Chapter 50: Before Departure
By the time it was time for dinner, most of the people had already arranged their own affairs. The team members who are about to embark on a new journey meet again in the restaurant and make a pre-departure information exchange after eating.
Shakolin first introduced tomorrow's itinerary to everyone, after all, the people here except for Dierlando and Zoya are all taking this kind of transportation for the first time.
The number of flights of the Sky Airship is one flight per day, and the weight of a ship is generally about 600 stones, and considering the luggage carried by passengers, there are generally a maximum of 20 passengers on a ship. Seats usually need to be booked in advance, as last-minute tickets can only be purchased for a week's later departures.
He originally planned to cancel all the passengers on tomorrow's flight, but later considered that it would be too big and easy to arouse the suspicion of Hovland's side, so Zuihou still managed to drag half of the passengers and let them postpone the trip on their own initiative.
For example, tax checks, such as catching them in entertainment venues and saying that they have prohibited items on them, such as finding someone to deliberately provoke conflicts, scuffling and being caught in prison together. As long as Shakolin wants to keep them, any reasonable interface can be created.
Listening to the treacherous and cunning Governor White Moody's understatement, Diarrando felt that he really had to be impressed by him, and that he would be a good helper if it were not for the intolerable flaws of his character.
"So, we will depart from here at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, and we will be divided into different carriages to the pier, where a shuttle boat will take you to the island of Sala, which will take about two hours when the wind is right. The ship would take off at ten o'clock, and it would be westerly wind season. The smooth air flow will speed up the ship, and you will be there in the evening of the day after tomorrow at the latest. ”
"Sounds good, what about our luggage?" Diarlando nodded, appreciating Shaklin's arrangement, although Reses's ration problem has been solved, but with big stomachs like himself, Dino, and Dan, dry food alone is a big problem.
Shakolin immediately patted his chest and promised: "Your Highness, rest assured, I will send all the luggage that needs to be transported to the Salar Island Airport before you." ”
"Weishenme doesn't take it with you?" Achille asked curiously.
"This is because it has to be transported past for safety checks, if there are dangerous goods. You can't take a skyship. After all, there is no escape from this means of transport. That's why we don't allow anyone to explode or have something highly toxic. ”
"What about the valuables?" Luna also asked curiously, she had already hung the pendant around her neck that she had sent someone to retrieve before, and at the moment she couldn't put it down and flipped it in her hand, and only when she heard her brother ask a question did she raise her head before interjecting.
Shacorin deliberately lowered his voice. He explained to her with a smile: "Carry the valuable ones with you." But you still have to check before getting on the boat. ”
"So troublesome?" said Radard, who had not spoken much. He put down the wine glass in his hand heavily. "What about our weapons......"
"Don't worry, since we manage the dock, there is naturally a way to get through. But you can't carry weapons that are too exaggerated. Shakolin introduced as he glanced at the giant's axe leaning against the corner of the table, such a thing would never be carried into the passenger compartment.
Radartu reluctantly rubbed his axe, but Zuihou said nothing.
"What happened to the others?" Dearlando asked Zoya again, and Zoya glanced at the other four alternates, and then said, "Our respective men will find their own way to keep up, you don't have to worry." ”
Then she took out a map, which was a map of the whole of Hovland, and also included a part of Turanda's territory.
She pointed to a small point to the east of White Murdy and said, "This is the island of Sala, and we will rest for the night on Emerson Island, which is only a hundred miles away from Hovland, and the next day we will fly directly over a quarter of Hovland's territory to the city of Yanas." We have a consulate there, and as soon as we enter there, there will be someone who will take care of the rest of our trip. ”
"Overall, as long as there are no problems on the ship, from the airport to your consulate, the journey is very easy and enjoyable, it is almost like a trip. Diarrando leaned back and stretched.
Hearing him say this, the three children were very excited, but the others were not as optimistic as him. Everyone put their own thoughts in the bottom of their hearts, and they all said goodbye and went back to rest.
Ruidan stayed in Zuihou, and he pulled Dierlandor and said, "We are ready to wake up Elena, are you free now?"
Diarrando touched the top of Dino's head, which was following him, and immediately said, "Haode, let's go now, have you taken all your defenses?
"Big brother, you also underestimate our strength, although the soul dementorship is a forbidden art, it doesn't mean that none of us have done research in this area. There are also healing priests and prayer priests who specialize in mind control and are used to solve the troubles of those who have mental problems or psychological problems. ”
"Uh, really...... I've never heard of you. ”
Ruidan immediately complained: "Didn't I say that? You don't want to hear it, every time I talk to you about the temple, you talk about it." Even if I'm done, you never take it to heart!"
"Alright, alright...... Isn't it great that we specialize in art, I'm in charge of fighting, and you're in charge of chanting mantras? "Actually, it's not that Layton doesn't want him to understand the basic knowledge of familiarity, it's really that his physique will disturb all the magic equipment around him, and after destroying the teleportation room in several places and the magic weapon hall of the Holy Light Heavenly Pivot Palace, Layton completely gave up cultivating in this direction.
"What did Father tell you?" Ruidan still remembered the call in the afternoon, and then asked at a time, so as not to be excused by Dierlandor again.
"Do you really want to know that?" Diarrando glanced at Ruidan, "in fact, he confessed to me that he was proud of me and told me to let go and and screw up." He'll carry it for me. ”
"Wow...... It's really hard to imagine that he would say such a thing. Ruidan was taken aback, with the same reaction as Deirlando.
He continued, "I know he's always been proud of you. Ever since I was a child, I felt that he was always comparing me to someone, that he was not very satisfied with what I did, and that he was always so cold to me. At first I thought it was because I wasn't as dazzling as Heray in every way, but later I realized that when he looked at me, he was thinking about his eldest son, who had disappeared since birth. ”
"Well, Father loves you too. Diarrando realized that he had accidentally touched Ruidan's heart, and immediately comforted him.
"I know, but it's different. Even if he scolds me, he doesn't pay as much attention to scolding you as he is. The look in his eyes when he looks at you. It makes me feel a little jealous. But I don't think it's a bad thing, because I'm really inferior to you. And it's true that practicing the spells of the Priest line is more suitable for my personality and abilities. Big brother, promise me that you will come back safely. I will always support you. Assist you. ”
Diarrando touched his right eyebrow bone. Headache said: "Today, you are all so emotionally exposed. I can't bear it. In short, xiexie, you support me, don't say so much about the meat. ”
Dino listened to him for a long time. Then he suddenly said, "Is he my brother?"
Ruidan had already asked about the kid and reported it to the king, but this was the first time Dino had spoken in front of him. He simply stopped and bent down to introduce himself to the trumpet's older brother: "Hi, little brother, I'm Ruidan, your half-brother. You used to call me Root. When I first met you, you were three years older than you are now, and I will have the opportunity to tell you about his school deeds back then, okay?"
Diarrando scooped Dino up and put it under his arm, and strode forward: "Don't listen to him, he won't know how to talk nonsense by then." If you want to know anything, just ask me later. ”
Ruidan hurriedly followed, his voice with the usual light-hearted flavor, as if he had returned to before everything had happened: "Big brother, don't be shy? Your heroic deeds back then are still widely spread in the Knight Academy, and have become a legendary story told to newcomers in every academy." How can you say I'm?"
After such a relaxed conversation, the two men finally reached the specially placed room in the tower on the top floor of the Governor's Palace. Stepping up the spiral staircase, they reached the top floor with the gentle crunch of wood.
The two red-robed law enforcement priests and the blue-robed prayer priests who were guarding the door bowed down their luggage when they saw them. Then the door was opened for them.
The gates were filled with circles, all freshly painted with magic dyes.
"Not only indoors, but soon we will be adding a more powerful magical defense array to the entire perimeter of the tower. Even if an ant doesn't have permission, don't even think about passing through here. Ruidan introduced Diarrando and walked into the room.
The room for Elena was not in sight, and there was a narrower spiral staircase leading to the top. The three of them climbed the stairs, and Ruidan opened the door only after sliding his special bracelet over the magic lock in the doorway.
"There are only two keys to this, one with me and one with Priest Mana, and it will be her who will take care of Lady Buck in the future. "There was also a small room outside the door with a slender window facing the vast sea. Except for a table and a chair, there is no furniture here.
Pushing open the opposite door again, Diarlando saw his adoptive mother, who had been thinking about it day and night. The surroundings are also densely covered with spells, even under the bed and on the bedspread, surrounded by elegant light blue and white silk bedding, this woman who has raised herself for more than ten years seems to be just asleep.
After receiving Ruidan's approval, Deirrando let go of Dino's grip and let the little boy pounce on the bed.
"Mommy, Mommy, are you feeling better?" Dino shook Elena's arm eagerly, and after a while, the sleeping woman slowly woke up. A gentle smile bloomed on her face, she pulled out her arm from under the thin blanket, gently hugged the teary-eyed Dino in her arms, and asked worriedly, "Baby, why are you crying?"
"I thought you wouldn't wake up again...... Whining. Dino finally burst into tears, and threw himself into Elena's arms.
"How come, even if my mother wants to sleep, someone won't let me sleep......" Elena, who was normal a second ago, suddenly changed her tone and became gloomy. Black begins to spread in the green pupils.
"Oh no! hurry up and re-block her consciousness!" Ruidan said, pulling out his staff and aiming it at Elena, a sleeping charm. A woman and two men standing next to him in green healing priest robes also made the same action at the same time.
In an instant, four spells struck the woman on the bed on the head at the same time, and before Elena could close her eyes again, Diarlando saw Ficceren's icy gaze sweep in his direction.
"No, what are you doing?" Dino hugged Elena and shouted angrily at the people around her, and then begged for help like Deirlando: "Diel, they are hurting Mommy, stop them!"
Diarlando sighed and reached out to take him off the bed, and Dino clutched at the surrounding things, almost tearing off the blanket and the entire bedspread.
"No...... They're protecting her, and Fekelon has cursed Elena, and I'm going to find a way to get rid of the curse from her, or she'll become the Big Boss. Shrewd...... Let's find a way to solve this problem together, shall we save Elena?"
Dino looked at the woman who fell back into a coma on the bed with teary eyes, and then nodded vigorously: "Okay, I will definitely work harder." Tears dripped from his long eyelashes and fell on Deirlando's hand as he moved, and the hot liquid seemed to drip on his heart, and Dino was free to express his emotions in his heart, but he couldn't. How he longed for Elena to be able to take a look at him just now, to see what he was already a grown man.
After everything was back to normal, Ruidan introduced the three service staff to Dierlando. It turned out that the elegant goddess official in her forties just now was Masa Priest, which was convenient for Elena's personal care, and Ruyidan's arrangement was very intimate.
Deirlandor listened to his brother's arrangement, praised everyone's performance, and then left the ward gloomily. After walking out of the room, he gently stroked the closed door, and then suppressed all regret into a sigh.
After visiting Elena, Ruidan sent Diarlando and Dino back to the room, and carefully told Zuihou a few words before leaving uneasily.
Thinking about tomorrow's journey, listening to Dino's steady breathing and stroking the smooth scales of Reeth, Diarrando lay on his back in bed, not knowing when he fell into a dreamless sleep.
Volume 4 (End) (To be continued......)
PS: I'll change the map in the next chapter~ Oh also