On the way back, Emile had been thinking about the purpose of Cosette's visit, and his instincts told him that it would not be as simple as thanking him.

After he pretended to help expel the dragon, the Elven King agreed to help him lift the curse in return, so the two sides had already settled their minds.

So he finally came to the conclusion that Cosette's real purpose was probably to spy on him and Ophelia, so as to ensure that they would really fulfill their agreement, after all, those elves had been deceived by humans, and it was understandable that they would keep an eye on them.

The Emile has always been a man of his word, and even if Cosette doesn't come with him, he will do his job honestly.

It's just that, according to the agreement, he must go to the royal capital of the empire next, this trip is a long way, and he doesn't know how long it will take him to come back, so he can't help but feel a little relieved about the people of Heitan Town.

Although the demon race has been disintegrated, these people may not be able to make some trouble when no one cares.

At this time, Ophelia seemed to see his concern, and spoke to him with a serious face.

"Emir, if I don't complete the agreement, as the city lord of Heitan Town, you still have a lot of affairs to deal with, so you shouldn't have time to go to the royal capital."

"This ......" the emir was indeed moved.

He still remembered what Lydia had told before leaving, and after he became the lord of the city alone, he would go to the royal capital to find her, but now the town of Blackpool is still the same as when she left, and everything is in ruins, if he goes to the royal capital rashly, how will he see Lydia at that time?

"What do you think, Your Highness Cosette?" Ophelia looked at the holy sword that Emir hung from her waist.

Cosette was silent for a moment, as if pondering the feasibility of the matter, before speaking.

"Well, actually, the two of you have almost completed the agreement, so I have no opinion, but there is one more question, Ophelia, do you forge weapons?"

"Ah, this." Ophelia was dumbfounded by the question.

"Probably not, of course, if you can find other forgers to help, then the Emir will have to give up the crystal hammer from his father."

"No problem, as long as the money is in place, you can always find a forger who is willing to help," Ophelia nodded, then looked at the emir, "Then we just need to consider your opinion." ”

"I ......"

Emile couldn't help but hesitate, for some reason, when Ophelia said that he could find someone else, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, maybe he felt that he was dispensable to Ophelia.

"Huh?" Ophelia tilted her head, she didn't understand the Emir's reason for hesitation.

"Ophelia," the emir suddenly looked at her with a serious expression, "I have decided, I will go to the royal capital with you. ”

"......" Ophelia was obviously surprised by his answer, "But, what about the affairs of Blackpool Town?" ”

In fact, she did not want the emir to go to the royal capital, because the heirs to the throne would have a fierce battle, and they would never mind getting their hands dirty in order to achieve their goals, and even if she believed in Byron's personality, there was no guarantee that Byron would not use despicable means in the fight for the throne.

Of course, even if Byron really did that, she would not have an opinion, but it is difficult for Emir to say, maybe after seeing the true face of those people in the royal capital, he will be disappointed in the future of mankind, not to mention, as a member of Byron's camp, he will definitely be in danger.

However, the emir thinks completely differently from hers, and he can understand any means of a candidate for the throne, after all, some evil is necessary to establish a new order.

On the other hand, they have to deal with the famous forging family of the Stuart family, even if there are really other forgers who are driven by money and are willing to help, they are likely to fail because of their weak strength, and who can guarantee that the forgers of the royal capital are not in the same group as the Stuart family? Maybe all the blacksmiths have long been monopolized by the Stuart family.

So whether from the point of view of trust, or from the point of view of success rate, the emir is the only candidate.

So, he explained his thoughts to Ophelia and said that the affairs of Blackpool could continue to be handled by the acting city lord, and Alice and White Dragon decided to stay in Blackpool after listening to their conversation.

"Emir, you can go with confidence, your town is guarded by me and the white dragon, and no one wants to stir up any storms." Alice patted her chest and said confidently.

Emile trusted Alice very much, and thought that there should be no worries now.

Ophelia stared at Emir's face, and after a while, she finally smiled helplessly, thinking to herself that she had underestimated Emile just now, and he was not the kind of person who couldn't rub sand in his eyes.

Although Ophelia sincerely hoped that Emile would always be a simple-minded teenager, it was just wishful thinking on her part.

Now she had to admit that Emir's words were very reasonable, so she could only agree to Emir's request.

……

The next day, Emile and Ophelia officially embark on a new journey.

Prior to this, Byron had already been escorted by Anne to the royal capital, and although Anne's strength was good, Ophelia was still worried that she was not by Byron's side and that something unexpected might happen.

So in order to fend off the royal capital as soon as possible, the emir decided to let Lilith follow with him, so that they could reach their destination in one day.

After starting from Heitan Town, there was a vast forest sea all the way, and it was not until passing through Baifeng Town that some mountains faintly appeared, but they were basically covered by forests.

They made their way east, and after a long time, they could finally see the flat terrain, a prairie with no end in sight, and a wide avenue running through it.

Lilith continued to fly along the avenue, until the sun was about to set, and they realized that they would definitely not be able to reach the royal capital within today, so they decided to rest for the night.

It was already early spring, but the snow and ice had not completely melted, and the wind blowing across the grassland was still cold.

The town is small, less than half the size of Heitan Town, but because it is located on a major transportation route, it is naturally an important post station.

However, when they landed and were about to enter through the main gate of the town, the emir felt that something was wrong, the town was so wide open that there was not even a gatekeeper.

They walked in with suspicion, only to find it empty, the square in the middle of the town desolate, with only a large number of unattended stalls, and they were covered with dust, and it seemed that it had been empty for a long time.

They then wandered around town, hoping to find at least one inn, but were disappointed that it was an empty city.

"Forget it, let's find a room to spend the night." Ophelia proposed.

"Well, that's all there is to it." The emir nodded.

He thought that he would be able to reach the royal capital in one day, so he chose to travel lightly, so he did not bring any food at all, and at this time, his stomach was protesting because he had not eaten all day.

However, Ophelia didn't cry out that she was hungry, and he was too embarrassed to say it.

After that, they found a random house, which was full of dust and holes in the roof, and it took a lot of effort to make the house barely habitable.

Not long after they settled down, it was dark, and the cold wind howled, and there was a terrible whimper after passing through the empty houses, and there was a strange smell in the night when they couldn't reach their fingers.

If it had been before, the Emir would have been afraid of such a place, but since those storms and waves, he has been at peace even in this environment.

After some time, the emir's mind was dazed, and he was about to fall asleep, when suddenly he heard movement outside the window, not like the sound of the wind blowing.

He opened his eyes suddenly, and then used his magic perception, only to find that a powerful trace of magic was approaching, and Ophelia also noticed the abnormality, and subconsciously put on an attack stance.

After a while, the trace of magic stopped, and the emir couldn't help but look out the window, and sure enough, he found a faint point of light stuck in the square.

"What to do? Sooner or later," said the emir, softly, "or we should leave now." ”

"Don't worry, the owner of this trace of magic doesn't seem to have malicious intent." Ophelia motioned to wait and see.

The emir continued to observe the point of light, which was faint, but it was like a glimmer of hope in the darkness, which made people feel inexplicably warm, and because of this, he temporarily believed that the other party would not harm them.

After a while, the emir sensed new traces of magic, and it was clear that the person who had come was not good.

Then, the point of light suddenly flickered violently and became even fainter, and the emir faintly heard the sound of battle.

"It looks like there's a fight." Ophelia whispered.

“…… Shall we go out and help? The emir couldn't help but sweat for the owner of the point of light.

"Hmm," Ophelia hesitated, then nodded, "Alright then." ”

However, they were about to leap out of the window when they suddenly noticed that the faint point of light was rapidly approaching them.

Before they could react, the other party came out the window.

"You two, get out of here." A girl's voice came.

"...... are you," the emir was a little confused.

"Don't worry about that, run."

The girl took the hands of the two of them without saying anything, and then ran out of the city.

"Who's chasing you?" The emir asked as he ran.

"......," the girl hesitated before speaking, "it's a monster." ”

"Oh?"

Emir was slightly surprised, after all, they had just wiped out the demons not long ago, why did there still appear monsters here?

"Anyway, this place is not suitable for long, we must get out of this town as soon as possible, or we will probably not see the sun tomorrow."

"It shouldn't be that serious."

Emir thought to himself, even the most terrifying demon king didn't have such great ability, this girl must be too fussful.

But seeing the girl so anxious, he was too embarrassed to speak, and it suddenly occurred to him that if he continued to follow the girl, he might be able to beg for something to eat.

Ophelia seemed to have this in mind, so she didn't say anything to stop the girl.

Although the emir didn't think that the monster in the girl's mouth was dangerous, and he could judge the enemy's strength with his magic perception, he still felt a chill behind him in the process of escaping, not like the cold brought by the wind, but a feeling that sent chills down his spine.

In this way, the three of them fled all the way out of the town, and the moment the girl saw the gate of the town, she could not help but be overjoyed, and she could not care about Emir and Ophelia, and rushed out.

The next moment, however, she crashed into something.

"Woo-" the girl screamed and fell to the ground.

Emir walked over and touched the object in front of her, only to see that it was a wall of air.

"What's going on?"

"It's over, it's all over." The girl murmured in a low voice, as if in a state of great fear.

Seeing her like this, Emile and Ophelia couldn't help but look at each other.

After a while, a fierce cold wind blew, and they couldn't help but shiver, and the emir turned around to find countless figures behind him.