As soon as the convoy of Gehr and the Ingrid Church entered the city, they said goodbye to the caravan and headed for a different destination.

The streets of Hiawatha are clean, there is no dirt or garbage on the ground, and the streets are lined with small shops that can be seen here with all kinds of spices, tea, silk from the Gantt Empire, porcelain and pottery from the Chelufe Federation and industrial products from Konatas, and many strange items that Gell has never seen before.

From time to time, customers and shopkeepers could be seen haggling and even making loud noises on the streets, and Gehr's carriage was traveling on a specially marked carriage lane, and he also looked at the busy scene on both sides with some novelty.

"Sir, do you want a newspaper? ”

Just as the carriage was moving slowly, a voice suddenly came. Gehr turned his head to see a little boy holding a pile of newspapers, trotting briskly with the carriage, looking at Gehr with wistful eyes.

"Newspapers, let's have one. Gell thought for a moment and handed over a few pieces of change.

"Mr. Xie Luxie. The boy took the coin, drew out a newspaper and handed it to Gehr, and then nimbly shuttled between the wagons to find the next customer to peddle.

Gehr shook the gray-white newspaper as a whole, and unfolded it with a bang, and the pungent smell of ink suddenly poured out, and a line of black, bold and enlarged headlines appeared in his eyes.

"The Chelufe Federation and the Gantt Empire face off against the Strait of Femerio!

Below the title is a picture of a ship sailing across the ocean firing shells.

Geer took a closer look at the contents, and it turned out that the two countries had faced off again in the Strait of Femerio, and this was not the first time that the two countries had clashed over the waterway, and since the end of the Thirty Years' War, almost every once in a while the two sides had to tentatively move their wrists, and everyone had become accustomed to it, but the newspaper owner used a sensational headline to increase sales.

Look further down.

"The Principality's seventh trade consultation will be held on October 10. ”

"The Lake Yes tragedy has been solved! The serial murderer has been arrested, and key evidence has been obtained. ”

"There was a vicious excavation accident in the tourist resort Mosio Stone Forest. ”

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Reading the newspaper all the way, Gehr and the others followed the convoy for about an hour, passing through several bustling markets, entering a relatively secluded street, and stopping at the intersection. On the side of the road is a large stone and wood mixed building, the whole is dark blue, and the huge signboard is engraved with the words "Lilian Hotel".

The entire convoy will stay here for two days to recuperate.

As soon as the car stopped, a group of female relatives poured into the hotel as if they were going to the market to buy them, and even Camerita's pace was a little faster, and the hotel was very lively for a while.

By the time the group had settled down, the sun had taken refuge behind Mount Mira and gave up the stage to the moon goddess.

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"Ingrid, another name for the moon, shone coldly on the men, and how many pairs of eyes looked at her, but no one could touch ......"

On the second floor of the hotel, a handsome harpist sang a poem written for the goddess of the moon for a group of people from the Ingrid Church, and the beautiful music and simple lyrics attracted the attention of the church.

Some of the empty second floors are covered with brown wooden planks, and the surrounding walls are covered with various paintings and ornaments, mainly reindeer skulls, which are a specialty of the Principality of Haisting, which is full of a different kind of exotic atmosphere. At the bar, an old man with a white beard was wiping the dust off the counter and placing bottles of wine and beverages on it.

Compared to the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, which is full of people, talking loudly with wine glasses and constantly shuttling through the Wandering Eagle Geisha, the lobby on the second floor is relatively small and deserted, but it also attracts some quiet guests.

Gehr is one of them.

However, the Brian brothers in the group didn't like this environment, and drinking with each other and laughing with the girls was the way they wanted to relax, so they naturally chose to stay in the lobby on the first floor.

Dressed in a crisp summer dress, Gehr sat quietly in a corner seat, eating his grilled fish set.

This is a fish that can only be found in the Andaru River Valley, with large spines and few spines, tender meat, and a unique cooking method, it is a delicacy unique to the Principality of Haisting, and with the rich beef soup and fluffy white bread, this dinner is very satisfying.

Whew......

Suddenly, a young woman in a black robe came up at the top of the stairs, dressed like a traditional monk, none other than Iona, who had been sent to the contact point earlier.

"Boss, another grilled fish set. Seeing Iona's hurried appearance, it was estimated that she hadn't eaten, so Gehr directly ordered a meal for her.

"Okay, I'll be right away. The voice of the white-bearded old man at the bar was very loud.

"Thanks, Boss, this is the information you wanted. Iona untied her black robe and hung it behind her chair, revealing her body in a crisp purple hunting suit, and took a scroll of paper from her bosom and handed it to Ger. "Boss, there is no cool thirst-quenching drink, it's hot outside. ”

"Medici flower wine, to ensure that it is cool and relieves the heat, do you want to have a cup?" the boss replied in a loud voice.

"Let's have a drink. ”

Gehr took the paper roll and turned the oil lamp on the table a little brighter before opening the paper roll and reading the information on it.

The information is very short, about a few minutes to read.

Gehr carefully placed the note into the flame of the oil lamp, and did not withdraw his hand until it was completely burned to ashes.

"Haysting is in chaos right now?" Iona brought the information mainly in the form of the Principality of Haysting, Gehr just wanted to know the general situation of the country that had to travel for more than ten days, but was surprised to learn that this seemingly peaceful and prosperous city was already in turmoil.

"Almost, the contact person here takes special care, if you want to return to China, it's best to go back as soon as possible, otherwise once there is chaos, the way back will be troublesome, and it is likely to be cut off. Iona said.

Gehr nodded, thinking.

From the intelligence information, it is known that the ruler of the Principality of Haysting, Avery II, is now seriously ill and unconscious, and has had two prolonged faints in the past month, and the news of the king's imminent death is no longer a secret in the upper echelons of the principality.

If it is a country like the Three Great Powers, because there is a complete succession system, even if the ruler dies, it will not hurt the fundamentals, and at most it can restore stability with a little chaos, but this is not the case with the Principality of Haisting.

This starts with the founding of the Principality of Haysting.

The Duchy of Haysting was originally part of the Duchy of Friyen, which became independent at the end of the Thirty Years' War. Because the country is located at the junction of the three major countries, 75 percent of the country's land is mountainous, the land is barren, there are no other resources except water conservancy, whether it is grain and minerals, it needs to be imported in large quantities, and it does not have the foundation to become a strong country.

Under the mutual containment and absolute neutrality of the three major powers, the Principality of Haisting was successfully established, of course, the three major powers will not allow a strong force to occupy this golden passage that is important enough to be called the lifeblood of the mainland, and the population of the Principality of Haisting is very low, so there are few standing armies. However, on the one hand, the principality has been strengthening the military training of the domestic people, implementing the practice of all soldiers to deter neighboring countries, and on the other hand, encouraging the development of mercenary groups to develop the domestic armed forces, resulting in a large number of domestic mercenaries, and even the city defense of some cities has been handed over to the mercenary group to be responsible, so the Principality of Haysting also has the nickname of the mercenary country.

Of course, if you want to survive among the three great powers, it is important to have a qualified heir. In order to produce a qualified heir to the throne, everyone who is eligible to inherit the throne must go through trials to hone their abilities, one of the most common ways to join or form a mercenary group.

This method is indeed very effective, Avery II is a wise monarch who was elected in this way, and has made good achievements in foreign and domestic affairs, and has been leading the Principality of Haysting to prosperity over the years, although it is not as good as the three major powers, but it is also the best of the second-rate countries.

But when it's the next generation's turn to grow up, the problem arises. It's not that there are no qualified people, but there are too many qualified people, among which the eldest prince Flomien, the third prince Flanagan and the seventh prince Estud are the best, each with a powerful mercenary group and a large group of supporters as the backing, and the strength of the eldest princess, the fourth prince, the ninth prince and others is not bad, such as the dragon flame knight who met at the city gate today is the direct subordinate of the ninth prince Ursula.

This situation has caused Avery II to have difficulty in determining an heir, originally with Avery II, this kind of thing can be slowly delayed until the most suitable heir is finally found, but now Avery II has fallen seriously ill without warning and obviously has no chance of recovery, then all those who have the opportunity to sit in this position are a little impatient, coupled with the addition of foreign forces, the current Haysting Principality is like a lit powder keg, which may have a huge explosion at any time in the next moment.

Now Gehr is thinking about whether he needs to continue walking any further or simply return to San Rotalo, out of this place of right and wrong.

It stands to reason that after the incident at Blossham Castle, Gehr has gained a lot from this trip, after all, what he is looking for is the energy attached to the Philimis Rite that was stolen by the Holy Spirit Sect, and the rune sword Epheros has provided far more than expected, and it is very unnecessary to risk pursuing the Philemis Rite Sacrifice.

But Gehr always had a vague sense that this trip to Emlock would be important to him, as if something was calling him, and it was hard for him not to go once.

If it was just him, he would have said the past and passed, but Kegel is not a person now, he represents a team, he can't send his companions into danger because of his willfulness, so he is also a little difficult to choose for a while.

"Iona, do you think we'd better go back to San Rotalo now or continue on to Emlock?" Gehr decided to ask his companion for advice, and now the Brian brothers were partying downstairs to relax, while Lucarin was resting in her own room, and the only one who could ask about it was Iona in front of her. But looking at the order of the two choices in Geer's discourse, it is clear which side he is leaning into.

"Ask me, you're the boss, you just decide. Hearing Gehr's question, Iona took a glass of wine and drank a glass of wine, swallowed the food in her mouth and swallowed the food in her throat before she looked at Gehr in some surprise, and smiled a little clearly after a long time: "You have proven that you are a qualified leader over the years, so I will support whatever decision you make, and I believe others will think the same way." By the way, there is another sentence, it is really interesting to follow you out this time, this is purely my personal opinion. ”

Iona stretched: "Okay, I'm going to sleep, just notify me directly of the result." ”

Getting up and leaving her seat, Iona turned around and left the hall on the second floor without looking back.

The oil lamp, which was trembling by the wind that Iona had picked up, had left a mottled shadow on Ger's face, and the corners of his mouth were faintly curved under the shadows......