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"When...... To get to Lenny?" said Anne Seffield, as usual as she lay in the cart full of cotton sacks. This kind of travel is really unbearable for a white-collar girl born in modern times.

"I want to change my clothes, I want to take a bath, I want to eat a hot meal! I should have faked my memory to say that we are not trainees who have traveled and been trained, but that we are saviors from heaven...... Then you can use magic to solve problems!"

"Sister, bear with me. Bonnie Seffier calmly reassured, "We'll be there at the end of July." Besides, if you use magic as often as you ask, you'll be tired every day in a puddle of mud that falls softly on the wagon. ”

"Even if I go soft, I can fall on the soft bed of Lenny's best inn......! Teleportation ......"

This kind of dialogue happens almost every day, and it is replaced by scenes and dates.

Travel in the Age of Enlightenment, while not as dangerous and difficult as the war-torn Age of Darkness or Chaos, was certainly not the kind of easy travel that could be done entirely on money in later generations.

The journey begins with an inland sea route from Port Eliwick to Van de across Emerald Bay. Most humans are reluctant to travel through the interior of the Sacred Forest, where the dense Sacred Forest is inaccessible and non-elven travel is full of hardships and hardships.

They were on a flat-bottomed passenger ship like the "Daino", and Lesa and her crew were on board when they were nearly blown overboard by pirates who had been taken hostage.

The crew couldn't be blamed, because some of the accompanying pirates reflexively shouted "hand over all your possessions...... In short, boarding a ship was a disaster.

However, with the omnipotent and calming former Captain Leonard Kekawi, the journey at sea finally ended without danger and reached Vander safely.

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The team rested for three days in the port of Vander. Port Vander is the easternmost port of Emerald Bay, one of the top ten ports in the world, and belongs to the free Republic of Italy.

Commonly known as the Southwest, Emera was once home to orcs, trolls, and other races, and was only regained by the Holy Empire from the 11th century to the Conquest of the Southwest. In Italy, where the war between human and non-human races lasted until the end of the 14th century, and then the Southern Revolution of the 16th century, most of the cities were rebuilt at least two or three times, so that every large city in the republic was full of new artistic styles from the Renaissance era, and Van de was no exception.

In a city filled with Revival Art Nouveau buildings, the team had to confront a rather tragic contingency...... Well, maybe it's better to say that it's an expected event.

"Speaking of which, this account seems to have been completed a little late. The female alchemist took the cash box and opened it to look at it, only to feel that the coins inside were much more neat, and almost all of them were unified into gold coins of good condition.

"I'm sorry, but the calculation couldn't be completed in the last two days, and there is no suitable money dealer in Port Elivie, so it has not been completed until now. Bonnie pulled out her ledger and said, "It turned out to be a slight surplus." ”

"In the end, there was only a slight surplus?" Lesa looked at Bonnie in front of her with a sharp gaze, as if she wanted to squeeze out two more children with her gaze.

Bonnie Sefir, who had just returned from the money changer, lowered her head and quickly flipped through the accounts: "The main thing is that among these loans, there are some loan sharks who borrow money. I have to tell you responsibly that you have only about two thousand to three thousand gold pounds to have a surplus. Some of these rollover debts with relatively high interest rates have been settled with money dealers. ”

"Two thousand to three thousand...... What can this do?" Lesa had a little headache, "If you pay off all your debts, how much budget can you have?"

"The rest of the debts that don't need to be anxious can be about thirty thousand pounds...... "Bonnie hesitated, "but then you can't get all your family estate, ma'am." ”

Lesa pondered for a moment, and finally said, "So...... It seems that there is no other way but to make money first. ”

"I suggest that we can form a caravan in Van de and sell some cotton to Lenny, which should also make a little profit. It just so happens that there are ready-made guards here......" Bonnie took the opportunity to throw out the persuasion that had been prepared for a long time.

"That's a good idea. Lesa accepted the advice, and Anne and Bonnie smiled at each other.

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The cotton caravan then left Van de and marched along the unevenly paved Western Riverside Boulevard.

Looking out at the cotton fields on both sides of the riverbank, the maidens curled up in the corners of the caravan endured the dizzying jolts, imagining the happy life of the Lady of Helmont in a high-class carriage. Crossing the largest slave holding area on earth, Anne expressed her usual desire to "be the savior of the freed slaves," and that enthusiasm was then extinguished by her sister with a brutal truth.

Next, the Western Riverside Road follows the Rama Canal to the north, where it meets the River, known as the "blood of the South". Metabissy）。

Opened in the mid-14th century of the Second Dynasty, the Rama Canal was built as a legacy of the "Evil Koman Dynasty" to connect the two major river systems of Talati and Maitebutsi. Built at the end of the canal, the city of Rama is one of the many Elven Age cities that flourished after independence from the South, and is now a transit trade center, with a thriving mining and transportation industry. Rama was also the main point of support for the FS's western defenses, where 8,000 soldiers of the 7th Division, "Dayi America", were stationed as a warning force against a possible invasion by the Elves of the Holy Forest.

In Rama, the former captain of Kezmi Stihaus was in some trouble. When the group visited the ruins of the Southwest Dawu Arena, they were taken into custody as suspicious by the local militia force, the National Guard, because of a fight with a passing adventurer.

In order to rescue his loyal men, the half-elf Kakawi moved out of the "Retainer Allegiance Regulations" from the ancient elf empire era to fight the Ministry of Justice, and Lesa went with him in order to support him with her savagery and courage. Taking advantage of this gap, the girls visited the "Ruins of the Southwest Great Martial Arts Arena", the "Monument to the War of Conquest", and the "Hugh Tarati Family Crime Exhibition Hall". The "Unicorn Fort", which was later known as the "Illusory Beauty" and was about to be burned down in the war, was occupied by the Free Army, so the two were not able to visit it.

It wasn't until they felt that there was nothing to do with Rama that Kezmi was rescued from the detention center.

Thus, the group arrived at the tentative end of the journey, Lenny, the common capital of the United Provincial Republic, and of all free nations, five days later than scheduled, and the calendar had flipped to July 20.

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As the sun began to set, the convoy finally stopped outside Lennie's southwest gate.

Lennie ...... We're finally here. Anne Seffel jumped out of the carriage and stretched her bones that had been tossed apart. She loosened the tether of her leather armor slightly, letting the cool breeze run down her neckline to dispel the sweat from her body. She was a little glad that she had made a wish for a new body, and that the modern white-collar woman who lacked exercise all year round would definitely not be able to stand this kind of travel.

When she looked up, she saw the famous flag. Blue, green, yellow, and red, the four colors are divided by a white cross to form a four-color cross flag, which flutters in the slightly yellowish twilight. Two white sub-flags flutter next to the Flag of Freedom, which serves as the symbol of the ICE Metropolitan Area.

"Although I was mentally prepared, I still didn't expect the scale of the city wall to be so large. These walls must have been blown up by carpet bombing during the Continental War. ”

The first of the five arched walls is in sight, a blue-brick concrete façade built after the Fourth Freedom War, and its southern edge is already on the north bank of the Metbysi River. From her vantage point, she could see the great river not far away, and the Lennies diverted the waters of the Metbunsi River to the edge of the city as a moat to defend the city.

"Okay, don't patronize the sights and monuments yet, now you can talk about your plan, sister. We're already here at Lenny, what should we do next?" The flaxen-haired sister also slowly moved out of the car, her appearance was as calm and gentle as usual, and she couldn't tell that after more than two months of hard travel.

"Plans, plans, what are these ......" Hearing this question, Anne was a little flustered, and her hands were rubbing uneasily, "It's to get to Lennie first, and then ...... Then ......"

"Look into my eyes, sister, don't look away!" Bonnie stared at her sister, "You said 'we'll talk about it then,' but now it's time." With only four months to December 7th, time is tight no matter what you want to do. ”

"December 7th......" Anne was stunned for a moment, "What day is that? Is that person's birthday? I haven't even found anyone yet, so it's ......too early to think about the birthday party."

Hearing such an incomprehensible answer, Bonnie's forehead was about to burst into smoke.

"Incident, incident! 'One Day Coup'! Don't you read the history book every day? Even if you don't see it, you can read the biography of that person! He claimed that all his family members died in this incident!"

"Ah, that section was so miserable, I only swept the ......" Anne shrank back, her small gesture changing from rubbing her hands to a high school girl's finger pair. "People don't like tragedy......"

"Do you think you're reading a novel?" Bonnie sighed in despair. She's always very calm, but sometimes she can't do anything about her big sister. "Okay, I'll give you some homework. ”

"On 7 December 1665, Field Marshal Radetz Goval, chairman of the Council of Staff of the Free Army, who had been in office for a year, united the troops of the garrison of Lenny and the troops of the 10th Division 'Lenni' in a coup d'état typical of the Auto-Community type. However, the coup d'état was suppressed in a single day because of the activity of Marshal Kladé López, and it was not even clear which politicians planned it......"

"May I ask a question, Bonnie?" said Anne, holding up her hand.

Bonnie flicked her right hand as if she were holding a whip in her hand: "The so-called coup d'état is a coup d'état in which politicians or certain parties in a democratic country collude with military dignitaries to purge other parties." Such coups are usually quick to declare the restoration of democracy and the establishment of provisional governments, which can be regarded as a disguised form of partisan politics that prevails among the southern republics. Have more questions?"

"Is this kind of coup d'état very prevalent...... Uh, no, please continue. ”

"According to someone's autobiography, he lost all his family in this incident. After this incident, because he was exactly 16 years old, he was enlisted in the army by Latina, and thus began a life of wandering in troubled times...... But as I've said before, almost everyone is convinced that the first half of his autobiography isn't entirely credible. ”

"At least, he's Lenny, that should be true, right?"

Bonnie thought for a moment and nodded cautiously: "There are historians and prophets who have verified this, and this should be true, and the support is quite strong. The rest is completely ......"

Hearing this, Anne gave a high-five, interrupting her sister's words: "Then the plan will be very easy! Let's settle down in Lenny first, and then wait, wait, wait, wait until the coup happens!"

"Ah...... what do you mean?" Bonnie scratched her hair unconsciously, "what if you wait for a coup d'état?"

"Then we will be able to find the future Namen Hugh Kirman!" Anne was excitedly immersed in delusion, "and when the rebels are about to kill his family, Miss Ben will appear as a savior!"

"Uh, then, and then?"

"A beautiful girl appears in front of the desperate boy with a strong, time-ahead magic power and saves his family and his life!"

"Following ...... Continue ......"

"Then, the boy followed the mysterious beautiful girl savior to continue his life, and they lived happily ever after!"

"Stop!" Bonnie finally couldn't bear it any longer, "Sister, are you serious? Are you sure your wishing technique hasn't brought your way of thinking back to sixteen?"

"Oh, can't you?" the blonde girl looked at her sister innocently, "I think it's good......"

"Very good......" Bonnie pressed her right hand to her forehead and slumped limply on the carriage, looking like she might faint at any moment. "Your so-called 'plan' is simply a plot that won't even be arranged for an eight-o'clock soap opera or a five-o'clock girl's animation...... It's full of holes that you'll regret for the rest of your life, and you still say 'good'?"

Annie's expression changed from innocent to confused: "What's the hole?"

"First of all, you can't be sure who the future Namen Hugh Kirman really is. The name Nammon means 'non-existent person', while Hugh Cockman is a given surname, and you don't know who he is now and his real name. "Second, if we are to wait here until December, we will have to persuade Lady Ressa to stay in the city, but we have not yet come up with a workable plan." ”

"The first point, which is purely technical, I believe we can solve it with all kinds of magic. As for the second point, it would be nice to open a profitable store, right?" my sister retorted nonchalantly.

"What kind of shop should we open?" asked Bonnie rhetorically, "not for matches, not for glass, not for cigarettes, and we didn't learn about steelmaking and metallurgy." If you make a magic item, even if you make it, it may not be marketable. In terms of printing, it has been almost 100 years since the invention of the modern printing press...... Cement is right in front of our eyes, and even steam power is already in use in many places. We must do business that is not available in this era in order to get rich. ”

"Do you have to have something that isn't available in this era......" Anne frowned, "why don't you just ...... It's better to ......"

Her face suddenly turned red and she didn't say any more. The brown-haired girl asked in surprise, "Why don't you just what?"

"Lingerie store. Anne replied with great seriousness.

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"What did you say, sister?" Bonnie was stunned.

"Bonnie, I mean the lingerie store. I've had enough of the clothes of this era, let's make our own underwear and tampons, how about we?" said this, Anne's tone was full of excitement, "so that we can finally get rid of that unbearable coarse petticoat!"

"Lingerie store? Maybe that's a good idea......"

"yes, selling standardized women's underwear and underwear, and then giving it a name like 'Underwear Gate'. Anne thought for a moment, "There's always going to be a market, ......right?

"Weathering is not a problem, it just needs to be promoted, I'll do it. Bonnie smiled, "I'm getting used to the financial system of this era." ”

"So, I'm going to tell Lessa?"

Seeing that she was about to leave, Bonnie hurriedly stopped her: "Wait a minute, I haven't finished yet, and the last one is the most important." Even if you really find the right person and rescue him, everything is going well. Have you ever wondered if the person you met is the person you longed for......?

Her words were interrupted here, but both knew what wasn't said later. When Lennie arrived, Miley finally couldn't take it anymore. She couldn't watch her sister slip step by step into a hopeless future.

"So what? Then I can start to be a beautiful boy! Isn't that good?" replied Anne laughing, but there was no smile in her eyes.

"No, it's not the same as when you go to the real him. You're trying to kill him and replace him with someone you want to mold. Are you sure that's really good?" Bonnie reminded worriedly, "not to mention that you could save the wrong person, or even kill the wrong person, or even change history completely...... No matter what the ending, you can't bear it, sister. ”

"Either way, that's better than me interfering with history and then destroying that person's existence at an inexplicable time. Anne waved her hand and motioned for her sister not to say any more, "I've decided...... I want to find him as soon as possible, even if it is to fight again with him. ”

"If I were somebody, I wouldn't like it. Bonnie shook her head, "Actually, sister, you should be back thirty years later, so you can be sure to find 'that person'." Why would that wish-granting magic take us back to this era?"

"Maybe it thinks that's the best. Maybe it's just smacking me. Who knows?"

Anne Seffel said slowly, casting her gaze over the city gates and into the interior of the giant city monster.

She saw the dim sunlight shining through the city gates, barely shining on the roads inside the city, leaving a larger shadow of the walls in the distance. Farther away, the sun shines again, but that will soon be swallowed up by the night.

She saw people rushing in and out, returning to their homes outside or inside the city before the market closed and the city fell silent. Mediocre people come and go here, and the vast majority of them will be swallowed up by the following years of war.

She saw the alchemist and the half-elf approaching from the direction of the city gates, their shadows almost the same length in the setting sun. She knew that with her and his return, the convoy would also restart.

She also saw something more. She hasn't seen anything more. She knew it was supposed to be somewhere in the city, but she didn't know where, she didn't know what he looked like, she didn't know his name.

All she knew was that she loved him.

"I'm leaving. Bless me. In the name of Res Quilahia, she held the sapphire on her chest and prayed to someone who didn't know where in the city.

Her spirit quickly stirred up the power of feedback.

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"Ahh

Somewhere in the city, an 18-year-old boy sneezes and interrupts his spell. He rubbed his nose, feeling sorry for the failure of his last practice of the "Deep Darkness Technique" today.

For some reason, he felt that today would be a special day.

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