The carriage traveled for a week and entered the territory of the knight's kingdom. Then they traveled for another two weeks and arrived at the border of the warrior kingdom. Under Garcia's careful care, Canna's leg injury was mostly healed and she was able to walk limply without crutches.

At the city gate of the border, countless people lined up in a long line, waiting to be checked.

"Is the immigration inspection so strict? What's going on in the country?"

Slightly uneasy, Kanna asked Edward to drive the carriage to the queue, ready to line up for inspection.

Suddenly, Kanna seemed to hear a small voice in the wind calling her name. So he stopped the carriage and got out of it to find the source of the sound.

"Kanna, Kanna!" That subtle voice was nearby.

Kanna looked for the right direction and looked at it. Two meters in front of her face, there was a pool of transparent magical ripples shaking. It was supposed to be a small flying creature that used the invisibility magic of the Changeling system.

"It's me. Denise. The transparent ripples of magic whispered.

"Ahh I see you, Denise, why are you here? Kanna asked, surprised.

"Shhhh Be quiet, follow me to the woods next door! With that, Denise flew into the woods. Because of the distance, the transparent ripples disappeared completely.

Kanna beckoned her companion to follow Denise's departure into the depths of the forest. Suddenly, Denise, who was no longer invisible, flew out of a bush of flowers and stopped on Kanna's shoulder: "Whew...... Finally caught up with ......"

"Denise, did you come to me on purpose?"

"Yes, yes! I've been looking for you for a long time in the Confederation of Bondenland, Russia. Along the way, I asked countless roadside wildflowers before finally finding your whereabouts. I almost missed ......" Denise cried as she spoke.

Kanna touched Denise's head with her fingers and said softly, "Don't rush, speak slowly." What's wrong? ”

"Those soldiers who are strictly searching the border are arresting you! This is true of all the borders of the kingdom of Meredis! Denise said worriedly.

Hearing this, Garcia glared angrily and said, "They dare! This is treason! My brother, Duke Warhammer, will send them all to the gallows! ”

Kanna patted Garcia lightly on the shoulder, signaling him not to get excited. Then ask Denise, "Who are they mind controlled by?" It is not the general people who have this kind of power. ”

Denise hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes! They are all mind-controlled! Francis has defected! He is now the cardinal of the goddess of sin! He used the special magic of the goddess of sin to control many people. ”

"What! Francis he ...... How can it be! Kanna couldn't believe her ears.

"It's true! Her Majesty Erica told me personally. She received the news from the Elven Traveler who had returned from the human world, and confirmed the countermeasures with Mijin-sama. Mijin said that Francis's apostasy and the fact that these soldiers were being mentally controlled to harm you were mortal affairs, and it was inconvenient for the gods to intervene. ”

"What was Jessica's last oracle on the matter?" Kanna calmed down and asked calmly.

"Mijin-sama said that all the responses and handling of this matter are up to her projection in the mortal world, that is, you, as the elect, to decide. Pope Erica will be there for you. ”

"I see." Kanna replied firmly.

"Your Majesty Erica has entrusted me to come to you, please don't go back to the kingdom of Meredis, and go straight to the realm of the elves. If the matter is finally resolved by force, the elves will send troops to help you reclaim the country! ”

"Okay, then let's go to the elven realm first, and then discuss countermeasures." Kanna nodded.

Garcia expressed his doubts: "But how can we go to the elven realm without passing through the kingdom of Meredites?" We can't fly through the sky like Denise did. ”

Kanna replied, "I can only pass through the sands of desperation." ”

Garcia looked sad and said, "I've heard the old people say it. Entering this desert is a life and death. Because this desert is the product of the magic war caused by the civil war of the ancient elves. There is an innumerable flow of magic in it, and there is no regularity. All methods or magic to find your way will fail, and you will be lost. Countless desert expeditions went in and never came out. And there aren't any wildflowers in the desert to give Denise directions, right? ”

"Ahh I didn't think of that. "Thinking that I had to use advanced stealth to avoid the sentry and fly through the kingdom of Meredis to get here, there was no way to safely pass through the Sands of Despair. Denise rolled around Kanna's shoulder with her head in her gracious hands.

"You won't get lost." Kanna pulled a pendant from her close-fitting shirt pocket and placed it around her neck, "There's no power to stop me from finding my way home." ”

Denise flew to Kanna's chest and examined the pendant carefully. Surprised, he said, "This! This is the leaf of the sacred tree? ”

"Yes. A gift from Erica to me specifically to prevent me from getting lost when I get home. Kanna laughed.

Denise's expression suddenly became serious, and she said, "Kanna, this leaf is a sacred relic of the elves, an immortal thing. Try not to show it in front of strangers, in case you meet someone who knows the goods, you may get into trouble. If it is stolen by thieves and falls into the hands of the dark elves, it may bring blood and light to the elven realm. ”

Kanna nodded earnestly, "Well, I'll be careful." ”

Now that the problem of getting lost has been solved, the rest is a matter of materials. So the partners went to a nearby village to prepare dry food, forage and fresh water. After purchasing the dry food and forage, Garcia bought eight empty wine barrels, each about a meter high. Edward helped fill the ten barrels with water from the well, sealed them, and placed them into the Elven Expedition Dimension Bag one by one. The special enchantment effect of this dimensional bag will cause the object to enter another special plane and lose weight, without increasing the burden of the long journey. However, the Dimensional Bag has a drawback, which is that it is much smaller than most magic bags, and Garcia finds that after stuffing into six barrels, he can no longer hold anything. So Garcia and Edward each carried a bucket of water to the wagon to meet Canna.

Then, the team headed southeast to bypass the border of the Warrior Kingdom, and after a day's journey, they reached the Desperate Sands. Horses are not good at desert travel, and carriages can be a burden on horses. Fortunately, Kanna is now okay with her leg injury and can ride alone. So they abandoned their chariots and rode one to each one. Since there are no extra horses to carry excessive luggage. The two buckets of water that couldn't fit in the dimensional bag were directly thrown into one bucket. Another bucket opened its lid and filled the water bladders that everyone had brought with them. Then everyone and every horse had a good night's rest, and they had enough water and food before they got up and went into the desert.