Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there was a small country in the western part of the continent of Hers, and the king was suffering from a strange illness and sought medical treatment everywhere to no avail, and even the shepherd of the god of light could only shake his head and sigh when he saw this king, and told the ministers to prepare for the future. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, the king's youngest daughter heard from a sorcerer that on the top of the snow-capped mountains east of the Whispering Forest, there was a small flower that resembled a silver finch, and that if she could pick such a silver finch and let the critically ill king take it, she would cure his strange disease.

Not a single person in the entire kingdom believed the witch's words, but this princess. In order to save her beloved father, the princess went alone to climb the snow-capped mountain that no one had ever climbed, despite the dissuasion of everyone.

The story has a sad ending. The princess never returned, and the king did not wait for the legendary silver finch and soon died of depression.

No one knows whether this legend is true or not, but because of this legend, the silver finch has become a symbol of bravery, loyalty, and fearlessness. More than 600 years ago, in order to fight against the iron hooves of Louis Fermont the Great, the eastern countries of the Hulse continent joined together to keep warm, and when they established the Federation, they adopted this symbolic name.

Silver finch is not the only legacy of this legend. Like those popular fairy tales, the kingdom and the king in the story have no specific names, except for this brave princess who has a beautiful name: Isha.

Legend has it that Princess Isha saw the silver finch on the top of the snowy mountain, but because of the cold and exhaustion, she fell in front of the blooming silver finches. The moment she closed her eyes, a tear flowed from the corner of her eye, and the snow melted by this tear finally converged into a river, which was the third largest river system in the Huls continent, originating from the Isa River in the snow-capped mountains in the south of the Silverfinch Principality.

The River Isa flows from the south to the southwest of the Silver Finsage, through a corner of the Whispering Forest, into the Femon Empire, passing through nine provinces, and finally plunging north of the province of Oviere into a northern cliff, forming a massive waterfall two kilometers wide.

The Aili Reservoir, which was built before the first year of the new calendar, diverted the Isa River into several tributaries, and since then the Isa Falls has lost its original momentum, and even the course of the Isa River downstream of the reservoir has narrowed a lot.

But even so, looking down from a height of thousands of meters, the Isa River under the stars in the sky is still like a silver-white ribbon, clearly visible.

In the middle of the night, on a hot air balloon floating in the sky, Sam kept his eyes on the silver ribbon, the only benchmark that could be used to make directions.

More than an hour ago, the Duke ordered Sam to arrange an air patrol overnight to reconnoiter the northern part of the province through the sound transmission array.

Since the First World War, the hot air balloon had never been lifted off at night, and without the Duke piloting the mothership, it was extremely dangerous to cruise at night, so Sam took on the task himself.

It's been nine years since Sam left Santan Academy of Magic and Wizardry, and he's grown from a fifteen-year-old boy to a handsome young man.

The wind howling in the sky blew Sam's dark gray cardigan robe, but he was motionless like a sculpture, and there was a faint inviolable momentum between his handsome eyebrows.

Now, starting from the camp of the border guard, he has drifted more than forty kilometers north, and as far as the eye can see, except for the Isa River, the field of vision is completely dark and gloomy.

Sam felt that he could not gain anything until the sun rose in the east, and even if there was an army lurking in the wilderness, under the darkness of night, he would not be able to find out.

Ten minutes later, the silver ribbon of the Isa River finally closed on the black oppressive earth, and Sam knew that it was the Isa River that met the north cliff - the almost inaudible sound of water came from Isa Falls.

In the middle of the night, after leaving the Isa River, whether it is to the east or west, there is no reference in the field of vision, and it is possible to get lost at any time, and even hit the cliff of the north. That's the most dangerous thing about night cruises.

"Levitate in place, wait for the sunrise......" Sam shouted back. To drown out the wind in the night sky, he had to shout loudly to make sure his companions were heard from a few meters away.

"Captain, what do you see that?" Right next to Sam, a blonde guy in his twenties handed Sam the monocular and pointed to the North Road.

Sam took the lookout and looked in the direction he was pointing. There is nothing but black in the round eyepiece. Sam was about to speak, when he was suddenly startled. Where the field of vision of the scope swept, a faint silver light suddenly appeared. He followed the silver light and looked closely, and it took a few seconds before he could confirm that it was not his delusion.

"Cruise due north, speed 20, drop a thousand meters......" Sam ordered loudly.

A few minutes later, as the distance approached, he gradually saw the true face of the silver light, and almost gasped. It was a myriad of knights in armor, running across the wasteland near the Northfall Cliffs.

Sam saw even more clearly as the lookout swept over the banks of the Isa River (where every great river widened and shallow as it approached the cliffs to the north) - the knights waded across the beach, splashing several meters high.

Sam put down his goggles, turned his head and shouted, "Home, Home, Home, Full Speed Back!"

......

In the second half of the night, in a secret room on the fifth floor of the Avery Building, there was an urgent shout from the sound transmission circle.

"Is there anyone? This is the border guard. Avery Building, anyone?" was Sam's voice.

Donner's half-reclined body in his chair sat up straight, and Sam's voice gave him a sense of foreboding.

"What's going on?" his voice remained calm.

"Lord Duke, is it Lord Duke?" Sam didn't wait for an answer, and went on to the following: "A large number of knights were found near the cliff in the north, speeding from east to west......

"How many are there?" Donner stood up at once.

"Countless!" Sam replied crisply.

Then Donner fell silent. After a few seconds, his voice rang out again: "Sam...... The border guard post went on defensive alert and waited for my order. ”

After saying that, without waiting for Sam to react, Donner directly turned the swivel chair and activated the first sound transmission circle on his right.

......

Coennas, the Queen's Bed in the Faymont Palace.

The maid's eager footsteps sounded outside the door, and with a bang, the door of the empress's bedroom was pushed open.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty...... The Duke of Vane ...... 100,000 ......"

On the large brocade bed, Lucia and Layla sat up almost at the same time, and before they both woke up Una, who was sleeping on the cot next to her, but the latter just propped herself up and looked out the door suspiciously.

Lucia woke up in shock, almost bounced out of bed, and ran out barefoot.

Not long after, she stood alone in the sound transmission chamber, listening to Donner's voice, coming from hundreds of kilometers away.

Lucia ...... An army of knights was found in the north...... Go to Femont Cathedral...... Let the Son of God recall all the priests...... They will listen to you...... Raise as much food as you can...... The walls are clear, and all preparations are made to defend the city...... In any situation, you should never go out of the city to meet the enemy......"

A few minutes later, as the Empress drove towards Femont Cathedral, Donner had arrived in the eastern part of the Avery Industrial Area and stood in front of Lisa.

"An army of knights was found in the north, and the number was staggering. He said straight to the point.

It took a few seconds for Lisa to fully wake up from her deep sleep.

"It seems that my preparation is not superfluous. She seemed happy, probably thinking that the giant catapults would finally come in handy.

"Do a favor first, and ask your mages to take Ceosis and Cynthia under control. Donner said coldly.

"Hmm......" Lisa nodded thoughtfully.