Sea of Mist.

Matteo flipped through his notebook, looked at the symbolic symbols, and realized that he had completely forgotten what he was praying about the previous week, and that he could no longer remember what the name had been scribbled down against.

It was just that there seemed to be a soft glow, and a strange humming sound, which remained in the faint memory of dreams.

Matteo continued to flip through the notebook with one hand, pressed the other hand against his chest, and pressed the pair of rings left by his parents, trying to ease his inner turmoil.

The ring transforms the negative effect of "femininity", and Matteo also asks the captain to help him seal it, but Aaron only pains to separate a drop of that precious liquid, and then drip it on the ring......

In two hours, the "Clover" will arrive at the port of Garni Island, and the captain has been so excited these days that he is no longer greedy for wine, and he does not know who he is going to meet, is it the "one" that Mr. Alexander they say?

Matteo put down his notebook, and as he wandered, he remembered the first mate, Thoma, who was always bothered by the whispers of the "Hidden Sage". This made Matteo even more uneasy, and he hesitated to read the notes in his notebook, but according to Mr. Alexander's records, he had been praying to the being as usual......

But I used to pray on Sundays, but I forgot about it last Sunday, does that matter?

Matteo struggled inwardly for a few minutes, clenching the two rings through a layer of shirt, quickly calming down and making the decision to make up for the missing prayer.

It's a few days late, but if I can get a response, I might understand why I'm praying to this name.

Matteo lowered his head and recited in Old Hermetian the honorific name he had just revisited:

"The shattered remnants of fate, the whirlpools that hover beyond time and space, the eternal attendants of the Lord of the Spirit Realm, the light that weaves the threads of the long river of chaos......"

He didn't expect to receive any response, but today, a subtle buzzing sound sounded directly in his head.

What followed was one memory after another, the blonde figure in a red hooded cloak and a bright smile, suddenly returning to the realm that Matteo could recognize with many pieces that had disappeared.

When Matteo looked back on the clips, he felt like he was watching some kind of apparition from a third-person perspective, but he was sure that it was all real, because all the memories were connected and that was the key to what he would stay on the Clover......

It was because of that lady who made a deal with the captain of the "Clover" and the secret organization behind Captain Aaron.

However, Matteo remembered what had happened, and gradually frowned, and he found that he remembered the appearance of this man, including everything that had happened since he met him, except for the other person's name.

What's her name?

——

Alexander knocked on the door of the captain's quarters.

"Come in." Aaron's voice sounding weak.

Pushing the door open and entering the captain's room, the oldest second mate on the whole ship, saw their captain slumped in his chair without a figure, and on the table was an open letter.

Shock and loss appear on Aaron's face at the same time, making his untrimmed jagged stubble look even more comical.

"Aren't you here to meet that one on Garni Island, and you should do something to prepare? For example, take care of your appearance. ”

"The teacher is not overseas, she is in Beckland, Beckland...... The war began. ”

Alexander was stunned for a moment: "War!? It's been so many years, why did you suddenly ......"

"Fursack raided Beckland, the capital of the Kingdom of Rune, I don't know where they got the guts." Aaron shook his head vigorously, "Now the waters near Rune have also been swept by Fursack's fleet, and Oak Island in Port Prieze has been attacked, but it has been repulsed and has not been rewarded. ”

Aaron's brow furrowed tightly, his fingers tapping on the secret compartment of the wine under the desk, but he resisted the urge to open a bottle: "How can the Kingdom of Rune endure it?" So they have officially declared war on the Vosak Empire. ”

"Why at this time? Being away from land really makes it a little less informed. It's time for our voyage to be adjusted, and it's better not to get too close to the mainland in the short term. ”

Aaron nodded and agreed with Alexander's proposal: "I know, re-plan the route later, the old-school royal family of Intis will not want to miss this opportunity." When we get to Garney Island, let's rest for a while. I'm guessing you didn't go through the period when the Great took Intis to war, did you? ”

"Of course not. Although I am an old bone, I am not a demigod-level extraordinary, and I don't have a chance to live that long. ”

Aaron rubbed his head in annoyance, grabbed the letter on the table and waved it at Alexander: "The teacher is looking for a corresponding opportunity in Beckland, and she has no time to worry about me, but she told me that the primeval island is very special...... We might be really lucky, can you believe it? ”

Alexander walked up to Aaron and took the letter from his hand: "Explain what you're talking about." ”

Not long after, after quickly skimming through the correspondence, Alexander suddenly had some concerns about the good fortune of the Clover: "If this matter has been verified by that one, and that island really hides the secrets left by the Emperor in his early years, then we have indeed had some good luck." ”

Because of the influence of Aaron, the captain of the ship, there has always been a belief that "good luck and bad luck complement and balance" on the "Clover", and this ship will avoid the enemy because of bad luck.

This idea also comes from a famous quote from the early years of Russell the Great: "Disaster hides behind good fortune, and good luck and disaster are interdependent and interchangeable." ”

Aaron took the letter that Alexander had returned, and sighed bitterly: "If we had known this, we should have gone to the island to have a look, maybe-"

"No, in that case, it might be a disaster for us." Alexander immediately refuted Aaron's idea, "Believe me, Thoma and I will never let you take someone to explore that island." If it was really a secret left by the Emperor, why had no news of it come out for so many years? ”

Aaron sighed and scratched the stubble on his chin vigorously: "You're right, if it's just extreme luck that made us discover it, then no one has ever set foot on it, it can only show another problem......"

None of the people who managed to get to the island came back, so no news came out of the island, and no one sold any information about it.

"As luck would have been for you and the princess, it would be the right thing for us to leave that island."

The Clover is the same as Aaron in this regard because of the materials used to make it - good luck and bad luck are quite extreme.

Aaron folded the letter carefully: "Alas, the most painful thing for me is that I can't see the teacher again......"

Alexander pushed the heavy lenses on the bridge of his nose: "That one should be quite happy." ”

"What are you talking about?"

"So why don't we stay on Garney Island for a while? I'm going to tell them the news. ”

Aaron leaned heavily on the back of his chair and rubbed the envelope in his hand in disappointment: "Well, go ahead......"

——

Beckland.

Hospitals in both the North and West Districts, large and small, are already overcrowded, and that's just a fraction of those who have been successfully rescued, or who are willing to pay for medical care.

There are many more victims who can't even wait to see their loved ones for the last time.

When Audrey Hall walked into the Beckland Medical College Hospital on the North Side, the most she heard was an uncontrollable cry in addition to painful moans.

It didn't take her ability to activate it to feel despair and sadness echoing through the corridors, cries wriggling around the corners, infecting everyone who could hear them.

There was a sea of tears that would drown people, and even the wounded who survived were bandaged, their faces were gray, and their numb and dead eyes could not focus, as if they were still in the aftermath of the bomb and could not recover.

Audrey pursed her lips, of course, the "audience" can better control her feelings, but this will not make her inner sadness diminished in the slightest, just that she will not shed tears because of it.

The young girl, not forgetting the purpose of her first visit, walked through the corridor with firm steps.

Then, led by a nurse, Audrey stopped at the door of a hospital room.

This was what the receptionist told her to the ward, because the hospital was too busy, Audrey refused their request to send a few more people with her, and only the middle-aged nurse with a few wrinkles on her face accompanied Audrey to visit the patients she was looking for.

Audrey only brought her personal maid Anne, because the hospital is also chaotic now, so Audrey naturally won't bring Susie in.

The cry of a pair of parents came from inside the door, which froze Audrey's footsteps in place, and the pain that tugged at her heart was constantly being transmitted to her from the cry.

They were scolding Försak's army, they were scolding this abominable fate, they were begging the doctors to save their sons, they were praying to the gods.

Along the way, Audrey listened to many similar words, which were not much different from the voices of the rest of the people in the hallway.

If it were me or my loved ones lying there, would I have behaved differently?

It's all the same, the tiny voice rings in Audrey's heart, and you will be just as desperate.

Audrey's eyes gradually turned red, and he did not deliberately enter the state of "audience" again, allowing himself to withdraw from this empathy.

Instead, she carefully felt the pain between the sobs of her parents.

The middle-aged nurse looked at the "big man" in front of her worriedly, wondering why this distinguished young lady came here, and the appearance of the patients was nothing to look at: "Miss Hall, if you want to go back......"

"No, let's go in, I'm here to see how they're doing."

Audrey tried to curl the corners of her mouth a little, but no matter how she looked at it, there was only sadness in that smile.

(End of chapter)