Chapter Ninety-Six: Homecoming
"Your Highness, I expect it will take a month and a half to implement the plan, and you can trust Sebastian as much as you trust me. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info because we are representatives of the same interest groups. ”
"Well, I'm almost getting used to college life, and I've improved my Itkanria language, so don't worry!
"Hahahaha, Meyer promised His Highness to take you out on an adventure, and I will definitely arrange for him to fulfill his promise!"
"Dear Sebastian, in addition to taking care of little Max, please keep an eye on the situation in the academy for me. ”
In the tavern, Salian secretly arranged for the Imperial Count of Ridlinger to do something shady, and the "Soul Reaper" himself was happy to do so, and the head of the secret police would become more and more important.
Yulia has a mission on her body, so naturally she can't go with her, Salian originally wanted to take Teresa with her, but she entered the sage mode again, according to her, she will not leave the academy without completing twenty magic experiments.
In this way, Salian went to the carving room at lunch that day and found Kaz who was lazy sleeping.
The boy who was dreaming suddenly felt that the little girl he was chasing stopped for some reason, and when he reached out and wanted to grab the girl's weak shoulder, he saw her turn her head, and the cute face that he had expected turned into a terrifying face full of tears and blood.
The boy screamed and opened his eyes, and found the kind and reliable face of Duke Salian von Hohensterlingen.
"Wow, even the right to my spring dream has been taken away, please spare me, Your Excellency Duke!"
"Hehe, then tell me what you know and what you don't know! maybe you want to taste what terror is also enveloped when you are sober?"
"I really don't know anything! Miss Lantony told me to do what I did. ”
Seeing his horrified gaze, Salian felt that the boy might indeed know a limited amount of things, and he went on to say it in the kindest of words.
"Don't be afraid, I'm just joking, I've come to you today to get you to take me out of the Academy, and Miss Lantony told me that there was a convenient way, and she told me to come to you. ”
"Oh, then, please come with me! The boy said with a trembling mind.
Salian then followed Kaz to an old turret away from the schoolhouse, on the edge of the cliff in the northernmost part of the island, which was supposed to have been built by the Knights to defend against attacks from the sea in the north of the island, and which looked like it had been abandoned for many years.
"Your Excellency, how have I set up this place, does it look like no one has been here for decades?"
"Well, is there any mechanism in it?" asked Salian lightly.
"Hehe, please watch your feet and follow me. ”
The boy pushed open the dilapidated door that was hidden, and Salian followed suit.
"Your Excellency, please stand against the wall. ”
The boy picked up a broom by the door and cleaned up the stones and rubbish that were piled up at the base of the tower, and immediately Salian noticed a clear six-pointed star pattern on the marble floor.
"It turns out that there is a teleportation circle here, I think as a high-level academy with a space-time archmage, it is normal to have a few teleportation circles, right?!"
"Oh, Your Excellency, that's not something I can know, Miss Lantony just told me to take good care of this place, and give me a gold florin every month!"
"You're going to use this?"
"Yes, you just have to stand in the middle and I can manipulate it. Miss Lantony asked Master Scottino, the professor of space-time magic, to teach me. He said I had a great talent!"
"Oh, by the way, there's something for you to do during my absence. Don't worry, I won't do you any wrong. Salian took five gold florin coins from his bosom and tossed them to the boy as he continued.
"The more detailed the details are the more detailed as possible, such as the schedule of Miss Lil de Wald, with whom I am studying the magic of time and space, as well as her habits, hobbies, and people she associates with. But don't tell anyone! I'll pay you another amount of gold according to your work when you come back!"
The boy tucked the five gold coins into his sleeve without pretentiousness, and then said to Salian with a smile.
"Your Excellency, you have a good eye, although Miss Lil has already been called the number one beauty in the academy not long after entering the school. In addition, the two sisters you brought are also in the top 20 beauties!Your Excellency the Duke, your appetite is a little too big, isn't it?!"
"As the imperial prince of Tutonia, in addition to serving the country, I also have high requirements for myself, supreme rights, peerless beauty, as long as I can fight for it, I will never give up!"
"I see, I'll make you satisfied!"
The boy knew that if he refused Salian's words, he would definitely be worse off than dead, so he readily agreed.
"Your Excellency, Miss Lantony asked me to tell you that the location of this teleportation array connection is built in a forest near the Mars Mountains at the northern end of the Republic of Westport, and if you want to return to the Academy, you just need to go back there and crush this stone. ”
As he spoke, the boy handed a blue stone to Salian, who took a look at it and put it in his pocket.
"Well, it's really convenient to get to my home place from there, Heixingen, just over Mars Mountain. ”
Then Salian stood still, and after some fiddling with Kaz, the teleportation circle emitted a magical light, and finally after a slight dizziness, when Salian opened his eyes again, he found that the surrounding scenery had completely changed, which made him firm in his belief in obtaining the magical power of time and space.
It was a deep woodland with no human habit, and Salian looked up at the flickering sunlight obscured by the tall trees, and judged the direction, and due north was a steep cliff, which seemed to be Mars Mountain.
There was no one around, Salian wanted to test the limit of his ability, he rested for a while, and then gathered a powerful terrifying secret technique, used the "simulated levitation" to take off into the air, and flew towards the top of the mountain, although the vertical distance was only one kilometer, but Salian, who was carrying dry food and weapons, still had to rest in the middle.
"Hehe, it seems that I am still a lot closer to the Knight of the Dread King!" but considering that he was still young, Salian still felt good.
Because it is far away from the mountain roads used for normal trade, there are many wild animals, especially the giant erect bears that are special to the Mars Mountains, so relying on the hunting skills cultivated since childhood, the king of the forest there also entered the stomach of Salian, but unfortunately there is no seasoning, and they can only taste their most primitive delicious taste, lacking a bit of earthly feeling, and Salian happens to not like the original ecology very much.
"My lord, this is almost the territory of the Holy Sword 'Imeches'. ”
"Hehe, thank you for reminding me, by the way! I don't know which Imperial artifact Teresa got that staff. ”
"You'll know, my lord, if you can find all seven Imperial artifacts. Will you stop by 'Iltrosa' and Thomas this time?"
"No, I will go back to my hometown directly, although their affairs are also important, but they are not the priority now, I don't have much time outside the school, everything must be solved by the fastest means. ”
Day and night, Salian quietly crossed the Mars Mountains back to Schwartenen, crossed the bridge over the Rinn River, and finally reached Konstanz, where he was now the hereditary domain of Viscount Manstel von Barlenberg, the "smiling nobleman".
In the City Lord's Palace, the headquarters of the original Spice Guild, Viscount Barenberg cordially received his friend.
"Hahahaha, dear Manstel, it must feel good that the flag of the Barenberg family is hanging on the city gate!"
Manstel, who sat in a chair decorated with a lot of gold and precious stones, replied: "Yes, Salian, don't forget me next time there is such a good thing, although I have no fists, but I will not be stingy with money!"
"So I'm not going to come to you today. ”
"Oh, I heard you didn't just go to study at August, the southernmost point of the mainland, how could you have time to go back to Schwartenen?"
"Because I have an important task to do! That's why I didn't even come back to Hei Xinggen and came directly to you. ”
The astute Viscount Barenberg knew the opportunity had come again.
"Say, Salian, open your mouth wherever it comes to me!"
"Well, I'm going on a dangerous expedition, Manstel. A real adventure, but this time I don't need your money, the deposit given by the customer is enough, and what I lack is people. ”
"Well, as the Duke of New Mark, although he can't compare with those old nobles, he is also considered to have a large number of soldiers, how can he be short of people?" Manstel asked puzzled.
Salian replied helplessly: "Time is pressing, and it will definitely be too late to transfer troops from New Mark." But since it's not a large-scale operation, I just need a few reliable people. You must have absolutely loyal soldiers under you!?"
"Of course, but do you need to count me?"
"Yes, three people, you, me, plus Aicherin, we are the ten commanders of the ancient empire, each with a team of men and horses to complete the task in three ways. ”
"Oh, what a task, it's so complicated!"
"Haha, when I find Acherin, I'll tell you about the plan together!"
"Oh, Salian, you've whetted my appetite with such a good plan. ”
"Alright, please prepare, tomorrow my castle will go!"
Salian then went to the territory of Aicherin, and asked him to meet at his castle when he was ready.
After many days, Salian finally returned to where he came from.
"Young Master, you're back!"
"Uncle Morrow, I'm coming back from your country!"
"Hehe, I heard from Miss Aphroa, who came back some time ago, but on that small island, it is difficult for you to understand how corrupt our country is. ”
"Yes, I'd love to see it when I have the chance, but my political teacher is Malville, Uncle Moreau, do you know him?"
"Oh, it's him! It seems that he can't stay in the core of power anymore, so he has to take refuge in a country college! This person and I are comrades, we studied classical philosophy together, I am a radical, he is a conservative. Young master, you can learn from him, but don't debate with him, just listen. ”
"I see, so there's nothing wrong with Hei Xinggen lately, right?!"
"All is well, Master Yaza's martial arts gym in Constance is doing a good business, and Miss Aphroa often goes to train. Also, Jaeger's kid is having a hot fight with a tavern hostess right now. ”
"It doesn't matter, just don't interfere with the duties I've given him. ”