It was a tailwind at this time, and the speed of the star was fast, and it didn't take long for King and Elizabeth on deck to see the smoke from the ferry.

The fire had apparently just burned, and the smoke was not particularly thick.

There were galloping wolf cavalry on the shore, what were they doing Yi Wang's current eyesight couldn't see clearly, probably shooting at the boats on the river.

The king heard a "whoosh" sound above his head, and he looked up and saw Nini with a bow, and the arrow was gone.

Looking at the team of wolf knights again, the leading wolf knight suddenly fell off the wolf's back and was nailed to the ground.

Nini opened the bow again, and when she opened the bow with both hands, she was steady with only her legs, as if glued to a lookout at the top of the mast.

Another wolf rider was shot to the ground, and the wolf, which had lost the restraint of the knight, entered a state of madness, and actually bit the neck of the wolf next to him!

The other wolf horsemen looked dazed, and they formed a circle in all directions, guarding in all directions, apparently not noticing where the attack was coming from.

Nini continued to shoot and took down three more wolf riders in a row.

At this point, the orcs decided to slip away, and the remaining wolves rode down the riverside road.

The king turned his head and said to Xiaobai, who had just run onto the deck and was still holding the half-eaten ham in his hand, "Fly!" Follow the wolves and see where they came from. ”

Xiaobai turned into the usual bald eagle, grabbed the ham that had not yet begun to fall, and flew into the sky.

Elizabeth: "Does she have to bring a ham?" When she was in Random City, she was carrying a big ham all the time after your dragon, and we were all stunned. ”

Wang: "There is a task to be done, but the ham cannot be lost." ”

At this time, the dwarf ran to the mage panting: "What happened?" ”

The dwarves were blocked by the side of the ship and could not see what was happening on the shore.

Wang: "The wolf cavalry, but it has been routed by Nini, about a thousand meters away. I really don't understand why she still has to improve her archery skills, and how strong is her teacher? ”

Flint frowned: "We only heard yesterday from the border boss that the new overlord fought by the orcs is going to war, and today's plundering wolf rider has reached such a deep place?" ”

Elizabeth: "Yesterday I had a little conversation with the little daughter of the Border Earl at the banquet, when a little boy from the Baron's family, who was fostered by the Earl, kept chattering about using these things to get the little girl's attention. ”

Nobles often sought a superior lord as the guardian of their children.

These children will generally become the playmates of the next generation of heirs of the superior lord, so that when the children grow up and inherit their father's territory, they will have a closer connection with each other.

In this way, the nobles consolidated their rule.

So the castle of the border lord lived many children of the lower nobles.

The little boy Elizabeth is talking about is probably one of them.

Elizabeth continued: "From this child's mouth, it is known that last autumn the current overlord unified all the tribes, but then winter came, and the steppe also had to spend the winter.

"There have been reports of wolf cavalry attacks this spring, and the wolf cavalry can feed their wolves with Monrovia's domestic animals and hunt, so they don't need supplies at all, and they have been driving straight in.

"And the wolf cavalry is particularly effective against human cavalry, because the war horse will be afraid when it sees a wolf, so humans have long lacked effective means to counter the wolf cavalry."

Wang: "That kid knows a lot. ”

Elizabeth shook her head: "No, the boy keeps talking, but the key information is all added by the youngest daughter of the border uncle. I always felt that this little girl could achieve great things in the future. ”

Wang: "I don't like red clothes, I love arms." There is no shortage of female generals in Monrovia's history, and they even have a fierce general in a wheelchair.

"The bard's poem says that he slammed his wheelchair into the capital of the host of the lower riverside states, and the riverside states never formed a confederation again."

Flint looked at the mage, "You're almost as knowledgeable as a bard, so do we really need to find a bard?" ”

Wang: "I only know the story written in the bard's ballad, and we have to collect that ballad in the Mage's Tower." Actually, it's been a long time since anyone from our Mage Tower has come to this plane to study, and I'm actually tasked with updating the information of this plane, so I can get credits. ”

"Credits, huh?" Flint shook his head, "The last time I heard this word was from the mages of the Arcane Federation. ”

Elizabeth suddenly patted the king on the shoulder: "There is a group of cavalry on the riverbank. ”

At this time, the rider who led the cavalry on the river bank shouted, "May I ask if it is the star of the Duchess of Langdon?" Thank you for repelling the wolf cavalry for me! I am the lord of this ferry, and I would like to express my gratitude for lunch at my castle. ”

The king muttered in a low voice: "This is the drunkard's intention not to drink, is he going?" ”

Elizabeth shouted directly: "No need! I appreciate your kindness, but we have an urgent mission, and we can't just stop, goodbye! ”

Flint couldn't see the cavalry on the shore, but it didn't stop him from chattering: "You said it too mildly, you should say, I'm a duke anyway, what grade do you want to have dinner with me?" ”

Elizabeth pretended not to hear the dwarf.

The man on the shore was still not dead: "My father and mother are eagerly waiting for you. ”

Elizabeth: "Say hello to you both of you for me, and visit you when the crisis is resolved." ”

With that, she raised her hand and waved.

The king turned his head to the captain at the helm and said, "Full sails, full speed." Left rudder is far from the shore. ”

"Okay!" The captain immediately steered, and the Star Chase gradually left the shore.

The horse team on the shore could only gradually slow down and watch the star chase go away.

Nearly two hours later, when the sun began to set in the west, the little white-headed sea eagle flew back.

As soon as it flew near, the king asked, "Why did it take so long to come back?" ”

Xiao Bai may have been in a hurry to reply, but before he could land, he turned back into a human, smashed the deck and rolled around before standing up, patted the dust on his body and replied: "The wolf rider ran far away, they have a raiding camp in the depths of the dense forest, and I only came back when I saw the camp." ”

King: "Orcs, have built a camp in the heart of the human empire?" ”

Xiaobai nodded again and again.

At this time, Mr. Wang felt that there was something missing from her, and after looking at it for a long time, he suddenly remembered, so he asked, "Where is your ham?" ”

Xiaobai: "Eat!" The orc camp was killing horses and cattle for meat, and I saw that I was hungry, so I turned back in the nearby tree and ate the ham. ”

…… You can still desert during the reconnaissance!

The king waved his hand, ignoring this, and continued to ask, "Can you point out the location of the camp on the map?" ”

Xiaobai nodded.

The king took out the map of Monrovia from his dimensional pouch and unfolded it.

Xiaobai looked at the map and drew a place with his finger on it.

Wang: "So big? Do you know how much scale this map is? You can draw at least two baronies at this time. ”

Xiaobai: "What is a scale?" ”

Okay, this guy doesn't know how to look at the map at all, he just draws a range based on his general impression!

Wang: "Next time you scout, don't take the ham, and use your free claws to drag Nini to the sky." She's a forest ranger, so she knows how to read a map, and she's sure she'll be able to pinpoint the location of the enemy. ”

The dwarf asked suspiciously, "Are we going to get involved in the orc invasion?" Didn't we follow your list, enter the city, finish things one by one, and then continue down the river Maxunya? ”

Wang: "I think what if I can sell the emperor of Monrovia a favor?" ”

Elizabeth: "It's hard for me to sell favors just because of an orc camp. And...... We'll see that Your Majesty or not. ”

Wang: "Theoretically, we should be able to meet, after all, your second brother is a strong contender for the Emperor of Kosania, and your second brother is an emperor, and he is also an emperor, so he should come to see you and say some polite words."

"But Flint is right, as soon as we enter the city, we follow the checklist and follow the list, and if there is a clue, we go straight to the clue, and if there is none, we continue to go south."

Elizabeth was just about to speak, when her eyes were suddenly drawn to the giant city that appeared on the horizon.

Minos, the city that never falls. The tall white walls are a legacy of the last civilization and are said to have been a lair of various monsters before they were occupied by humans.

It took a generation for the ancestors of the Monrovia Empire to completely occupy the ruins, and it took hundreds of years to rebuild everything from scratch beyond the city walls.

But even though the people of Monrovia have developed over the centuries, the most brilliant and striking thing about Minoan is the massive white granite wall.

Outside the perimeter of the giant wall is the wall that was later built by humans to protect the new city, and although the humans have tried to build the wall magnificently, it is still dwarfed by the tall white wall.

Along with the great wall, there are tall towers, which are said to have been the mage tower of a great mage, which is why it towers so high.

The king looked at the white city from afar, and suddenly said, "I heard that no one can enter that tower yet?" ”

Elizabeth: "That's what it says, and there's a lot of rumors. It is said that the emperor of Monrovia has found a way to get in, but the secret found in it is too important to protect the thousand-year-old state of Monrovia, so he declares that he can't get in.

"It is also said that the tower can be entered from the sky, but all the people who enter it are silent, and they bring the secret into the tomb."

Wang: "Hmm~"

Elizabeth: "You're not going to want to try to see this tower, are you?" ”

Wang: "It's coming!" Besides, in order to defeat the cult that can send the Seven Ring Mages to encircle and suppress us at any time, we need the artifacts that the tower may have! ”

Flint also coaxed: "Artifact! Aren't you looking forward to it, Your Highness? ”

Elizabeth: "There's an artifact that hurts my chest right now, so I'm not very interested in artifacts anymore." ”

At this time, the captain on the stern tower behind him shouted: "On the left is the number one acropolis of Minos, Marienburg!" If this place is not lost, the Lynlan River will become a barrier to Minoan along with the Masonya River! The famous Long Bridge is right in front of you! ”

When the captain's voice fell, everyone had already seen the long bridge that flew north and south.

Even those who are not familiar with architecture know that this damn bridge could not have been the work of a human, either by a dwarf or by some archmage using legendary spells.

By the way, the tower in the White City, many people also think that it should be the handiwork of legendary spells - legendary archmages often use legendary magic to build mage towers for themselves.

Rather, being able to create a tall tower out of thin air on flat ground with spells is a sign of becoming a legendary mage.

Not long after the creation of the Mage Tower, the Legendary Mage will board a magic ship and visit other planets in preparation for leaving the Crystal Wall System or even the Plane.

Therefore, these mage towers are generally empty and will be occupied by latecomers who are less powerful than the legendary. This is how the tower of the Acanthus Confederation came about.

Now the crowd held their heads high and looked at the bridge that was about to pass overhead.

The dwarf took out his pipe: "No matter how many times you look at it, the long bridge is an amazing masterpiece, and as a dwarf, I have to bow down." To make a dwarf bow down shows the power of this bridge. ”

At this time, the shadow of the long bridge fell on the crowd, covering the entire ship.

Wang: "I'm wondering, is that bridge in Watergate just like this?" It's just that the scale has shrunk dozens of times. ”

Elizabeth: "You say that...... Truly. Even the fortress at the head of the bridge has been recreated. Wait a minute, I see words on the piers. ”

The dwarf smiled: "That word is very famous, doesn't Your Highness know it?" Many people think that it is a puzzle, and some even associate him with the giant tower that Baicheng cannot open, thinking that the two are man-made, and the words on the bridge pier are the key to opening the giant tower. ”

Wang took out his telescope and looked at the words on the piers: "It looks like the ancient Cyclops Empire's writing, and the patterns on the piers also look like the patterns of the Cyclops Empire." ”

Xiaobai used his hands and feet together, jumped on the king's neck like a monkey and rode on it, and took the binoculars: "Give me Kangkang!" ”

The mage, who was robbed of the binoculars, pressed Xiaobai's feet with his hand to prevent her from falling. After all, she doesn't have Nini's terrible balance.

Elizabeth asked, "Do you know the writing of the Cyclops Empire?" ”

"Of course, Cyclops once developed a glorious civilization, and their civilization was based on the extensive use of magic, and not knowing Cyclops as a mage is as unprofessional as not knowing Dragon's language."

Elizabeth: "My teacher also told me about the Cyclops, and he said that the Cyclops Empire is a created country, after all, the Cyclops are stupid and barbaric, and they don't look like they can create a brilliant Cyclops civilization.

He also said that many people now think that some magic items and majestic ancient structures were made by Cyclops, mainly because of this one-eyed symbol.

As she spoke, Elizabeth took the king's hand and drew it in the palm of his hand.

Wang: "The Eye of Horus, a similar mark appears in many parts of the plane, and the Catalans believe that this is the unique symbol of their ancient dynasty, and the tribe of lizardmen often paints this on their totems.

"But this may be a proof of the prosperity of the ancient Cyclops Empire, at that time, whether it was humans or lizardmen, they were all uncivilized primitive races, and it was normal for them to regard the cyclops who had the power to change heaven and earth as gods.

"Interestingly, this sign is not only present in one plane, but also in other planes. My teacher had a necklace brought back from another plane, and the pendant of the necklace was an inverted pyramid with a one-eyed symbol on it.

"After my teacher wears this necklace, he will become very good at playing wizard cards, and he can always touch the key cards at critical times. And when he wears this necklace and plays cards, his hairstyle will become very stylish. ”

At this time, the dwarf coughed: "I'm sorry to interrupt your lecture, Mr. Wang, what is written on that bridge pier?" Does it really have anything to do with the mystery of the White Tower? ”

Wang: "What is written on the pier is: the absence of an answer is also an answer. ”

Xiao Bai, who was sitting on his neck, suddenly beat his head hard: "The Riddler get out of the gram!" ”

The king shouted aggrievedly: "I didn't say it again!" That's what people write! ”

Elizabeth looked pensive: "This ...... What does that mean exactly? ”

Wang: "Probably just a proverb from the Cyclops, who believe that creatures with fewer eyes are superior, and creatures without eyes are closest to gods." You see this matches this sentence very well, without eyes, the answer is missing, and of course it is also an answer. ”

Elizabeth: "Then it's engraved here ......"

Wang: "Maybe it's used to mark the water level." Anyway, although we put the tower on our to-do list, it is at the bottom of the list, meaning the least important.

"Others have studied for so many years, but they haven't found a way to get in, and it's normal that we can't find it.

"So it's good to pay attention to a casual fate, and if you can get good things in it, it's naturally good. If you can't get it, you don't have to force it. ”

As he said this, the captain's voice came from behind: "After crossing the long bridge, we will be in the harbor of Canos in half an hour." A pilot from the port should come by boat to show us the way soon. ”

Wang made a "understand" gesture.

At this time, Nini's voice floated overhead: "There is a galley flying the royal flag of Monrovia heading towards us!" ”

Wang and Elizabeth looked at each other.

Elizabeth: "You can't be looking for me, is you?" ”

King: "No, aren't they going to fight the orcs?" What did you come to do? ”

By this time the galleys were approaching.

In order to get as close as possible to the Starcatcher, the oars of the galleys were all erected and they glided towards the Star Chaser by inertia alone.

On the galleys, a knight stands at the bow, dressed in armor that glistens in the setting sun, bearing the fleur-de-lis coat of arms of the Monrovia royal family.

Before the knight could get up, he exclaimed, "I am Audi Melward, the third prince of Monrovia, and I heard that the disciple of the legendary archmage is on this ship!" ”

The king raised his right hand, and Xiao Bai, who was riding on his neck, also raised the same hand when he saw this: "I am!" ”

The Third Prince, Audi Melward, exclaimed: "Sure enough, he is a disciple of a legendary archmage, and even the Demon Pet is so different!" ”

It seems that he treats Xiaobai as a demon pet.

The king's crow pet swooped down from the sky and circled over the head of the three princes, shouting as he circled: "Fool, fool! ”

In order to avoid embarrassment, the king took the initiative to ask, "May I ask His Royal Highness the Third Prince for something to find me?" ”

Naturally, it is impossible for the third prince to find himself, and the king knows this. But he was dumbfounded.

Audi Melward did not beat around the bush: "Actually, my father, the Emperor of Monrovia, is looking for you. He wants to entrust you with solving the mystery of the Tower of the White City. Come with me to the inner city, where my father and the Auxiliary Ministers are waiting for you! ”

(End of chapter)