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Chapter 309 Clues to the Floating City (Part 1)

Fuzrek, a wizard who created the floating city, a human who is suspected to be able to use advanced magic.

This big guy is an Imperial who lived about a thousand years ago. Since the Empire did not establish a magic academy until the Great Crusade two hundred years ago with the help of Teclis and his disciples, all spellcasters were illegal before that, so even the most knowledgeable Imperial scholars knew very little about Fuzzrek.

There is no record of Fuzrek's life. The only thing that is certain is that he was a very powerful wizard - even compared with the great wizards of the high elves. In addition, he was also a talented architect, which can be seen from the secret treasure he left to future generations [Fuzrek's Folding Castle].

This is a magical item. Fuzrek first built a castle, and then cast a spell he invented on the building, which folded and compressed the castle into a small model that can be put into a pocket. As long as the holder is willing, the model can be unfolded on the ground with suitable conditions and turned back into a castle.

A genius in both magic and architecture, Fozric had a great vision: he wanted to eliminate the need for roads, so that the towns of the empire could literally connect to each other, thus avoiding potential threats and dangerous environments. To this end, at the peak of his magical powers, he traveled to the Badlands and built a magnificent castle. At that time, he invented a spell that could make the weight of rock lighter than air. He cast this spell on his masterpiece many times, until the last time, the entire city floated off the foundation.

According to legend, Fozric walked into his castle and the floating city flew away. From then on, the floating city flew in the sky for a full thousand years. This great wonder flew all over the world over the long years, and many places left records of its sightings. It occasionally landed briefly in a certain place, and then the magic guards in the city would temporarily leave the floating city to collect any magic items worth collecting.

After thousands of years of accumulation, the floating city has become a treasure house filled with all kinds of secret treasures and artifacts. Of course, the most precious treasure is always itself.

According to the information An Jiyue knew, after drifting for a thousand years, the spell cast by Fuzrek on this floating city was about to run out of magic power. For this reason, it must return to the place where it was built to recharge, only in this way can the floating city take off again... and this will be the only chance to seize it.

An Jiyue was not interested in those magic artifacts. There were not many treasures in the world that caught her eye. What she was really interested in was the floating city itself. The experience of watching "Castle in the Sky" when she was young made the girl have no resistance to flying fleets and sky cities. The scene of Laputa, the sky city, disintegrating in the self-destruction spell, and only a giant tree was left rising and flying into the universe. It was like an irresistible spell that was forever engraved in her heart.

Creating a "Laputa" with one's own hands is undoubtedly the most romantic thing, but if she could find a substitute to have some fun before that, An Jiyue would not refuse. Of course, the girl knew what was important and what was not. Compared with her unrealistic childhood dreams, reversing the end of time and saving the world was her first priority as the Lord of the Supreme Scripture.

Moreover, according to the information she knew, the return of the floating city would set off a magical storm, and it would leave a very conspicuous wake when it sailed towards the place of birth. Considering that Sanhe Mansion was right next to the badlands, such a big movement would definitely not be hidden from her. When the corresponding signs appeared, it would not be too late to organize people to seize the floating city. Anyway, she already had the upper hand.

——That’s what the girl thought, but something unexpected disrupted her plan.

After Marienburg was taken, in order to strengthen the control over the city, An Jiyue sent people to raid nine of the council members. Among the ten council members, only the Fogg family escaped because of their identity as dwarves. Unexpectedly, this action attracted a man named Gustav Winkler, the last remaining descendant of a once prominent family.

Since the last elect of Westerland died during the Great Holy War, and his family became extinct, Marienburg was granted autonomy by Magnus the Pious, and the Council replaced the noble lords as the new rulers of the city. This institution is composed of ten directors, each of whom represents a wealthy and powerful merchant family. Of course, the seats of the Council are not fixed, and only the ten most powerful families in the entire Marienburg can have a seat on the Council.

The Winkler family once held a seat on the board of directors until they were defeated in a business war and all family members were thrown into the Rick River and drowned by their main competitor and sworn enemy, the Coopers family. However, the Winkler family did not die out, as a newly born illegitimate child survived.

This illegitimate child was the ancestor of Gustav Winkler. Strictly speaking, as a descendant of a illegitimate child, Gustav had no right to bear the surname Winkler, but neither Aiwen nor An Jiyue cared much about this. When the luxurious mansion of the Coopers family was breached, and the Coopers who used to be high and mighty were dragged screaming into the street by the soldiers, Gustav knew that the opportunity to avenge his family had come.

He took the initiative to come to the town hall, stated his identity and asked to meet the new owner of Marienburg. He did not have much hope at first, as he was just a former mercenary and a third-rate explorer, while the other party was a nobleman. However, to Gustav's surprise, he was soon received by "Egwene".

During this meeting, Gustav boldly proposed a deal: as long as "Egwene" was willing to execute all members of the Coopers family, including the illegitimate children, he would offer the Winkler family's most precious treasure as a thank you.

"Ewen" or An Jiyue agreed to the deal. As a qualified Aurora person, killing an entire family is the most basic quality. She originally had no intention of letting the Coopers family go, and now it was just a good opportunity to do a favor. However, she never thought that the so-called "most precious treasure" turned out to be [Fozrek's Folding Castle].

The moment she got this treasure, countless thoughts ran through An Jiyue's mind. Then, she made a promise to Gustav in the appearance of "Even" that as long as he could provide more information about the Folding Castle, especially where his ancestors got this treasure from, he would be appointed as the harbor officer of Marienburg as a reward.

After that, An Jiyue forgot about this matter. After all, she had a lot of work to do. She later asked Aiwen about this matter in the chat group, and the answer she got was that this person first went to investigate the old house of the Wenkler family, and then disappeared. If Xiao Yiyue hadn't suddenly mentioned it at this time, An Jiyue would have almost forgotten about this person.

When Gustav Winkler, dressed as an explorer, was led to a reception room by Xiao Yiyue's guards, he was surprised to find that the most dazzling political figure in the empire, Elector of Westerland and Count of Marienburg "Even de Richelieu" was also here, chatting and laughing with Xiao Yiyue.

"Mr. Richelieu!" He quickly took off his tricorn hat with a feather on it and saluted the two ladies in front of him: "Um, I didn't expect you to..."

"Don't worry about it. Remember, you haven't seen me today." "Even" waved her hand, "I asked Xiao to call you here. Tell me, why are you here?"

"I'm here for the task you assigned to me," Gustav organized his words carefully, "Hendrik (Note 1), I've been working on this matter for the past six months..." As he spoke, the man raised his head and glanced in Xiao Yiyue's direction.

"Xiao is my most steadfast ally. There is no need to hide this from her," "Evan" said, "Continue."

"I am only one step away from what you want, sir." Gustav tightened his tricorn hat in his hand. "As you know, I used to be a mercenary in Tyrell, and occasionally worked as an explorer... This experience has made me gain many friends and enemies. According to my investigation, one of the enemies just happens to hold clues about Fozrek's legacy."

"Is this person in the Dragon Islands now?" "Even" asked with interest.

"To be exact, this bastard is less than a mile away from you right now," the former mercenary replied. "I don't know how he managed to become a sheriff, and he is leading seventy bastards who are just as scoundrel as him to maintain order in the colony. His greed is simply outrageous. May Hendrick curse this greedy soul! He even said that unless they can get gold equal to his weight, no one can get information from him. Even if I told him that I was working for you, this bastard refused to lower the price!"

After saying that, Gustav looked at An Jiuyue expectantly.

……

Note 1: Handrich is the god of commerce and trade in the Old World human pantheon.

The author says:

The author's words:

Answer to reader "Reader1647318749":

A type of weather unique to the south, simply put, the air humidity explodes, and in severe cases it can literally cause the ceiling to mold.

Answer to the reader "Apuru Angel":

But Shuzhan's plug-in could be recovered by the Holy Book of War because it had actively untied the system binding at that time; Kaveri's plug-in was directly gone because it was not untied when it died.

To add to the previous point, my god, some readers actually guessed it? This kid is so terrifying, he must not be allowed to stay! (Draw the sword

Chapter 310 Clues to the Floating City (Part 2)

"Egwene" looked thoughtful.

Then, she said to Xiao Yiyue, who looked like she was enjoying the show, "Do me a favor and bring that person here."

"Sir!" Gustav, who could understand Zhendan but could not speak it, said hurriedly, "That bastard openly defied your authority..."

"Even" just glanced at him lightly, and Gustav's voice suddenly lowered. "I won't just listen to your one-sided words," "Even" said lightly, "Remember, there won't be a next time."

Gustav lowered his head deeply, and cold sweat soaked the blue bricks under him: "...Yes."

The governor of Shuofang Army shouted to the outside of the door, and then a captain in helmet and armor pushed the door open and walked in. After receiving the order, he left immediately. A moment later, the captain's voice rang out from outside the door: "General, the person has been brought here."

"Let him in."

Amid the creaking sound of the door hinges turning, "Aiwen" and Xiao Yiyue looked over and saw a middle-aged man wearing a loose linen shirt and leather shorts, a wide-brimmed hat in the Estalia style, a sleeved chain mail that looked quite old over his clothes, and a swift sword and a spring-loaded pistol hanging on either side of his waist. He walked in with his head held high.

"Good afternoon, two distinguished ladies," the visitor took off his hat and saluted, "I am Donde Wolsa, the sheriff of the Dragon Tooth Mountain Colony. May I ask how I can serve you?"

At least from the first impression, "Ewen" felt that Tang De looked more reliable than Gustav. Gustav's face always had a slightly gloomy expression, and he seemed to be always alert to everyone around him; while Tang De looked much more sunny, with the iconic passionate and unrestrained temperament of the Estalia people, but his behavior was not frivolous.

"Mr. Gustav Winkler told me that you have a key piece of information in your hands," "Even" looked at the middle-aged man with interest, "I must get that thing. Name your price, Mr. Tangde."

Hearing this, Tang De first turned his head and glanced at Gustav in surprise, and the latter avoided his gaze guiltily. Then, the sheriff showed a playful smile to the former mercenary: "I have received the payment I deserve, ma'am. Three weeks ago, Gustav came to the colony and he came to me to tell me there was a big deal."

"Tang De," Gustav's forehead suddenly broke out in cold sweat: "I, I..."

"For this he needs a diary in my hand, a diary left by an imperial scholar who studied the devil that possessed Fuzrek." Donder turned his eyes away from Gustav's face. "As long as he introduces me to his employer, I am willing to hand over this diary for free. This is all the reward I ask for, ma'am."

"Egwene" seemed to be in a serious state of silence for a while. Then, she laughed out loud. "The position of sheriff is not suitable for you, Mr. Donde Wolsa. You deserve better, so I decided--" "Egwene" deliberately dragged out the tone, "What do you think of 'Sir Donde Wolsa'?"

The two middle-aged men in the room were stunned at the same time. Before Gustav could react, Donde Wulsa had already knelt on one knee very smoothly, and at the same time took out a small leather-wrapped notebook from his arms: "I, Donde Wulsa of Bilbarri, swear to Mirmidia that I will offer you my loyalty!"

"Egwene" sat on the chair, stretched out her right hand, and the small notebook flew into her hand. "I will ask my private office to complete your title certification documents and related canonization procedures as soon as possible," "Egwene" said as she opened the diary. "It will take about a month, and by then, 'I' will complete the formal canonization ceremony in Marienburg."

"Until then, please allow me to stay by your side, sir," Tang De said with a flushed face, "I will prove to you that I am worthy of your generosity. Please entrust me with any task, no matter how difficult it is."

Then I will sponsor you a poison hairpin, and you go and kill the four vendors... "Aiwen" complained in her heart.

"You haven't seen me today," she repeated what she had said to Gustave once before. "Do you understand me?"

"Yes, sir, I know the rules. I will return to the old world as soon as possible. No, I will leave immediately." Tang De knew that he had lost his composure, but he really couldn't control himself. "But how can I prove my identity to the City Hall of Marienburg?"

"Jingning, the city we are in now, has regular flights to the territory of An, another important ally of mine. It only takes six days to get you there." "Even" had naturally thought about this issue. "Have you heard of the new owner of the Three Rivers? When you get there, they will send someone to take you to Marienburg."

"Yes, sir, of course. Even in the Dragon Islands, we have heard of the terrible reputation of the 'Young Moon Witch'," Tang De nodded vigorously, "Her magic can tear the earth apart and create a mountain range out of thin air. It is said that under her rule, that land has turned into a land of witchcraft..."

The newly-minted knight suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Egwene's expression, and hurriedly stopped talking: "As a retired former explorer, I am quite good at searching for ancient ruins. My lord, as long as you are willing to sponsor some of the insignificant funds for the operation, I can gather a team of the best people to go to the badlands and find the legacy of Fuzrek for you."

"Damn it, Tang De!" Gustav, who finally came to his senses, jumped up and said, "That's my mission!!"

"Your Excellency may not care about the financial expenditure, but I am sure that your Excellency's time is very valuable," Tang De shrugged. "You spent a whole six months just to find me. Excuse me, Gustav, your work efficiency is hard to be trusted."

"Who told me that I would return to my hometown and open a restaurant after retirement? I searched every sewer in Bilbao, but couldn't find your damn restaurant!" Gustav said angrily: "Tang De, you are a liar!"

Jazz looked disapproving: "This just shows how terrible your investigative skills are."

Gustav wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by "Even". "That's enough! Let's stop the farce here," the girl said, "Gustav, although you are not so honest, I don't intend to fire you for the time being. You have to continue to investigate any clues about Fuzrek's legacy until I think you are no longer capable of this task."

The former mercenary heaved a sigh of relief: "Your wisdom can light up the night sky, ma'am."

"As for you, ser," Egwene turned her gaze to another person, "you said you were from Bilbarri?"

"Yes, sir, my family has lived there for generations."

"I happen to have an important task for you," "Egwene" nodded slightly, "When you arrive at Marienburg, someone there will tell you the details of the task. If you want more from me, sir, you know what to do."

"Yes, my lord. Myrmidia, I will live up to your trust."

After giving them a few more instructions, Aiwen sent them away. She then lifted the spell and returned to her original appearance.

"What task are you going to assign to this Tang De?" Xiao Yiyue asked at the right time.

"Remember the Palatis Cult? Ever since Evelyn was canonized as the Elector, the case was handed over to her, and the Royal Guards stopped following up. After all, oriental faces are too conspicuous in the Old World," An Jiyue lay softly in the armchair. "These people are even better at hiding than rats... Evelyn's witch hunters took a lot of effort to find some clues. There is evidence that Palatis has been recuperating in Estalia for the past six months."

"You want Tang De to investigate Paradis?" Xiao Yiyue frowned when he heard this: "Why don't you send our people?"

"Although the psychic heritage of Paradis is incomplete, they do have a mature psychic training system. To deal with such an opponent, the initial investigation can only exchange human lives for intelligence," An Jiyue explained. "Rather than letting the system unit take such a big risk, it is better to use these 'locals' to test the waters first, and then decide whether to invest in direct forces."

"Oh my, Xiao An, you've become a bad person."

"I am just such a person, okay?" the girl said confidently, "otherwise why would I be so willing to give him a knighthood? So what if you risk your life for a better future? There are so many people who want to risk their lives but don't have the chance."

"This diary," Xiao Yiyue said, "isn't it worth a knight?"

"Not worth it," An Jiyue shook her head and casually threw the diary given by Tang De to her friend. "It contains all the information I already know. There is not a single useful information. Just continue to follow your ideas. There are a lot of things going on in the old world... It's about time to put an end to the matter of Athel Loren."

"Now?" Xiao Yiyue asked in surprise: "It's still a long way from winter."

"Something unexpected happened," An Jiyue replied, "Sorgelin has decided to launch an attack ahead of schedule."

Chapter 311: Mobilization of the Parties

The so-called "accident" was not complicated: reinforcements from Avalon had arrived.

This intelligence was discovered by the Paraon people. Since the establishment of the Inner Circle, this group of Pegasus has been working hard to infiltrate other principalities in Bretonnia and set up intelligence stations in all major towns in the Knight Kingdom. As soon as the high elf army that came across the sea landed in Brione, the Inner Circle's agents stationed there got the news.

The people of Paraon were well aware of the recent series of events between the elves and the dwarves. If Evelyn had not strictly ordered them not to intervene, these excited knights would have almost brought their own food to help the dwarves fight. After learning the "truth", the people of Paraon now subconsciously suspect that elves may be minions of Lilith whenever they see them.

Although the war between the two ancient races had nothing to do with the Parawon, the Inner Circle agents who were trying to infiltrate the Brione court still paid great attention to all intelligence related to the elves. The relevant information was reported at the fastest speed and delivered all the way to Egwene, who was building a large-scale project in the territory of West.

After confirming the authenticity of the information, the knight called the centurion of Marienburg and sent a Pegasus knight and an imperial dwarf from the Fogg family to deliver the information to the Desolate Castle where the army gathered. Due to the distance, the latter got the news first. While the Marienburg centurion was still going through the emergency reporting process, Thorgrin had already held a military meeting and decided to launch an attack immediately without waiting for the arrival of winter.

The High King himself is currently in Fort Desolate. Thanks to Finubar's diplomatic efforts, relations between Ulthuan and the Mountain Kingdom have eased somewhat. On the surface, due to Anjiyue's personal guarantee, although many long-bearded elders still complain about the high elf colony at their doorstep, the dwarves are no longer as repulsive to Dustan's existence as before; secretly, Thorgrim and Dustan had a secret meeting, during which the wizard revealed more details about the future elven civil war to the High King.

"Except the people of Avalon, all elves are bad!" Thorgrim cursed after hearing this.

Dustan, who was unfortunately hit by the map cannon, shrugged his shoulders and did not comment on the High King's remarks. After the secret meeting, the Eternal Peak army no longer stared at Akendorf. Under the order of Thorgrim, they began to move westward, preparing to go to the Desolate Castle to join the dwarf army there. The High King himself went ahead and led some of his followers and advisors to board a grasshopper-class transport boat provided by the Anxi Army.

Under the full escort of the Aurora Air Force, Thorgrim arrived at the Desolate Castle smoothly. Despite this, this mode of travel, which the dwarves saw as full of hidden dangers and uncertainties, still caused a lot of complaints from the Supreme King himself. In this regard, An Jiyue knew why Thorgrim suddenly ran to take the airship at this time: the air battle at the Desolate Castle proved the power of the airship, but the conservative nature of the dwarves and their distrust of new technologies were deep-rooted.

On the one hand, Thorgrim trusts An Jiyue and her inventions; on the other hand, the dwarven flying ship that is being steadily developed in Plateau Castle, the Hammer-class frigate designed by the legendary engineering master Grim Brockson, has become the focus of recent debate in the Engineers Guild following the glorious victory in the air battle in Desolate Castle.

Thorgrim has decided to purchase at least three Hammer-class ships for the Eternal Peak Air Force. To do this, he needs to find a way to deal with the old stubborn people in the Engineers' Guild. Traveling on the Zhendan people's airship is one of the many measures he has taken.

As a result, it was precisely because of this action that the High King caught up with the intelligence that Egwene had sent urgently. According to the information obtained by the Inner Circle, although the high elf army that came across the sea was led by the people of Avalon, the members of this army were not only from Avalon, but also from many different kingdoms.

The leader of this expedition is none other than the Everqueen Alarielle herself, and even worse, there are reports that Tyrion is also in this army. The group members and the dwarves finally managed to beat the wood elves to their last gasp, what if these high elves messed up the situation?

After taking stock of the troops already in place and the existing supplies in the Fortress of Desolation, Thorgrim gritted his teeth and made a decision: Fight! The High King's decision was unanimously supported by all the dwarves, but the long-bearded lords also reminded the kings that other supplies were easy to come by, but the food reserves in the Fortress of Desolation could not support this expedition.

Fortunately, this trouble was soon resolved. After learning of the dwarves' plight, Egwene ordered the Parravons to secretly transfer a batch of food and transport it to the Fort Desolate by a small road. The Inner Circle was confused by this order. As a system unit transformed from "locals", their loyalty to Egwene was absolute. The problem was that no one knew what the "small road" Egwene was talking about was. They only knew that Egwene promised that there would be guides to help them.

After the people in the inner circle escorted the transport team to the designated gathering place, they saw a group of deep forest scouts who had been waiting for a long time... If it weren't for the special induction between the system units, even if they were from different factions, they could tell at a glance whether the other side was their own people. A Holy Grail Knight who led the team almost drew his sword and slashed at them.

These deep forest scouts were naturally the Asrai troops under An Jiyue. Of course, they should be called Kaldorei now. After two and a half months of arduous siege, the Anxi Army and the Miden Army finally eliminated the last batch of enemies and conquered the Brass Fortress. Afterwards, Feng Xi performed the ritual to dispel the Chaos corruption rooted in this land, and earned more than 900,000 points for his boss, which was only slightly less than the one in Mordheim.

Boris Todbringer left a group of troops to garrison the Brass Fortress, while the main force and the Cathays returned to Middenheim after a short rest. The triumphant warriors were warmly welcomed, and the 4,000 Kaldorei who were responsible for defending the city left after the celebration banquet, with the Middens bidding them farewell. They said they were going back to their hometown in the South. By the way, they also clarified their identities and said that if they met Asrai, they would just fight to the death.

Arwen Duskstar did not leave. This clone created by the [Outer Body] will stay in Middenheim for a while. Anyway, there is only one last course of treatment left for Stephen.

After the Kaldorei left, the Anxi Army also said goodbye to the Midden people, with whom they had become very familiar, and set out on their way home. Since the roots they used to come here had withered, the army could only walk back to Sanhe Prefecture on their own... Fortunately, the empire's inland shipping was very developed, and they would be able to pass through the Black Fire Pass and reach Dustan's territory in at most one month.

This group of troops will go home directly, while the Kaldorei who are also under An Jiyue are going to build a base in the Arden Forest in case of emergency. During this period, An Jiyue learned that the dwarves were short of food. After some communication in the chat group, this group of Kaldorei who hid during the day and went out at night, avoiding sight while rushing on the road, separated a team of deep forest scouts to assist the Parravon transport team to deliver food to the Desolate Castle, and by the way, they could also scout the situation outside Athel Loren.

There is a path on the southern side of the Grey Mountains that connects Parravon to the Fort of Desolation. The Dwarves once tried to open this path to establish a new trade route, but the Wood Elves would not tolerate anyone approaching their forests, even just the edge of Athel Loren. Now the path is used again, and those who once attacked anyone indiscriminately now can only huddle in the depths of Athel Loren.

Because the Deep Forest Scouts helped lead the way and deal with various troubles along the way, the Parawon people delivered the food to the Desolate Castle very smoothly. When the transport team arrived at the destination, the Shadowbeard warriors patrolling around the fortress almost clashed with the Deep Forest Scouts, even though the Parawon people desperately shouted that they were their own people.

This was the first time the Citadel dwarves had seen the Kaldorei, and it certainly wouldn't be the last. Thorgrim arrived quickly and stopped further hostilities. The High King didn't believe the Kaldorei's claims, but their actions were indeed helping the dwarves. The dwarves from the Fort of Desolation stared at the elves with red eyes. If it weren't for the High King's strict orders, they would have swung their axes at them long ago.

Finally, after delivering the grain, all members of the transport team left the Desolate Castle safely.

【Dustan Falcon: ←_←So why are you provoking the dwarves so much? 】

[Group leader #An Jiyue: Morgan can't stay in the Southland forever, right? The dwarves have to get used to it. ]

[Morgan Ringo: Comrade, we Kaldorei still need to do business with the dwarves.jpg]

[Dustan Falcon: Then you should at least be there to watch in person, what if a fight really breaks out? ]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: There is no way, I have more important things to do now. ]

As he spoke, An Jiyue terminated the mental connection with the chat group and cast his gaze into the distance. There, a high elf army that was neither large nor small was marching on the dirt road in the Bretonnian countryside with various flags.