The bonfire shone in the cavern with the last rays of light.

Kaye was wrapped in a blanket and fell asleep by the campfire. But Ashrufat didn't need sleep, he was sitting on a rock outside the cave, looking at the vast and barren land with his dark vision.

"Master, what are you thinking about?" asked Carrie in her mind

"I'm wondering what kind of trap the dark elves have set up. Ashrufat sighed. "But I don't have a clue. ”

"You shouldn't be thinking about that. Remember, you have been exiled and the affairs of the army have nothing to do with you anymore. These are the elves' own doing, so don't think about it anymore. We're lucky, because the portal we're going to isn't the one being used by the Dark Elves. If that's the case, I'm afraid it's going to be nerve-wracking now. Carrie said in her head. "I'd suggest you consider Kaye's question. ”

Ashrufat did not answer.

"Master, what do you think Kaye wants?"

"What do you want?"

"Well, it's something to say 'fight against the unfair world', but it's a long-term goal, and even Kaye himself doesn't think he's capable of accomplishing it. Not everyone has the ability to accomplish such a vast and far-reaching goal. Big goals are also made up of a small goal. ”

"Oh. ”

"If you want to talk about goals, you should also formulate them according to your actual ability, isn't it? If you have a strong strength and will, then you should choose the most difficult path. On the other hand, if you don't have enough strength, wouldn't it be too pitiful to take the most dangerous path again?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about. ”

"I mean Kaye. Master, you now occupy a large place in her heart, and now you are the only one who can enlighten her. With her current ability, to change the conservatism, prejudice, etc., of the elven race, it is really too illusory goal. ”

"Carrie, what do I think you're hinting about?"

"You have misunderstood me, master. Carrie said in an aggrieved tone. "Anyway, there are two options at the moment. The first is that you stay here for half a day longer, and if you use magic healing, Kaye's injuries will be fully healed by the afternoon. The second option is to leave as soon as it is dawn, and although Kaye is not yet healed from his injury, he should be able to recover his strength and not affect our itinerary. It's just half a day between the two, so you can choose one or the other. ”

"The first one is better. Ashrufat thought for a moment and replied.

"Actually, I have one more suggestion about Kaye. ”

"What advice?"

"Master, when we get to our destination, we don't just take things and leave. Give me a moment to connect the portal to the portal over there in the Elven Lands...... It's pretty much the same thing the Dark Elves do. However, with my strength, I believe it will only take me an hour or two to find the right target. Then we can send Kaye over......"

"Kaye sent over?"

"Well, before you can do that, you have to convince Kaye that things should be done within their means. If you want to travel thousands of miles, you have to start with the first step. If you want to change the conservatism and discrimination of elves, you should start with the people around you. Let her give up on goals that are so ambitious that they are extremely difficult to achieve, and start with small things that are within her means. I'm sure you can convince Kaye with this method. ”

Carrie...... You seem to treat girls very specially...... Observant. ”

"It's in my nature. Carrie replied immediately. "After all, it was Kotoshin-sama who created me. If you want to serve girls, you must be gentle and delicate. Master, my suggestion should be fine, right? It only takes an hour or two. It's not impossible to bring Kaye back to Sivania, but then how to send it back becomes a big problem...... Master, master, what's wrong with you?"

"Carrie, what did you just say...... It will take you an hour or two to open the portal?"

"Of course, spatial linking is not that simple. An hour or two is not excessive. If it weren't for me, but those dark elves to activate the portal, with their level of spiritual energy civilization, I'm afraid it would take countless tests, even if it took decades. Why do you suddenly ask this?"

Carrie...... I get it. ”

"Got it?"

"I finally understand what the traps set by the dark elves are!"

......

Ylan walked out of the room, unsurprisingly surprised to see the gray cloak waiting for her outside.

Yilan's body is draped in a very simple loose robe, and through the neckline of the clothes, you can see her delicate and fair skin, which is as warm as jade, and has an almost translucent texture. If you were an ordinary woman, you would probably have to pay anything to get such skin.

"How's it going?" asked the gray cloak eagerly.

"Exactly as expected. Ylan replied in a cold, emotionless tone. "The end of the life of the equipment has come to an end, and this is already the last time that it has been retired. The load has reached its limit, it is already on the verge of obsolescence, and there can be no next time. But even if it's one more time, what's the difference to me?"

"Don't say that, it's so sad. The gray cloak was silent for a few seconds before saying.

"How's the situation on Ashrufat's side?" asked Ylan.

"Just as you expected. The gray cloak replied. "If we're not mistaken, he's left the elven army and is now on his way to his destination. He has plenty of time, so I'm sure he'll be cautious and it will take about ten days to get there. ”

"About ten days. Ylang repeated, nodding. "Good. ”

"Ylan-ylang, you shouldn't have chosen this time for maintenance. ”

"I'm going to do the last thing in my life, so I want to do it in the best possible way. Yilan smiled, but there was endless loneliness in her smile. "Seems like I told you a long time ago. ”

"That's all that has been said, I don't want to stop you, Ylan-Islang. But remember...... I will always remember you as a friend. As long as I live. ”

"Thank you. Yilan left these words, and left suddenly, disappearing around the corner of the aisle in a blink of an eye, never to be seen again.

......

When Kaye woke up, it was quite late. She lifted the blanket and got up, finding that her wound had almost fully healed. This is because under the cleansing of the energy of the wind of life, the recovery ability of any living being will be greatly improved. As long as there is no organ injury, or the wound has become inflamed and suppurated, even the more serious wound can be repaired in a short period of time.

"Prince......" Kaye saw Ashrufat sitting outside the cavern, seemingly alone in contemplation.

"You don't have to call me prince now. Ashrufat turned his head. "It's too late. He said to himself.

"What's too late?" Kaye was momentarily confused.

"Kaye, I finally understand the Truzzies' plan. He whispered. "It's too late. ”

"Their scheme?" Kaye asked, confused.

"Well, remember what we analyzed earlier? Their main force stayed in the mine, and it was too far away to make it back...... There can be no threat to the actions of our expeditionary forces. Unless they find a way to put together a fast force and force the march at all costs...... Of course, they didn't. However, even if they do it quietly, the soldiers will be greatly reduced due to excessive fatigue, and it will be difficult to change the overall situation. It is on the basis of this judgment that we cannot see through what Truzzi really wanted to do. ”

"That's true. Kaye said.

But in fact, the premise of this judgment - that is, that the main forces of the enemy did not have time to arrive - do not hold water. Because the Truzy had portals. Ashrufat said calmly.

"Portal, portal!" Kaye let out a startle. In the next moment, all the enemy's plans and calculations became clear. It is a true fact that the Truzy did take away the garrison of the royal city...... But for the expeditionary force, there was no chance at all.

"Durucci opened an ancient portal and realized the invasion of our homeland. Ashrufat said. Before he knew it, he had become an elven prince again. "But it wasn't the ancient portal that opened spontaneously, it was the Truzzies who somehow activated it. ”

Kaye nodded. This is actually easy to understand, if the portal was opened spontaneously, Truzzy would not have been able to mobilize a large army to invade in the first place. Moreover, the portal that activates spontaneously is too dangerous - if it can be activated spontaneously, it can also be spontaneously closed. Without 100% certainty, no one would use this portal to wage such a large-scale war.

"Invasion through the portal means that the Truzzies have been tested and tried many times, and they are sure of its reliability, so that they can boldly invade. Whether it's Nagalus or our homeland, there are many ruins of ancient portals. It would not be surprising to say that the Truuzi had mastered several portals in Nagalus during their experiments. Exactly," Ashruphat gestured with his hand somewhere in the distance. "Over there, there's a portal, right on the way for our army to get to the royal city. On the edge of the mining area, there are also the ruins of several portals. ”

Kaye's face turned very pale.

"At this moment, I believe that the main forces of the Truuzzi are lining up on the road they must pass, waiting for the expeditionary force to throw themselves into the net. If Garth is marching faster, then probably the forward troops have already begun to fight the enemy, and if he is marching slowly...... It is also inevitable that the enemy will be encountered before noon. ”

Both men were well aware of the size of the main forces of the Truzies. Although it is actually only a left-behind force, it is more than three times that of the expeditionary force in terms of quantity and quality, and it is waiting for work.