It's been more than two years since Donner first came to Misty Town. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After two years of intermittent construction, in addition to the addition of a grain exchange not far from Misty Town, the town itself has also become a lot larger.

The wooden building where Donner originally settled has been demolished and replaced by a three-story masonry building. Half a year ago, when the wooden building was demolished, Lucia justifiably moved to the stone villa in Fog City. Now, it's completely Wesley's domain - Jimmy often comes to report on the effects of the reforms in Misty Village, and the acting county lord of Maple Leaf occasionally comes over to ask the titular county lord for some advice.

Far away from Misttown, Donner and Cynthia wander through the fields where autumn is about to usher in a bountiful harvest, just as it was this time last year.

When Cynthia came to Fog City a year ago, in addition to bringing a large amount of metal materials and transported potions, she also learned about the possible movements of the Magic Continent from Donner.

A year later, she revisited her hometown, presumably for this purpose. Donner thought so, but the two didn't get straight to the core of the topic, but continued to talk like old friends who had reunited as they had done last year.

"You've proven how much you love autumn in Middle-earth. Downer remembers Cynthia's opening remarks last year.

"If it weren't for the fact that Fog City was too lively and crowded, I'd rather meet you there this time. Cynthia laughed, "Although I knew what had happened in Foggy City during the year through the letter from Natia, I was still shocked when she described it in great detail and saw those machines with my own eyes...... Compared to those machine tools, our old way is too backward. ”

She stopped beside a bush and looked up, "I'm suddenly looking forward to seeing the kind of bug you talked about...... By the way, what's it called?"

"Exoskeleton. Downer reminded.

"Yes, exoskeletons. After seeing those machines, I think it won't be too far away for the miners to crash into exoskeletons. Cynthia looked serious.

"You're too optimistic. Donner smiled and shook his head: "Actually, I'm not very confident that I can see this scene in my lifetime." He was smiling, but his attention was on Cynthia's expression. At such a close distance, he was sure that any micro-expressions of the other party would not escape his eyes.

However, Cynthia's face was as calm as ever.

Donner deliberately said "lifetime" in a rather emotional tone, and he believed that the implication was obvious enough that if Cynthia had a ghost in her heart, she would not have no reaction at all.

Could it be that Azure Dou Qi doesn't have any side effects, or that Cynthia's concentration is unfathomable, or that Azure Dou Qi has side effects, but Cynthia really doesn't know?

Donner turned his face away and frowned slightly, he didn't know the answers to these questions, but he couldn't ask them directly - intellectually, this honeymoon period with the Far North would be of great benefit to him, even if it was really a poisonous fruit, he had to swallow it with a smile, and at most look for an antidote afterwards.

Now, he worries most about Richard's safety.

But Donner didn't dare to tell Richard about his precautions against the Far North, he was not as "cunning" as Wesley, and once he knew this, he would inevitably be seen by Gernada.

Fortunately, he still has enough "use value", and Cynthia and the others will never offend him to death right now.

While thinking about it, Cynthia's voice came from behind: "Donner, this time I brought a piece of not very good news. ”

Donner turned around with just the right amount of concern, "What's the news?" he asked.

"Do you remember what I told you, not all knights are on our side. Cynthia did say that, and that was the first time Donner met her in Fog City, "You should know that our activities within the Knight Federation are transparent to them. They had realized that something was going on on the Hulse continent. However, no one else knows much about you other than Patin, and I suspect they may be worried about our desire to encroach on the continent of Huls. ”

"So, as we speculated last time, they actually have the idea of going back to Middle-earth, right?" asked Donner.

"We can't rule out the possibility," Cynthia nodded solemnly, "In fact, it's hard for us to even know what Patin thinks now, let alone Jesse the Giant and Gort the Barbarian." ”

Downer knew that Jesse the Giant and Gort the Barbarian, along with the Lion Patin he had once seen, were the three paladins of the Knights' Federation. Although the three major city-states under their jurisdiction only account for a small part of the population of the Knight Federation, their strength and influence are much higher than those of other small city-states.

"Do they have any specific moves?" asked Donner.

"That's what I'm telling you. Cynthia said, "Jesse has asked us to disclose information on our activities in the Huls Continent, and his giant city-state is in the western part of the Knight Federation, which is the closest to you. ”

Donner frowned, "What are your plans?"

"Jesse alone is not a big problem, we can't handle him, but he doesn't dare to take us seriously, and I'm worried about what kind of alliance the three of them will have in private. Cynthia replied.

"Isn't Patin on good terms with you?" Donner wondered.

Cynthia looked at Donner suspiciously, shook her head slightly, and said, "This is not like a question you would ask...... It is only when we face the Magic Continent that we are unanimous. God knows what will happen without this foreign enemy. ”

"Do they still fantasize that without the temptation of the magic crystal, the magic continent will be left behind?" said Donner.

"It's a complicated issue, first of all, I believe what you said, the Holy See has already transferred the magic crystals, and the Chiga Mountains can't get those magic crystals, but they don't think so, and secondly, in the past year, we've spread the news of the discovery of new magic crystals -- I can't convince the magic continent of this and let the three of them know the real situation. Cynthia explained.

Donner licked his lips subconsciously.

Cynthia's logic is correct, but her actions can also be explained from another perspective - if they want to confuse the three paladins and lay out Middle-earth in advance, they will do the same as now.

Is this a conspiracy? Could he be a pawn in the hands of the Far North? Donner didn't know, but he also had a hole card that Cynthia didn't see. If the Far North does turn against him one day, he has a chance to turn the tide with that hole card.

Donner exhaled lightly and asked slowly, "Then how are you going to deal with Jesse?"

"I'd like to hear your opinion. Cynthia replied. (To be continued.) )