Spring of the 66th year of the Arad calendar.

Belmar South Sea.

The endless ocean is calm at the moment, and you can see the edge of the horizon from afar, and the blue water and the blue sky are integrated, and the sea and sky are the same color, which is refreshing. The humid and simmering sea breeze of spring in the south is refreshing.

A three-masted schooner is breaking the waves in this stretch of water.

The sea breeze puffed up its sails, moving the streamlined hull forward, and the bow carved with the statue of the guardian goddess rose and fell like a sharp sword out of its sheath, splitting the waves with great dexterity and bringing countless white splashes.

And on the side of the hull, there is a line of gilded characters engraved - Nantian Star.

That's the name of the clipper.

Traders who travel frequently between Faroe Bay on the west coast and Hamilton's Deep Blue Harbour should be familiar with this ship, as it once had a legendary captain, had sailed through storm belts, sunk the flagship of pirates that had been rampant in the past, and the Southern Sky Star was the fastest ship in Faroe Bay.

And now, at the bow of this famous sailing ship, stands a well-proportioned young man.

This young man has black hair, a simple hunting suit, a handsome appearance, his eyes are as black as stars, his body is as straight as a gun, and his whole body exudes a heroic aura. Not only that, but his temperament is not like those other young geniuses, all of whom are extremely arrogant and have eyes above the top, but are calm and generous, like the ocean, so deep that people can't see through it.

If I have to say, this is a restrained domineering to the extreme. Unassuming, but unstoppable.

This person is none other than Midi Asrex, one of the "Iron Triangle" of the Falcon Regiment, who holds the title of "Sword of Victory and Protection".

In the 66th year of the Arad calendar, Midi was exactly nineteen years old, and he was already out of the category of a teenager, which can be described as a youth.

In this year, the Delos Empire finally achieved the unification of the north and the south, and in the early spring, it gathered a large army, waved south, and opened a transportation channel in the ashes of the Gran Forest, and brazenly invaded the Belmar Kingdom.

The conquest of Arad, the achievement of the hegemony of the continent, a great cause, this is the national policy of the Delos Empire, the ambition of the emperor, no matter how many times it comes, I am afraid that there will be no change because of the rebirth of Midi. It's just that compared to the fragmented Duchy of Belmar in the eyes of the previous empire, the current Kingdom of Belmar is a completely different existence.

The Hamilton family became a royal family, and since then it has been named the Golden Bough family, Fiena Hamilton, as the first queen, began to take power after the eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, the noble council was abolished, and the title was all controlled by the queen.

Although it is still inferior to the Delos Empire in terms of strength, Belmar today is no longer the disintegrated country of the previous life. Without internal response, and having to cross the Gran Forest, which is full of mutant monsters, Delos's army, although strong, cannot get any benefit in front of the Falcon Regiment and the Belmar New Kingdom Army.

After a few months, the two sides fought in full swing, each with its own winners and losers, but Midi found at this time that the frequency of the Empire's attacks had unconsciously slowed down considerably.

Combining other aspects of the information, Midi finally came to a conclusion.

The Belmar border has been under attack for a long time, and the Delos Empire has shifted its strategic objectives.

For others, no matter how far-sighted, they would not be able to guess what the goal of the empire would be after the transfer, however, as a reborn Midi, knew this very well.

In the previous life, after the Delos Empire occupied the Duchy of Belmar, in addition to the capital city of Hutton Marr and the Great Array of Sealed Dragons, the place of most attention was the deep-water port in the south that originally belonged to the Hamilton family. After gaining the deep-water ports, they immediately increased their naval power in the South China Sea, blockading the waters, and then the empire mainland in the north once again moved south, attacking from both the western sea and the northern land.

The target of its flanking attack was Faroe Bay on the west coast.

"Occupy Faroe Bay", this is the real purpose of the Delos Empire's troops. And the Duchy of Belmar is just a piece of fat eaten by the way, a ruthless move and a springboard for the empire to compress the living space of Faroe Bay

Now, in Midi's view, since the empire can't take Belmar, then what they have to do is to attack the east and west, continue to deploy troops on the border between the two countries, and put on a posture of attacking Belmar, but in fact, they are quietly turning the center of attack and infiltration to the south of the empire, east of Belmar, where Faroe Bay is located

So, the question arises -

The empire does not fight Belmar and instead targets Faroe Bay, does it have an impact on Midi and others?

The answer is that it has an impact, and it has a great impact, not only on Midi and his party, but on all the adventurers in the entire Arad continent

Because in the next few years, the city in the sky will emerge from the void, and the entrance and exit of this secret realm that can allow adventurers to awaken is in Faro Bay

It can be said that mastering Faroe Bay is equivalent to mastering the passage to Sky City.

And mastering the city in the sky is equivalent to mastering the key to awakening.

If you can't awaken, the cap is only level 6, and even if you use the artificial environment to forcibly awaken, it will leave many sequelae. Even a person as talented as the Iron and Blood Grand Duke is now suffering from illness. And the improved artificial awakening environment made by the Falcon Regiment with reference to Rose Mountain Castle also has a lot of shortcomings.

Only by awakening in the natural environment can the body and soul of the professional be in harmony with this world realm itself, so that they can fully embark on a further path and have a chance to reach the higher limit of level 75.

If the empire controls Faroe Bay like this, and then controls the only awakening place in the Arad continent, then it is equivalent to cutting off the way to become stronger, which is not only a huge impact, but it can even be said to be a matter of life and death.

In the previous life, Midi was just a fugitive who went with the flow, without the heart or ability to change all this.

But in this life, how could he tolerate the empire holding the Awakening Heavy Land in front of him?

Now that the empire has shifted its center of gravity, there is no doubt that Belmar, as a major opponent of the empire and an enemy on the Arad continent who is destined to fight for a long time, naturally has to keep up with the rhythm.

So, Midi gladly pulled out of the border battlefield and decided to go to Faroe Bay to seize the opportunity before the Empire.

Of course, with Belmar's current national policy, he will naturally not occupy Faroe Bay, what Midi has to do is to stop the empire, and at the same time enter the sky city as soon as possible, looking for an opportunity for himself, Fina and Alice to "awaken perfectly".

This time, considering what Midi was going to do in Faroe Bay next, Alice and Fina didn't disguise him as if they were not good-looking like last time, but made slight changes in key points so that people couldn't recognize this as the "Sword of Victory and Protection" of the Falcon Regiment, and their faces were still as dignified as ever, matching their temperament and identity.

However, in other details, the two women still implement the principle of the same -

"Midi is our thing, and no one can touch it other than that. ”

Therefore, although Audele, Erin, the two sisters, and a large number of other female adventurers with a very high level all wanted to follow Midi to Faro Bay together, they were directly denied by the two female leaders of the Falcon Regiment.

Now, with Midi on this Southern Sky Star, there are two big men.

The former leader of the Iron Blood Mercenary Regiment, and now the commander of the Paladin Battalion of the Falcon Regiment, a level paladin, Dixon.

The former head of the Mountain Wolf Mercenary Regiment, the current staff officer of the Falcon Regiment, a level demon scholar, Kelvin.

One of the two was tall and strong, with a shaved head, looking like a bodyguard, and the other was wearing a robe and glasses, and was polite, like a butler, and followed Midi's side, which was also a good match.

It's just that Fina and Alice, the two young people, have exhausted their calculations, but they still miss a little.

Because the ship was arranged by the Iron and Blood Grand Duke, and this old man naturally didn't care about the gender of the people around Midi, and the current captain of the famous Nantian Star happened to be a young woman.

"Mr. Fiai, in two days we will be at the first port on the West Coast, the Blue Mountains. At that time, the Nantian Star will be replenished, and a batch of goods will also be shipped, and the docking time will be about half a day. During this time, you are free to move freely, but with all due respect, the West Coast folk are very rough, and there are many people who are not afraid of the sky falling, so you and your companions are advised to be cautious in their words and actions. ”

A slightly hoarse voice rang out, and in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant, shouted out the pseudonym that Midi had used this time.

Fiai, the meaning of this pseudonym is simple, "Fina and Alice things".

Of course, Midi didn't know about this, but he knew that this was a fake name given to him in a series of sources.

And the person who shouted this pseudonym is the current captain of the Nantian Star, the granddaughter of the legendary old captain, Sothia. She had short hair as crimson as a flame, and her beautiful face was a little wild and unruly, and her big eyes, which were also like rubies, were shining, and as soon as she stood there, she was full of beauty and fascinated the men.

It's just that for this red-haired beauty who dominates the ocean, Midi has always been indifferent and unpretentious.

This time, Sothea came over and took the initiative to talk, and Midi only smiled slightly, nodded and said "Okay".

What is this person's identity?

Seeing Midi's attitude, Sothia's heart couldn't help but speculate.

The South Sky Star is the best ship on the West Coast, carrying only the most expensive cargo and only the most affordable passengers. In the past ten years, Sothea has been by her grandfather's side first, and then she has been in charge of the overall situation, and she has also seen all kinds of characters, including powerful adventurers and noble people.

However, she had never seen someone like Midi before.

Sons of nobles?

Judging from the elegant manners and extremely generous handwriting, Midi does look like he was born in an aristocratic family.

However, what made Sothea wonder was that a little brother who was only about twenty years old and not even older than himself could have a cultivation that even Sosia herself couldn't see?

Not only that, Sothea could also clearly feel that the bald man and the man with glasses were obviously high-level adventurers above level 40, well-equipped, and experienced in a hundred battles, but when facing Midi, his attitude was from the bottom of his heart.

If it's just a bodyguard invited, the attitude is at most careful and thoughtful.

If the stewards and knights of the family should be loyal, plus some care from the elders.

In any case, under normal circumstances, these two top adventurers should not have such an attitude of "respect" towards a young man under the age of twenty. Because this attitude is not directed at identity, but at the individual, only when a person excels can he earn respect.

Therefore, after sailing at sea in the past two weeks, Sothea became more and more unable to understand who the black-haired boy in front of her was.

Not only that, although she is a captain, she is also a woman, and she has always been full of confidence in her charm, but Midi's attitude towards her is always as bland as water, which inevitably makes Sothea even more unhappy in her heart.

Therefore, seeing that the West Coast was approaching, and the opportunity for temptation was decreasing, Sothea did not plan to observe, but to test it to see what level Midi really was.

However, just as she was thinking about how to speak, from the lookout at the top of the mainmast, the sailor suddenly shouted.

"It's the captain of the Albatross, the Albatross is two kilometers from three o'clock and is at war"