"Morrick, are there any results over there in the pilotage?"

"Your Highness, although the sea conditions are good, after the world has changed, no matter how good the crew is, there is no guarantee that they will be able to determine the status of the course as before. Unless...... Do you agree to use the prophecy spell here? ”

“……”

"I believe in you, and I believe that they can open up the way from the unknown and confusion, and the prediction or something, or leave it to the big guys behind."

Inside the room on the bridge.

Claudia is having a conversation with her knight.

Her Royal Highness obviously didn't want to pass on some negative information to her subordinates, but judging from the actual situation, both of them knew the difficulties they were facing in the current voyage, but no one said anything in the tacit atmosphere.

In mid-June, they had not been away from Nikos for less than a week.

But the difficulties of the voyage began to really come to light at this time.

As the owner of the sea canal, [Nikos] is almost a watershed moment in the country's strength. Sail further south, and the level of civilization in many countries here will plummet, and it can even be said that it will fall!

Although the [Grede] side also has charts of these regions, and even established several colonies.

But the environment is so backward that even the best seafarers are afraid to know the southern hemisphere and its shipping lanes well.

The number of ports with a definite location is very small, the number of people who are familiar with the sea conditions is rare, coupled with the changing world and the poor communication links here.

The end result is a skyrocketing increase in the difficulty of sailing.

But that's what the fleet has to deal with.

Because of this voyage, in addition to nominally conquest of the remnants of the [Nine Rings Secret Society], the hidden purpose is to open up a shipping route.

This is a difficulty that must be overcome.

Morrick returned, and Claudia sat in her place, looking through the glass on the bridge.

The sea is calm as usual, only through the glass on the bridge, the color of the sight is slightly off.

To be honest, Claudia doesn't like it very much.

Because of the position of Her Royal Highness the princess, the bridge here is decorated with stained glass with insufficient strength, and even needs to be maintained by a special spell caster.

It's pompous, wasteful, and doesn't seem interesting.

It's definitely better to redirect this kind of strange spending to really important projects than to decorate yourself.

“……”

"Your Highness, there is news from below, Mr. Ronald has left the second ship and is coming to our side."

Claudia pondered when it was her knight who interrupted the silence.

Having completed his mission, Morrick returned to the bridge with the latest news and questions:

"So, do we need to do anything to prepare?"

"Ronald ......"

Claudia thought for a moment.

The Ronald in her impression is not a nobleman who thinks about clinging to the powerful every day, nor is he a socialite who likes to socialize with people.

This is a practitioner who is accustomed to quiet solitude, and even the scope of interpersonal relationships is only limited.

Such a Ronald, if there is no reason, can hardly come to himself specifically over the ship.

There must be conditions to make this necessary.

Having concluded in her heart, a shallow smile immediately appeared on the corner of Claudia's mouth.

"Did Ronald have any contact with anyone else before coming here?"

Morrick had already understood this, so he replied without hesitation:

"After Mr. Ronald had lunch with the priest of the Holy Throne of the Church, he came straight to us without any interruption except for inquiry."

After a question and an answer, Claudia quickly made a decision.

"Morrick, you can go down there and continue the sailing work in a moment, and I'll talk to Ronald alone."

The faithful knight, naturally, immediately bowed his head and withdrew from the bridge.

"Everything is as you wish, Your Highness."

……

Claudia then told the others to step down.

It wasn't long before footsteps sounded outside the bridge, and Claudia knew who was coming when she heard the voice.

Confident footsteps - people who come are by no means weak.

Hard-soled boots - the people of the first ship are almost all standard clothing, and the type of shoes does not make such a sound.

It took only six steps from the staircase to the bridge - at least one meter seven or seven in height.

The only one who met these conditions was the expected visitor.

So before Ronald knocked on the door, Claudia confidently invited:

"Ronald, come in, the door is unlocked."

“……”

Ronald opened the door and looked around as he entered, revealing Claudia alone on the bridge.

So he quipped:

"If I'm not mistaken, I don't think I knocked on the door or introduced myself, did I?"

"How do you know I'm here?"

"It's a lady's secret." Claudia followed suit. The two of them, who had been friends for a long time, didn't have too many twists and turns, so then Claudia spoke directly, "Ronald, you don't like to come to me like the type." ”

"I came to me after eating with that priest, there must be something, right?"

There were no outsiders around, so Ronald replied straight to the point:

"I'm here for a reason."

"Claudia, you're having problems navigating, aren't you?"

"It's difficult, but it's not a problem." Claudia shook her head in denial, but her tone was firm, "Before I set sail, I already knew that this voyage would not be so simple. ”

After denying this, Claudia sighed anyway.

The princess turned her head to look out the window at the sea, and began to complain to her friend about her dissatisfaction:

"But to be honest, I didn't expect to encounter so many things."

"Capone's sea monster, the ruins of [Lachemont], and the raid of the [Nine Rings], these things have come out in a reasonable way, and I can understand the cause and effect. But this frequency is really high. ”

Claudia's complaint is completely consistent with Ronald's mentality, which has been in various events. So when he heard the girl's dissatisfaction, he almost subconsciously sighed:

"It seems that you are not easy either."

Claudia spread her hands very ladylikely:

"What can I do about this, it's my mother's test for me."

Ronald then followed the topic and took out the map he had prepared:

"Speaking of which, that's actually why I came to you. I can probably help a little bit when it comes to sailing......"

Claudia's gaze came to Ronald's hand.

During this time, because of her exposure to sea navigation, she was very sensitive to nautical charts and maps, so with just a swipe, she immediately recognized what was in Ronald's hand.

"This is the map !!"

Claudia jumped up unladylikely, and then directly snatched the map from Ronald's hand.

Then lying on the table on the bridge to study the treasure, Claudia was barely distracted and asked Ronald:

"Ronald, what do you want, just tell me."

Ronald understands Claudia's directness and attitude.

At that moment, he happened to have some things, so he simply spoke:

"Claudia, I've been writing books lately......"

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