The military's welcome dinner was hardly lavish compared to the Golden City, but the comrades at the southeast command post of the Fireblade Cavalry Regiment were all solid-eyed good people, and the commander, Lieutenant Colonel Summers Sardis, went to the border for a routine tour once every six months, and was unable to attend the banquet,—— this lieutenant colonel was the brother of Samus Sardis, the captain of the Bactrian garrison, and one of the rare grassroots senior officers in the army.

A major of the Fireblade Cavalry Regiment presided over the banquet and gave a warm welcome to Mias, the royal camel knight from the royal city, and Yonah, the lieutenant colonel of the cavalry regiment. The astrologer stole a glance at the white-robed priest sitting across the square table, the 16-year-old genius priest had been lukewarm to him along the way, making it difficult to understand what he was thinking.

According to the orders of Isebainck the Great, Mias was tasked with leading two cavalry corps to inspect the twelve frontier cities and make an assessment of the state of war readiness, while Jonah was in charge of the defense of the Ecbatana area and had command of three cavalry corps. As soon as the banquet was over, the major gathered the captains of the cavalry under the command of the two to be inspected by the new commander, and Jonah smiled and greeted these battle-hardened veterans one by one, but Mias showed a bearing that was not commensurate with his age, and simply waved his hand, and accurately called out the names of the captains of the second and ninth cavalry teams under his command.

There were so many new names in his mind for a while, and before Jonah could compare the names and lengths of the captains of the 4th and 5th Cavalry and the 13th Flying Cavalry, the review was over, and the Major arranged a neat and clean dormitory in the barracks at the back, and invited the distinguished guests who had come from afar to rest early.

After freshening up, he lay on the hard bed with a plop, and the astrologer stared at the ceiling in a daze: "What a chaotic day...... What are we going to do tomorrow, Asai, are you going to leave here and go to the Vedas? It is said that it is an hour's walk from here to the border, and it is only a day's drive to Maharaja, the capital of the Vedas, and I think I can help you find a carriage. ”

The Dongfang man lay on the marching bed next to him, pillowed his hands and said leisurely: "Today is the 12th, tomorrow is the 13th, I haven't reached the peak state yet, but I'm not in a hurry to leave." Aren't you going to Ecbatana?

"Whew, I don't mind......" Jonah let out a long breath and let go of his heart that had been hanging for a long time. This is the end of Assai's journey with him, the Oriental may leave at any moment, and he has been through a lot these days, and this secret Oriental is a good companion who is erudite, interesting, and trustworthy, and Jonah would not like to spend a few more days with him.

"That's right, that's right. Assai sat up with a twinkle in his eyes, "How about we fly there tomorrow on a camel eagle? Your thirteenth flying cavalry team has quite a few strong camel eagles, and if you fly to Ecbatana, it should be there in a short time!"

The astrologer hesitated, "Camels, I've always heard of them, but I haven't seen what they look like, can they fly long distances?"

The Oriental patted the bedboard: "Of course, the Flying Cavalry raid is a war ace of Tocharo." Imagine what it feels like to soar through the sky...... Don't you want to try your hand at flying in your life?"

"Well, yes...... Jonah replied ambiguously, thinking that the lame Henry II had exhausted all his curiosity about the sky in his life.

After being silent for a long time, the third-level astrologer suddenly asked, "Oh yes, who is that old monk, it seems that the major looked a little awkward and didn't want to say more when he asked him." ”

Ah Sai smiled proudly: "Hehe, I specifically asked a few soldiers to ask, there is a bit of a conflict of religious beliefs here." Punjab was originally a Buddhist city, but after the Tocharian government, some people converted to the main god Luta, but the Buddhist followers are still the mainstream. Since the conquest of the Vedic kingdom by Brahma, a large number of Buddhists have settled in small villages around the city of Punjab across borders, and the city has become the only remaining Buddhist shrine on the mainland. Your Fireblade Cavalry Regiment has 3,000 soldiers stationed in two large camps inside and outside the city, most of them recruited from the local area, and they believe in Buddhism, but the state religion of Tocharian is the Anglican Church, and no other faith is recognized, so the commander of the unit can only turn a blind eye to these heretics. That old monk was a great fellow, he was the former abbot elder of the Maharaja Great Prajna Monastery in the kingdom of Veda, and he was said to be a great monk who knew the mysteries of the Three Realms,—— in short, he was like the main god Luta who came to the world. I don't know what he was doing in Bactria, maybe to discuss with the Emperor about defending against the Vedas, but in this city, he was a man more powerful than the mayor, and with a little finger on his little finger, countless people were willing to give their lives. By the way, the armed force of Buddhism is called Garan, just like the warrior called Zuta, but the spells he practices seem a little weird......"

"Wow. The Power of Faith...... It's great, isn't it? As the journey approached the mysterious ancient kingdom and the familiar nouns of Jerkon grew, Jonah couldn't help but think of the tall, thin, silent companion who had traveled the world to recreate the body of Saru-Aswati. Where would he be now?

The Oriental sat on the edge of the bed with great interest, "Speaking of flying, have you ever seen the legendary steam airship 'Lame Henry'? I heard that it is moored outside the Golden City, but I have not seen it with my own eyes, it is really a lifelong regret...... By the way, Queen Saint-Boron and Queen Bazelar are also staying in the Harimaya Palace, haven't you gone to pay your respects? Have you seen the queen before? Tsk, the queen! What a great thing a woman can run a country! I want to update my dream, now my dream is to sit on the steam airship and enjoy a well-fed afternoon tea with the queen, strawberry cake is indispensable, but hazelnut muffins are also good, do you like muffins? It's a godsend that you have a muffin shop in Fort Redstone St. Bouren, so delicious that you can swallow the wrapper! I wonder if it's still there, and if it's destroyed by the Zawi, the whole continent will miss out on a wonderful thing......"

“...... There's a lot more to miss. Jonah shook his head, thinking to himself how much Rose Roth, a member of the royal family of St. Bouren, had caused a stir in the interior of the Harimaya Palace, which might be one of the reasons why the queen did not attend the celebratory dinner.

Seeing that his partner was not interested in talking, Asai closed his mouth depressedly, "Come on, I won't tell you, go to sleep." While your eccentric attackers remain in Bactria and don't come along, get some rest. ”

The Oriental blows out the candles, pulls up the thin quilt and closes his eyes. The astrologer lay down for a long time, feeling that he was not sleepy, and the words of Ross Rose rang in his ears, and she said that the next prompt would appear after reaching the southeastern border, so where was the prompt?

Tossing and turning and unable to sleep, he simply put on his slippers and walked outside in his pajamas. The building was a dormitory for officers, and the second-floor platform with white columns and vaults was elegant, and the moon was sparse and the cool breeze was gusting, making it a pleasant evening. There was a straight figure standing by the railing, I don't know if it was the second lieutenant of Zarinkub or Zalinkut, "Bang" and saluted the commander, "Good evening, Lieutenant Colonel!"

"Good evening, Zarinku...... Lieutenant. Jonah said vaguely, hoping that the other party didn't hear the last word that was deliberately vague.

Along the way, one of the two ensigns had been guarding his left side, and the astrologer suddenly remembered Asai's words, and the protector of the ghost's left hand "may be on the other side." Recall that Miss Ross once said, "They have the right to answer any question you have." Jonah decided to make a temptation.

"Are you a warrior on the ghost's left hand, second lieutenant?" he asked bluntly.

"Yes, Jonah, the successor of the betrayer. The lieutenant replied simply and rudely, without a single blow.

Jonah was stunned for a moment, "The other second lieutenant ......"

"So did he. The old man said with a blank face.

"Are they here for the 'ugly face' Liche and Zuta?" said Jonah, a familiar name.

"They're on their way, they'll be there after Bactria makes a blockade. The lieutenant said with a blank face.

"No, Miss Rose said there would be three warriors to protect me, and the two of you plus Liche and Zuta, aren't there four of them?" Jonah scratched his head.

The lieutenant looked at him vacantly, then beckoned. A door opened, and another lieutenant stepped out, and Jona hadn't noticed it before, both of them had lifeless eyes like dead fish. Zarinkuber and Zarinkut stood side by side, their hands pulled together, and suddenly the body of the man on his right began to soften, melt, and flow out of every crevice of his uniform like a viscous liquid.

"Ahh

In an instant, all that was left on the ground was a loose set of clothes, and one ensign was absorbed into his body by the other through the palms of his hands held together. The man's appearance did not change at all, but his eyes were visibly flexible, "Zarinku." He took a step forward and held out his right hand to Jonah in a friendly manner.

"Uh, D. Jonah II, a third-level astrologer......" Jonah hesitantly stretched out his hand, not daring to touch the other party, the nightmarish scene just now gave him a huge shock, "You mean, Zarinkut and Zarinkuber......"

"It's all me. Zarinku nodded, "—part of me, to be exact." I am the heir of an ancient bloodline from Quvisti, and this is my ability, so there is no need to be afraid. ”

Jonah clutched his head in a splitting headache: "Can you split into two people? Two people can act, talk, think, how is that possible?"

Zarinku looked at him strangely, "Who told you I could split into two people?"

Jonaki said, "But you just said it." ”

The second lieutenant shook his head: "It's true to split, but not two. He waved behind him, and a door opened, revealing a stocky man in a school uniform. Jonah recognized him, one of Mias's four men, a newly promoted officer who had been selected by the royal samurai. He couldn't help but break down and said, "No......"

The heart-wrenching scene was played out again, and the short and fat officer walked up to the second lieutenant and clasped his hands together, and in an instant it turned into a viscous fluid that melted into Zarinku's body. The other uniform staggered to the ground like a snake, "Zarin." A man with a noticeable change in appearance extended his right hand in a friendly manner.

The astrologer looked at the strange man in front of him in horror: "This is not what you are, is it, is it?

"Zai. One in half of the men smiled, "The other half of me is in Bactria now, and I'll be here with you later." ”

After standing in a daze for a long time, Jonah turned and walked to his room, dropping a sentence: "I think I need to rest." ...... Good bye. ”