On the way back to the White Dove Hotel, Thor felt a chill in the back of his neck, as if a pair of invisible eyes were watching him from behind.

Even when I went back to the bedroom, my heartbeat didn't calm down.

Pulled out the ghost dead wood that was only the length of a palm from under the bed, and quickly dripped Bart's potion, and suddenly the smoke floated and swirled around Thor.

Sit down cross-legged, calm down, and sink your consciousness into the demon mark, guiding the Dead River Mist Engraving Circuit.

However, this time, the dark fog that should have entered the body along the demon mark was suddenly caught by the mouth of the human-faced double-headed snake.

Then the human-faced two-headed snake swam against Thor's skin, and roared violently behind the back of its neck.

Salton was relieved.

Then the human-faced double-headed snake returned to its chest, and the dark mist entered its body, carrying a "thread" head, like embroidery, and continued to extend.

After a round of cultivation, Thor breathed a sigh of relief and said secretly: Sure enough, he was secretly handed.

Fortunately, the memory of Zhihai is correct, and magic is indeed at a higher level than other mysterious powers.

The only way to steal a hand on a magician is to have another magician.

"That way, at least you know that the person behind it is not a magician. ”

"And who can control ghosts?"

Everything seemed to be shrouded in a fog that could not be seen clearly.

What's more, he doesn't know what role he plays in it, which is what worries Thor the most.

"So much has happened lately, shamans, slave envoys, and now even ghosts are here!"

"But so far, apart from Mayne Corida, who has fled for his life, why hasn't there been any news of any other magicians?"

"What the hell is going on in the city of Güell?"

The rich darkness of the night outside the window obscured the view, as if Saul was in the mood at this time, dim and blurry, unsettling.

And this feeling of uneasiness reached its peak the next day when I met Aaron Cap.

"What? Viscount Cap is under house arrest?"

Thor looked at his friend Aaron Cap sitting across from him in amazement.

At this time, the round-faced young man had lost his former optimism, and his face was full of sorrow.

Originally, in previous years, the autumn celebrations would send a training ship from the naval training base, led by an instructor, to the capital city of St. Anchi.

The so-called autumn festival was originally a celebration set by the Duchy of Xinlan and the northern allies in combination with a traditional festival of the indigenous people in order to ease the relationship with the local indigenous people.

The festival lasts for seven days, and on the first day, a military show is held in the capital of the Principality of Xinlan.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is to show force.

As an instructor who has just been transferred from the Empire, it stands to reason that Viscount Cap will definitely lead the team to participate in the celebration as a representative of the Navy this year.

However, this morning, Aaron overheard his parents arguing in his study, revealing that Viscount Cap had to stay at the training base during the celebration.

Moreover, this time it was not in the name of protection, but a direct order from the military.

Later, Aaron made some secret inquiries at the naval training base and soon learned that his father was under house arrest.

After a general account of what had happened, Aaron suddenly continued:

"Actually, it's not just my father, but a lot of my father's colleagues. ”

"Even the naval non-commissioned officers who were transferred to the Principality of Xinlan with my father were all arranged in the training base. ”

"I thought it was protection, but now it seems that it is really house arrest!"

At this time, Sol's mind was already full of doubts: Under house arrest for the naval non-commissioned officer, what is the Principality of Xinlan going to do?

"No," Thor asked, as if thinking of something, and stood up abruptly, staring at Aaron:

"Aaron, are you sure that the naval non-commissioned officers under house arrest are all transferred from the Austro-British Empire?"

Aaron was taken aback, thought about it seriously, and confirmed:

"I'm sure of it! Because they and my family were on the same steamer, and I recognized them for nearly two months at sea. ”

Saul asked again, "Aaron, was there anything important in the Austro-British Empire before you came?"

Aaron replied, "Big deals?" ”

"Although His Majesty the Emperor is old, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very powerful, and he has been presiding over political affairs for several years, and no major events have happened in the empire at all. ”

"Oh, I have to say something big,"

Aaron suddenly clapped his hands and shouted: "In order to confess to the granddaughter of the Prime Minister, His Royal Highness the eldest grandson has embezzled the name of the crown prince and used the military's airship!"

"Just the day before we left the imperial capital, the whole thing was very big!"

"It is said that there is a dramatist from the imperial capital who plans to write a romantic drama based on this......

"How old is the eldest grandson?" Thor said, interrupting Aaron's digression.

"What do you say"

Aaron was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he said, "His Royal Highness the eldest grandson is about the same age as us, and he should be sixteen or seventeen years old. ”

"How old is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Well, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince celebrated his fortieth birthday the year before last. ”

"What about the Emperor?"

"Your Majesty is seventy-five, but Your Majesty will definitely live a long life!"

Thor didn't bother to mention the Austro-British Emperor, and Aaron, with a look of reverence, turned around and walked up and down the room.

"Competing for the throne? No, the prince has been in power for many years, and his son can pick up girls, and his position is absolutely stable. ”

"Political conspiracy? Could it be that Viscount Cap has offended the big guys, no, not like. ”

The newspapers said that in the North, especially in the three northern allies, the Greek people were in a lot of trouble.

Well, whether it is to transport material with the Navy, or to participate in repressive activities, a naval non-commissioned officer is indispensable.

Especially the retired naval non-commissioned officers of the Austro-British Empire.

You must know that the reason why the Holy Austro-British Empire can have a vast colony on the New Austrian continent depends on its navy, which is known as the strongest in the world and is named "Cyleus", the god of the sea.

In previous years, the Principality of Xinlan often hired retired naval officers from the Austro-British Empire at high prices to train the Principality of Xinlan's own navy as instructors.

This time, why treat the naval non-commissioned officers headed by Viscount Cap like this?

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out, the Duchy of Xinlan is just a "colony" of the Austro-British Empire, aren't you afraid of offending the Austro-British Empire?

Huh?

Saul suddenly thought of the history of the West that he had studied, could it be colonial independence?

Saul then rejects the idea:

"That's not right, the local natives are of Greek origin, and the government of the Duchy of Xinlan is still essentially a colonial ruler sent by the Austro-British Empire. ”

This is also the confidence of the Austro-British Empire not to be afraid of the rebellion of the princes of the colonies of the New Austrian continent!

Because the two sides are fundamentally not all the way, like water and fire, they cannot be reconciled.

If it was colonial independence, it should have been a Greek riot, and the rulers of the Principality of Xinlan suppressed it with all their might.

This makes it all the more necessary to have a strong navy.

Aaron came with a sad face, and went back easily, saying that he was talking to Thor, and his heart was much more relaxed.

Thanks to Saul, he thought that this round-faced boy would mature overnight after experiencing this, but he didn't expect that he still had no heart and lungs.

Poor Thor, who was already worried about the transcendents gathered in Quill City, and was made to question by Aaron, which was really depressing.

But Thor couldn't let it go.

He had a gut feeling that these two things were not unrelated, but that there must be some kind of secret connection.

Three days later, Saul and Aaron stood on the observation deck on the roof of the White Dove Inn, watching from afar as a painted and colorful warship sailed out of port.

The warships will head north along the coast and enter the port of Thunder.

From the port of Thunder, sail into the river and head to the capital city of Saint-Anchi to participate in the festivities.

Aaron was very disappointed and said, "Alas, I should have been on the warship. ”

The naval cadets who emigrated from the Austro-British Empire, led by Viscount Cap, were all left behind at the training base as expected.

Saul casually comforted him, and sure enough, Aaron quickly regained his spirits.

Then he came up to Thor and said mysteriously, "Thor, guess what I saw the night before yesterday?"

Saul's gaze was still on the distant warship, and this was the first time he had seen the "high technology" of this world up close.

Although the warship also has sails, the streamlined metal hull, the large-caliber gun muzzles coming out of the sides of the hull, and the two huge smoke pipes emitting black smoke in the bow of the ship.

All of them show that it is a sea steel giant, a powerful weapon that surpasses the civilization of the old era.

So at first, I didn't hear Aaron's words, and it wasn't until the dissatisfied teenager patted him on the shoulder that Thor came back to his senses.

"What did you say?" asked Thor, confused.

Aaron rolled his eyes, then regained his spirits and leaned closer and said, "I say, guess what I saw last night?"

"What do you see?" Thor asked helplessly.

"Mermaid!"

Aaron's face turned red with excitement, and he said excitedly: "I wanted to tell you yesterday, but unfortunately my dad didn't let me come out." ”

Saul looked at his excited friend with disgust, and said perfunctorily: "I told you not to read those messy adventure novels." ”

"The real mermaid is not beautiful at all, and it is not only ugly, but also eats people. ”