The night is finally over. A round of morning sun looked white and fat like a snowball under the cover of a few remnant clouds. Since it's winter, it feels like it's cold in the early morning. The three of them left the woods that had been thrilling last night and headed for the Floating City, where the castle now looked almost a strange place, with ice teeth on the walls and towers, and soldiers patrolling everywhere, like a large luxury prison. Byron had already prepared the transformation potion provided by Jona this time, but given that they had secretly infiltrated the palace last time, Parsa must have been on guard. He wondered if Parsa would come up with some new magic to counter-reconnoitre.

The three of them came to the gate of the city, and due to the tension of the war, in order to prevent the enemy's spies from infiltrating, the Holy Light Barrier of the Floating City was always open. Parsa's strategy was to have the defenders check the people entering and leaving the city gates in batches, and then gather together to close the barrier for a unified period of time, allowing everyone to enter and exit. The soldiers stomped the ground with their spears and asked Byron and the three of them to untie their cloaks. "The people who came into the city listened to me, open your luggage and let the soldiers check it. Also, everyone except children must be searched. "The leader of the leader, the three of them are all familiar with, it is none other than Bolton, the infantry commander of the Golden Dragon Knights. It seems that after becoming the head of the regiment, he still has a low status, and he actually did the investigation himself. Byron saw this situation in his eyes, and just sighed.

The camp where the people who entered the city temporarily gathered was near the city gate, and it was just a wooden hut made of straw and wooden poles. It's a bit basic, but it's spacious enough. The wooden hut was filled with all kinds of people preparing to enter the city. Due to the large number of people, Joshua felt a little hot, in stark contrast to the cold weather. Joshua took a closer look at the furnishings in the wooden shed and saw a simple fireplace made of bricks and tiles, with only black ashes and dying embers left in it. It seems that at night, when passers-by are scarce, patrolling soldiers will light fires here to keep warm.

The sunlight gradually fills up, shining on the Holy Light Barrier. And the other qiē under the city walls are covered in shadows...... Clusters of ice crystals hanging from the walls of the city are melting in the sunlight. A few giant pale crows crouched on the wall, their feathers disheveled. It was the first time Joshua had seen a raven that big, bigger than a falcon in the floating city. The cold winter weather has made them struggle to stay in the sun. The white feathers glow silver in the daylight.

It's a raven, but it's not as harbinger of disaster and misfortune as their black cousins. The only message they bring is that the change of seasons is coming.

"Spring?" said Byron to himself. Along with this sentence, there is also a cloud of haze.

Soon, the time for release came. Byron was glad that Parsa hadn't guessed that someone would use transformation magic to infiltrate Floating City. Maybe he thought it was just a momentary negligence on the part of the soldiers defending the city that would have leaked a few of them. Burton's men raised their spears to maintain order. Probably startled by the murderous aura of the spears, the white ravens flew suddenly, their pale wings grazing over the heads of the crowd and making a small noise. The three of them mixed in the crowd and slowly walked towards the city. "Everyone was quiet, and they lined up and entered. Bolton shouted, "First in, last out." Wait for all the people outside to come in, and then the people inside line up to get out. ”

In this way, the three of them sneaked into the floating city again. However, since it was a time of war, Byron believed that the inns would be guarded everywhere. Even in the high-end inns where some nobles often went down to the tower, Parsa would no longer give up the investigation for the sake of the royal family's face. After all, the excuse of war can bet on everyone's mouths. If a country falls, even the most high-ranking nobles will be reduced to a prisoner.

So Byron decided to start moving after a short rest on the side of the road, and sneak in through the secret passage again when the sun goes down in the evening, "The last time we infiltrated the palace, our purpose was very clear, so we can find the target quickly." "But it will take a lot of time to find Parsa's secret laboratory this time." Luckily, the secret passage leading to the Temple of Light was also done by the two of you last time. You have also experienced all the dangers firsthand, and the time spent entering the palace can be saved. ”

"I agree, act early, get out of here early. Joshua replied in a cheerful voice.

However, he found that at this time, Geraint had a trace of hesitation on his face for some reason. Although the expression quickly disappeared from his face, Joshua noticed it.

"Uncle Geraint, have you thought of any trouble?"

Geraint looked like she had been suddenly called after being distracted, first startled, and then quickly came back to her senses. "Nothing, I'm just wondering if there are any other forbidden places in the palace besides the Prime Minister's Tower, or maybe even the king doesn't quite notice them. ”

Byron patted Geraint on the shoulder: "Let's talk about it after entering the palace, we won't find anything new if we want to break our heads now." After entering the palace, I believe that the black qi in Ruona's crystal will take us there because of the darkness. ”

"May the goddess of light bless you and end this damn one sooner! And Parsa, the maker of this qiē, is still in the position of prime minister, using his power to cost our soldiers their lives in vain. None of their deaths were worth it. Gerante said.

A strong wind struck, and Byron suddenly shivered violently. "Do you feel cold, Lord Byron?" asked Joshua. "It's a little cold, but it's not shivering, is it?"

Byron put his hand on his shoulder to calm himself.

"Maybe last night in the woods, I was injured while fighting that dark demon lion. Byron slowly adjusted his breathing.

"I guess that's the power of dark magic. For a moment, Joshua seemed to think of something. Then he remembered that Uncle Geraint's injuries were also related to dark magic. It is said that it is precisely because of the remnants of magic in his body that he is unable to exert his full power.

"I'm fine, let's hurry up. Byron's voice seemed to be a little deeper. "After we entered the Holy Light Temple, the deployment in the palace was not clear. Parsa must have stepped up her guard now, and must tread carefully when the time comes. ”

Byron lifted the plank and opened the underground door, revealing the dark passage to the public. Since Joshua had already walked through it once, it felt very familiar, and the group quickly began a new round of stealth. Byron led the group along the original trail with a torch. Joshua walked briskly, and Geraint followed cautiously.

Geraint followed Byron with one hand on the damp wall. "Uncle Geraint, what are you doing here?" Joshua turned and shook his hand. "Be careful of touching the palm prints on the wall, did you forget about the mechanism I accidentally triggered here last time?" Joshua looked at Geraint in surprise.

Geraint quickly withdrew his hand, trying to feign a calm expression. "How could I have forgotten? I'm just going to find out where those organs are. Won't trigger them. ”

Byron caught a glimpse of the movement, and also showed a puzzled look. He glanced towards the top of the secret passage, "Geraint, you should know the consequences of triggering the trap, we had a lot of trouble escaping from Ascension last time. ”

"It's all right, Lord Byron, I'll be careful. Geraint nodded.

Next, they went down the iron gate to the drawbridge.

"Remember how many hoops we're going to cross, Uncle Geraint?" Joshua laughed.

"Uh, I don't remember, it's going to be a long distance anyway, right?" Geraint replied awkwardly.

"Hehe, you've forgotten numbers like six, seven, eight, and so easy to remember?" Joshua smiled and quickly walked onto the drawbridge.

"You've been a little nervous lately, but there are more dangers ahead, so we need to be up. Byron patted Geraint on the shoulder and followed him onto the drawbridge.

They finally arrived at the Temple of Light. At this time, Byron suddenly felt that the magic crystal he was carrying with him began to move.