For Duanmu Huai, a personal maid was not in his area of concern, and after solving the matter, he set his sights on the West.

Then again, what's there?

"Frankly, we don't know."

When Duanmu Huai asked Ann this question, she also shook her head.

"We've never had any contact with the West, and in fact, we don't know ......... even if there's anyone living in the West."

According to Ann, in the western part of the kingdom of Manalia, there is a whole mountain range, and perhaps because of this, no one has ever known what exactly is behind that mountain range, or whether it is inhabited. This is actually normal in a less civilized world, after all, the range of human activities is limited, and it is not easy to cross the steep mountains, rivers or oceans to other places without special means of transportation.

Of course, according to the information obtained from the succubus, there is not only a civilization on the other side, but even a powerful empire, and they also believe in worshipping all kinds of gods, well, in fact, the succubus was summoned from a dragon-worshipping sect over there.

Because of this, for Ann, this is not just an adventure, as the princess of Manalia, she must also investigate what is going on. Is it a simple cult, or is there an instruction from the other country behind it, after all, this kind of act of sending spies to infiltrate other countries and create divisions can already be regarded as war operations. Not to mention that the other side is still a country that he has never dealt with before, and Manalia must also be cautious, after all, if it turns into a frontal war between the two countries, it will not be easy to say.

Well......... Although it should not be possible in theory, because according to the succubus, she was able to cross the moat and come here purely because she could fly, and the army could not cross the plateau mountain range.

Therefore, this time everyone went to the West, not only to find the murderer behind the scenes, but also to see what the situation was like in the country over there.

It is precisely because of this that Duanmu Huai and the others will go out together, after all, Ann is the princess of Manalia, Gureya is the princess of Legnes, and Lorena is the missionary priest of the Holy City, and the three of them can already be representatives of the three countries.

Coupled with Duanmu Huai and Ogis, the five-person team is basically complete.

Of course......... And the young lady of Audrey, who turned into a personal maid.

Originally, Duanmuhuai also wanted to call Fei Lin to go with her, but this dragon lady was really dead, and she didn't want to move when she was in the battleship, but she provided a clue to Duanmu Huai and others——— according to Fei Lin, since hundreds of years ago, the dragon clan on their side has been completely separated from the dragon clan in the west, and the two sides belong to the nature of old and dead incoherence.

As for the specific reason, according to Firin, there was once a dragon who tried to rule the whole world, so it was divided with other compatriots, and later the dragons also split up, and some of the dragons moved to the continent of Manalia, and they did not get along with their old compatriots, which was the predecessor of Regnes.

As for what happened to the dragon......... I heard that it seems to have been defeated by the brave, and Fei Lin doesn't know much about the specific situation, all in all, since that bane has not appeared in this world, it means that it has followed all the laws of villains who try to rule the world, and it is completely finished.

In fact, it has been thousands of years since the division of the dragon family, and now even Regnes has few dragons who know about the situation, after all, even Quereya has never heard of it.

But Fife doesn't have to be.

According to Firin, the ancient dragon of Fife is likely to have experienced the separation of the dragon clan at the beginning, and it is unlikely that it is now running to the west to find helpers and plan to start over.

Generally speaking, if you can't fly, it's almost impossible to cross the mountains to the western continent.

Well, if you can't fly.

"Roar—————!

！ ”

Sitting on the Night Raven Black Star, Ann excitedly raised her hands as if she was riding some kind of thrill in an amusement park.

"Sure enough, there is still a flying thing that is convenient, and when I learn it, I will also let my father make the same thing in Manalia!"

"Have you learned it already?"

Duanmu Huai was piloting the Night Raven Black Star gunboat, and at the same time looked curiously at An who was sitting in the passenger seat, while the latter tilted his head and thought for a while.

"Hmm......... I almost understand why you can fly without magic, if that's the case, then the power should need to be improved, and the aerodynamics I just started to see, I don't know which step I can master, as for the process, the current production process of Manalia does not seem to meet the requirements, and the overall level of industrial manufacturing needs to be improved..............."

See, what is called learning God, this is called learning God.

"Woo..............."

Contrary to the elated Ann, at this moment, Gu Leiya was lying on the chair behind her with her face pale, her eyes closed and motionless.

That's right, she's airsick!

As a dragonman, Gruya actually got airsick!

Obviously, she didn't react when she was on the battleship, but when she was riding on the Night Raven Black Star, Gu Leiya looked pale and wanted to vomit and diarrhea......... This will make the whole person lie behind like a dead dragon, motionless.

And at this time, a figure appeared beside Grange.

"Miss Gruya, please drink some water."

"Ahh.........h Thank you .........."

Looking at the glass of water handed to her, Guréa came to her senses, took a few sips of water, and then closed her eyes again. Audrey, beside her, picked up a soaked handkerchief and gently placed it on Gurella's forehead.

On the other side, Lorena and Ogis, one closed her eyes in prayer, and the other looked at the book in her hand.

It seems that there is still a maid who is right.

Glancing at the back, Duanmu Huai shook his head, to be honest, he was not very familiar with the young lady Audrey, and he had only met a few times. But how to say it............... The feeling she gave Duanmu Huai was not good at all.

Although it is disgusting to say that the heroines who are self-inflicted and can't live in urban emotional dramas, Audrey's feeling for Duanmu Huai is not quite the same as them, she is not like those heroines, she is "Oh, my life is not good", "Why do you treat me like this, obviously I am not at fault", "The most important thing for me is love" is annoying, but it doesn't seem to have any self-characteristics.

How so............... The feeling to Duanmu Huai is that she is more like a doll than Ogis.

Although Ogis rarely speaks on weekdays, as long as Duanmu Huai asks her, she will give her thoughts and answers——— although sometimes Okis's answers are very lethal, but at least this also shows that Okis has her own thinking ability.

But Audrey is different, basically, when Duanmu Huai communicates with her, her answer is basically "yes", "I understand", "okay", it feels like a robot receiving instructions, without its own feelings, everything she does is out of obligation.

Although Duanmu Huai doesn't like the logic of "but you are also wrong", but to be honest, let him evaluate it, this Audrey, who is like a living doll, is compared to that succubus, and it is no wonder that Young Master Yald would choose a succubus.

The latter at least looks like a living person, the former......... Like a living dead.

Although Audrey is also beautiful, as far as Duanmu Huai is concerned——— she seems to only have her face left.

Truth be told, at least for men, it's not much of a charm bonus.

In contrast, someone next to Duanmu Huai was a little too noisy.

"Ah, Mr. Knight, we've crossed the mountains now, is that the Western Continent down there?"

"Well, it should be."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai looked out the window, and they could see that in front of them was a dense primeval forest, perhaps because of the high altitude, which gave people the feeling that the sky was full of snow, and the mountains were full of snow. In the distance, you can see the outline of some cities. Needless to say, this is evidence that this continent has civilization.

"What do we do next? Do you want to fly straight over? ”

"No, there's no need for that."

Duanmu Huai glanced around, and then turned his gaze to the village not far ahead.

"I'll land here, and then we'll disguise ourselves as adventurers and head to the village, where we'll ask about the situation. As for what to do next, we'll wait until we've figured it out. ”

"Got it."

After making a decision, Duanmu Huai stopped the gunboat on the nearby hillside, and then everyone left from it, and then the Night Raven Black Star flew up again and disappeared into the sky——— it will remain in cruise mode until it receives Duanmu Huai's order, waiting for action.

"Uh......... Is this the Western Continent? ”

Perhaps because her feet were on the ground, Gu Leiya's complexion was much better at this time, and Duanmu Huai nodded.

"That's right, according to the intelligence, it should be like this......... Anyway, let's go to the village first, and then let's discuss. ”

After that, Duanmu Huai took the girls to the village they had seen before, and when they arrived at the gate of the village, they were not intercepted by the guards, and in the face of the inquiries of these guards, Duanmu Huai only said that his group was an adventurer, and he happened to pass by nearby, because his companion was unwell, so he wanted to find a place to rest.

Although she was a little afraid of Duanmu Huai's dress, the guards didn't say anything, so they let everyone in, although the proprietress was very uneasy about the appearance of Duanmu Huai, but when she saw the gem that Duanmu Huai took out, she immediately smiled......... It can be seen that money is really everything.

Facing the gem in front of him, the innkeeper was naturally smiling, and quickly arranged the best room for everyone, and from her, Duanmu Huai also got some information about this place.

According to the innkeeper, this is indeed the land of some empire, and it can be regarded as a border area. Not only that, but this empire seems to hold a sizable territory, and of course, this world is also full of monsters, dragons, and even ghosts.

I have to say that after listening to this information, An is somewhat worried, at least for now, the territory of this country seems to be larger than Manalia, in case of a war between the two sides, I don't know what will happen.........

It's just that luckily, for now, the magical civilization here doesn't seem to be as developed as Manalia.

Of course, considering that this is a border village, it may not be possible to generalize.

Soon, the night passed.

However, when Duanmu Huai woke up again, there was an unfamiliar voice in his ears.

"Master."

"Huh...............?"

Duanmu Huai raised his head, only to see a not very familiar face staring at him quietly, he looked to the side, and then saw Okis sitting on the table next to him, and standing in front of him...............

"Audrey, what's the matter?"

"Soldiers have entered the village."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai suddenly became alert.

"Are you coming at us?"

"I don't know, they cordoned off the village and didn't allow anyone else to come and go."

Duanmuhuai stood up, walked to the window and looked out, it was already early in the morning, and many soldiers in armor could indeed be seen holding torches and weapons, standing on both sides of the village street, as if they were blocking the village.

What's going on?

"Go, ask the boss."

"Yes."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's order, Audrey immediately turned to leave, and a moment later, the proprietress walked up with her bucket twisted around her waist.

"Ah, this guest......... Please don't worry, it's not a big deal. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"That's ..............."

In the face of Duanmu Huai's inquiry, the proprietress had some doubts, but she still spoke in a low voice.

"I heard that the Imperial army has captured the leader of the rebels and will be executed here, so the village will be blocked, please don't worry, it's not a big deal, as long as the execution is over, the blockade will be lifted. Please wait in the hotel and do not go out, lest you get into any trouble. I've heard that the Imperial General will come in person......... I didn't expect this to happen........."

Speaking of which, yesterday the proprietress did introduce that there is a military fortress on the border next to this village, and it seems that it is not impossible to say that criminals are executed here. It's just that they look nervous......... It seems that the criminals who were executed were not ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

"Okay, I got it."