Dawn had arrived, and the sun swept through forests, grasslands, and flat farmlands, through nearby hamlets to crowded towns and well-built manors. After nightfall, the soldiers camped in the palace to rest, and after dawn began a new day. The soldiers who were on duty in shifts at night changed their clothes one after another and prepared to return to the camp to rest. Through the holes in the air windows in the walls, you can catch a glimpse of the shaking of the campfires of the night watchmen at night, and after dawn, the crowds on the avenue of the palace are getting more and more crowded.

"It's a bit long. "But it's worth the extra time to get out safely without anyone spotting you." ”

"Do you have any memories of how we should get there when we get to the nest building, Your Majesty?" said Geraint's face, still worried.

"I remember that there is a stone door on the west side of the nest tower, and if you climb directly to it, you will see the inner wall of the palace......" Joshua pinched his forehead and recalled a detail. He lay on his stomach in a corner of the inner city wall and watched the woman lead a cow in and out of the palace, and he saw a blacksmith pushing a wheeled cart loaded with almost all the tools: hammers, tongs, and even anvils. All the outsiders recruited by the palace led to guò from the road not far in front of the nest tower and entered the inner courtyard of the palace. The royal family likes to drink fresh milk, and the palace has a long history of hesitation, and many items such as iron doors and iron windows need to be repaired. Most of them came and went on foot, and at the end of the day's work, they had a tired and wary look on their faces. They all headed south, toward the south gate of the palace, and every now and then Joshua climbed through a narrow stone walkway. And he often likes to "race" with those people to see how much time it takes him to go around a big circle.

The soldiers in the palace began to be ready, armed with different weapons such as daggers, daggers, scythes and axes, depending on the class, and more with swords. Obviously, they were preparing for the early dynasty that followed.

The three of them trotted all the way to the third floor of the nest building. Following Joshua's remembered route, they climbed through the stone gate to the west of the nest tower to the inner walls of the palace.

"I didn't expect that there was such a hollow place inside the city wall, which must have been prepared by my ancestors as an emergency passage for escape. Byron let out a sigh of relief and looked around carefully.

Joshua was also looking around, looking for something: "Ladder! I remember there was a place where we could take a detour to the bottom of one of the gates of the palace! Why is this so? Why do I know such a secret path in the palace? What happened to me? A series of questions rang in Joshua's ears.

Seeing this, Geraint hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, it's okay if you can't remember." Please think about it, we're safe here now, and it doesn't matter if it gets dark. Geraint looked at Joshua's pained expression.

At this time, Joshua noticed a small mound of earth nearby, which was due to the frequent seepage of water in the area, and over time the stones there loosened and gradually weathered into crumbs. And as the years passed, the soft mud gradually piled up. Ten or so steps further on, the doorstep in Joshua's memory was located. Just climb two floors up the doorway to reach the narrow secret passageway.

However, the doorstep here is not easy to climb, especially after hundreds of years, and the stones have become loose. Joshua vividly remembers falling down the doorstep several times as a child because he was not fit enough to grab a few footholds to climb. However, if you use a tool such as an awl to insert the ladder into the ladder to climb, it is likely to cause the surface of the ladder to shatter.

But with his current skills, dealing with such a doorway is a piece of cake. Geraint originally thought that Joshua was short and wanted to help him climb up first. But Joshua climbed up with ease. He used his hands and feet together, quickly stepped on the point, and began to climb very calmly. "I almost forgot that His Majesty the King was now able to deal with a mad northern wild horse in an instant, and such a climb could not have been easier for him. Geraint shook his head and smiled, and climbed the doorway with Byron.

Then, two stories up, Joshua saw the stone walkway. He crawled through the entrance of the corridor, then stood up and shouted down, "Haha, Uncle Geraint, this is it." Hurry up. But it's a bit narrow here, and you can only get to guò one person at a time, so you guys slow down. ”

After climbing the road, Geraint and the others sat down to rest for a while, because there was still a long road to go later, and after a night of action, it was obvious that everyone was physically and mentally exhausted. Although this passage must be much safer than the secret passage they used when they entered the Holy Light Temple. Geraint took out the dried horse meat from the package she was carrying with her and distributed it to everyone. "This wild horse has been running in the wild for a long time, and the meat is very good, and it would be nice to have some wine at this time. ”

It's about this time for breakfast. During Joshua's reign here, he was usually eating hot pork sausages and baked apples, with the occasional fresh milk or creamy corn soup. "As much as I miss my pork sausage and creamy corn bisque, I find the roast horse meat to be pretty good. Joshua touched his oily lips after eating, "It's a pity that it's a little dry, just like Uncle Geraint said, just drink a little." ”

Byron chewed the horse's jerky slowly, occasionally taking out the magic detection crystal to observe. Because he firmly believes that the key to the death of Saint King Roy lies in the magical information stored in the crystal. Thinking that the murderer of his royal brother was still at large and in power, and that he and his friends had been branded traitors, Byron's heart was filled with the desire to leave here to clear his grievances. "Let's rest for a while, and then hurry away," Byron said with a stern expression, I don't know how often the basement of the Prime Minister's Tower changes sentry posts, but if these two soldiers wake up, the entire palace and even the floating city will immediately start martial law. ”

"Yes, let's talk about it when we get out of the palace," Geraint agreed, "There are still garrisons of the Five Dragons Knights in the palace, and it is difficult for a few of us to deal with them alone." Out of Floating City, it won't be so easy for them to catch us. ”

"I know exactly where the south gate of the palace is," said Byron, "and I can probably calculate the time when we will reach the gate, and it is estimated that the morning court is halfway through, and it is the best time for us to escape......

Joshua sat up straight and listened. In fact, he didn't know who was right and who was wrong in the fight between Byron and Parsa, but he felt in his heart that as long as he followed Uncle Geraint's side, he would be right.

After a while, the three of them made a great detour along the stone road and came to the bottom of the city wall of the south gate. Byron and Geraint quietly observed the distribution of soldiers at the door. Generally, people outside the palace will take the south gate or the west gate to enter the palace, and the city gate is always open. Byron and Geraint, dressed in soldiers' uniforms, pulled Joshua over as if nothing had happened.

"What are you guys doing out there?" the two heavily armored guards guarding the door stopped them.

"We introduced a dwarf to work in the Prime Minister's Tower, but the Prime Minister was not satisfied and asked us to send him back. Geraint said in a low voice.

"I see, then you should send him back quickly, the Prime Minister is probably in a bad mood. One soldier laughed. It turned out that Byron was wearing a military uniform with the emblem of the Black Dragon Knights. And everyone knows that the current prime minister of the Black Dragon Knights used to be the head of the Black Dragon Knights, and the current head of the group, Echo Beldo, is a big celebrity in front of the prime minister. Naturally, Byron and the others would not be subjected to too much scrutiny when they went out, and Joshua tried to keep his head down as much as possible so that no one could see his face clearly.

"That's safe!" Gerante smiled slightly, "I'll be out of the palace soon!" The three of them quickened their pace and walked outside the palace.

Unfortunately, at this time, there was already a group of soldiers waiting for them outside the city gates, and the leader was also an "old friend" they were very familiar with.

"Hehe, I can recognize you even if you change your clothes. Lord Parsa had already spotted the two knocked out soldiers in the basement. It's just that they didn't let us do it, but ordered us to lead a large group of men and horses to wait outside the gate of the palace, and quickly take down the suspicious people when they found them. Joshua noticed that the man in front of him was very tall, with a white beard on his face, and he looked quite old.