, why do you have to quibble again and again?" Ryan quickly defended, "What did you use when you killed Zorn? Why do you pretend to be confused!"

Suddenly, in the darkness on both sides of the hall, there were neat footsteps, as if an army was approaching Ryan.

Ryan could faintly see that in the darkness, there was a golden light...