017: Out to sea

After listening to the accounts of the Theban warriors, everyone felt pity for the situation of Emperor Alexander, and worried about the current state of the alliance.

"Since the Emperor is unconscious, who is currently in power?" Elrens asked curiously.

The leader of the Theban warriors, Carlofel, replied with a sad and indignant face: "The nominal ruler is the cavalry commander and regent Perdiccas, but the commanders are not convinced, and many times they can't command at all, otherwise we won't lose the battle!"

The little princess didn't care much about the war, but this time it was about her destination, and she couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Is the situation in Pera City okay now?"

"Terrible!" said Callofel, shaking his head, "Nicaea has betrayed us and counterattacked from both the east and the north together with the HRE. We have suffered several defeats in a row, and have lost the regions of Upper Macedonia and Thrace, and the armies of the various allied kingdoms have almost been scattered, and the remaining main forces have all retreated to the vicinity of the imperial capital. Now, in addition to being able to maintain contact with the outside world through the port of Thessanoniki, Pera is surrounded on three sides. We were isolated outside the city and unable to join the main army, and the general was killed in battle, so we had to find a way to return to Thebes on our own. ”

"In that case, Pera is finished!" the dragon sighed and concluded, then turned to the little princess and asked, "It is impossible to continue going to Pera, I plan to avoid there and then go north." What about you, what's new?"

Elrens apparently underestimated the Olympians' affection for the capital city of Pera, and as soon as Doshi heard this, she immediately exclaimed in a loud and angry voice: "The city of Pera will be fine!

Hearing the princess's words, the Theban warriors also agreed in their hearts. In their opinion, the city of Pera is not only blessed by the gods, but also has an epic and strong multiple defense system, and with the main army still present, it is generally impossible to be captured. At most, they will be besieged for a few years, and when the enemy is exhausted, they will naturally retreat in disgrace, and this is not the first time this has happened.

However, Elrence was furious, it was definitely not a good thing to be swept up in a war, and he already had a premonition that this little cumbersome poem would soon bring him big trouble, so he glared at her and frightened her, "Didn't you hear? Pera is at war!

"Go by yourself, I won't beg you big villain!"

The little princess also stared at the beautiful big eyes and confronted the evil dragon, and only felt a sour feeling in her heart: I thought that after such a period of time and getting along day and night, this bad guy would pay more or less attention to himself, but I didn't expect that he was still so disdainful, he really trusted him in vain!

The more Duo Shi thought about it, the more she felt aggrieved, and a pair of watery eyes actually shed tears.

Elrens suddenly softened a little when he saw it, and he couldn't help but feel a big headache. Now he just wants to escort the little princess to a safe place as soon as possible, and then go to the northern ice and snow continent to find a deserted place to recuperate until he fully recovers his magic. However, Doshi insisted on going to Pella, and the dragon was in a dilemma. In such a large-scale war for continental hegemony, even the top powerhouses can hardly preserve themselves. As a dragon, he had no feelings for the Olympia Alliance, and he didn't want to get involved in such danger.

However, if she wants to leave the little princess alone, if something happens to her in the future, she will definitely be blamed on Diogenes, the Temple of Love, and the Corinthian elves, which will be equivalent to the waste of all her previous achievements, and the future will be in trouble. What's more, after getting along for a while, I was reluctant to send such a kind-hearted little girl to death.

Elrence thought about it for a long time, and he felt that he was really getting more and more heroic and short, and he had to succumb to the tears of the little princess: "Okay, okay, even if I'm afraid of you, I'll send you to Pera, okay?"

"Really?" Duo Shi suddenly burst into tears and laughed, jumped up happily, took the hand of the evil dragon and shook it coquettishly and said: "Hehe, I know that although you pretend to be fierce on the outside, you actually have a good side in your heart!"

Damn, Lao Tzu was actually issued a good person card, and Ellens was so depressed that he couldn't speak.

When the little princess saw that the evil dragon did not speak, she smiled again and said, "Since you have promised to escort me to Pera, why don't you do someone another favor?"

"What's the problem?" Ellens glanced at her warily.

Duo Shi leaned on him flatteringly, and said in an unprecedentedly gentle tone: "It's to help people drive away those hateful Nicaea and HRE invaders~ Hehe, this shouldn't be a ...... for you Ouch!

Before the little princess could finish her sentence, the dragon reached out and struck her on the head, interrupting her extravagant thoughts: "Don't dream less! Do you think a war of this magnitude is a joke? I won't die for no reason!"

"Hmph~" Duo Shi rubbed her head and muttered in a low voice: "Stingy wait and see, I don't believe you won't help~"

Elrens didn't bother to pay attention to her, turned to Carlofil and asked, "We're going to Pera, is there any safe way?"

Kalofil shook his head and replied: "There are enemy troops everywhere outside the city of Pera, and the precautions are very tight, and some time ago, we also tried to sneak back to Pera through the enemy-occupied area several times, but each time we failed, and we lost hundreds of brothers instead. So now if you want to go to Pera, I'm afraid that the land route will not work, and you can only take the sea route. ”

"By sea?" said the dragon, frowning, "but Pera doesn't go by the sea. ”

"Pera is not near the sea, but the passage from Pera to the port of Thessanoniki is still controlled by the Alliance, and we have a heavy garrison, so we can reach the imperial capital safely as long as we find a way to land at the port," Carlofil patiently explained. ”

"But we don't have a boat, so how can we get to the port of Thessanoniki?" asked the little princess curiously.

"Not far from here there is a small port called Katerini, from where you can reach Thessanonniki in a day by boat. However, the sea route is not smooth now, and I am afraid that it will cost a lot of money to find the ship......"

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Katerini was originally a small port, and its business was mainly fishing, hunting and passenger transportation. Recently, the war in the north has become more and more intense, not only the land communication has been cut off, but also the sea has often been attacked by enemy warships to attack the ships of the Olympian Alliance. Most people were reluctant to venture out to sea at this time, so the docks were densely packed with striking fishing boats and merchant ships.

The harbor was bustling with people at the moment, and a large number of fishermen and sailors, as well as merchants and travelers who had nothing to do, drank and gambled day and night to pass the time. When Elrens and the others walked into the port area, they saw that the streets were lined with drunken sailors, some of whom were still vomiting. A gust of wind blew, and the salty, fishy smell of sea water mixed with the smell of vomit and strong alcohol was disgusting.

"What the hell is this place~ I'm about to throw up!" Doshi frowned and pinched her nose, carefully avoiding the unknown dirt on the ground, and kept complaining.

"What's that? What a pampered fellow. Ellens pouted, turned and picked her up. Doshi blushed and leaned on the dragon's shoulder, opening her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but Zuihou still didn't say it.

"My lord, there is the Voyage House Guild ahead, and if we want to go to sea, it is best to try our luck here first. Carlofil said, pointing to a strange ship-shaped building in front of him.

Elrence nodded, and walked through the door of the ship-shaped building.

There were not many people in the guild, and a huge blackboard hung high in the center of the lobby, with the three big words 'Departure Table' printed on it, but the form below was empty. Several groups of crew members sat around with sad faces, either drunk or gulping down.

After Elrence and the others entered the guild, they immediately attracted the attention of the crew, and two captain-like men among them who were more sober stepped forward and asked, "A few guests, welcome to the nautical home, I don't know how I can help you?"

"We're going to Pella by boat!" said the little princess, grinning widely.

When the two captains heard this, they immediately looked at each other in disappointment, and turned back without saying a word.

"Hey, what are you doing here, you don't have any business to do when you come to the door?" called Laikaon hurriedly on the side.

One of the captains sat back in his chair lazily and replied listlessly: "Isn't it looking for death to go to sea to Pera at this time? ”

The leader of the Theban warriors, Carlophile, couldn't help but angrily asked: "We are Theban soldiers, and we want to rush back to Pera to help defend us! You are also Olympians, you should stand up in this kind of national crisis, how can you be greedy for life and afraid of death?"

Listening to his words, the crew looked at each other a few times, and seemed to be a little moved. Several captains looked down and thought about it for a while, and one of them finally gritted his teeth and said, "In this way, you can go to Pera, but it will cost a million miles to charter a boat!"

"What!a million miles?!"

"That's an exaggeration, isn't it?"

"Go grab you!"

As soon as Ellens and the others heard this price, they were in an uproar, according to the usual market price, the maximum number of miles for a small boat to go to sea was about 10,000 miles, and now the captain has increased the price by a hundred times, which is really outrageous.

The captain spread his hands indifferently and said, "Whether you want it or not, it's the price anyway." You must know that if you soldiers die in battle, there will be compensation from the state, but if we die, we will die in vain! My ship will cost 1 million miles to buy back, and what about the settling-in allowance for the crew? Such a big risk, I didn't overcharge your money, if it weren't for the fact that you are also fighting for the country, I wouldn't have taken this risk!"

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