February 28, 345 Continental Gregorian Calendar, Mastar, Rodnabhui Islands. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It has been more than five months since the break between Shurasa and Nabrus, and the armies of both sides are still in a stalemate on the front line of Vesuvius. The stalemate is due to the fact that neither side is adequately prepared. On the side of Shurasa, the Central Army was limited in number after all, and although they could proudly boast of outnumbering any legion of the Southern Army, the other side was twice as numerous as them, and the number of the other side continued to increase due to the mobilization order of the Marquis of Rossi. And the Bruces, although they have a variety of resources that are not inferior to those of the North, even surpass. However, after all, the southern counties are not places in a state of war readiness all year round, and it will take quite a while to integrate these resources at once. On the other hand, the Marquis of Rossi is also waiting to confirm whether the Farensi will be able to keep their word.

Now almost the whole of Mastar is watching this confrontation, and even the Royal Navy, which is far away in the Iswana Sea, cannot stay away. The main forces of the Royal Mastar Navy were concentrated in the southern ports, while in the north there was only one large port in Lecce, and because of the weak Iberian navy, Lecce, which was located in the northeast of the empire, was also garrisoned by only a small number of ships.

The current commander of the Royal Navy is Robert ; Jomjane; Count Baggio, who had just turned 40, had a beautiful beard and a short braid in his hair, like many southerners. When the civil war broke out, he immediately realized the weight of his power in Rolbuna, and left a letter to the Marquis of Rossi, saying that he would go to exterminate the pirates led by the "Tiger Shark" in the Iswana Sea and move his headquarters to the Rodnab Islands. What's more, even the family members of the entire Southern Navy were moved by him, and he said that he could raise morale and deal with pirates for a long time.

In this way, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the commander does not want to be a pawn of the Rossi family, at least not to get involved in this civil war. It is said that it wants to exterminate pirates, but in fact, the navy has not been able to obtain a credible chart showing the pirate base camp. And even if you get there, it is said that the island is surrounded by reefs, and if there is no one to guide it, it is estimated that when you reach the edge of the island, most of the navy will be gone.

Marquis Rossi didn't care, after all, the other party didn't want to oppose him, and maybe he could suppress the pirate cards that the Falencians used to threaten him. If the Pharians curry favor on both sides, he will also be in trouble. But the main thing is that Marquis Rossi did not realize what it was important for him to master this navy, and the fleet could not sail to the shore. This idea of the Marquis of Rossi was absolutely normal to the people of the time, and you would never expect the sailors to be as strong as the cavalry when they came ashore.

However, in any age of mankind, there have been great strategists and pioneers. Just because no one among the Mastars has found it does not mean that no one else has found it. In his letters to Sigrani, Sogrede made it clear that the Royal Navy was the key to her quick victory. Its effect was as good as the little tricks he played with Marquis Rossi as the difference between a torch and the sun.

On this day, on the last day of February, Count Baggio, who had been bored, suddenly became full of passion.

"Your Excellency, Commander, a dragon knight from Rorbuna has asked to see you." The guard asked him for instructions.

"What does the Dragoon Brigade do? Didn't I give the order for them to drive back all the dragons that came from there? The Count was a little angry, and he did not want to get involved in the infighting.

"The head of the dragoon brigade said that the dragoon knight was quite skilled, and they used a squadron to stop him. And he showed us something amazing. ”

"What's that?"

"A letter of appointment personally signed by His Majesty the Emperor."

"I don't know who will be the emperor yet."

"No, it was signed by the emperor."

"What?!"

"Appoint that gentleman as governor of the entire archipelago, and your Excellency the Commander shall be subject to his control."

"Then don't you invite him in."

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Navi, Wall Valley.

Today is the last day of the spring festival, and according to the custom of previous years, when the moon rises on this day, the chosen "Shiruda" will pray to the gods in heaven on behalf of the whole Navi. "Shiruda" means North Star in Nawei language, and for the Nawei people who live at sea and in the wild, the bright North Star is an important celestial body that provides them with direction. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for the Navi to use all the words of praise imaginable on it. In order to attract as many girls as possible, the market is also the most lively in the whole festival.

(Note: Regarding the North Star, it is mentioned among the Saint Seiya as "Shiluda", but I did not find its specific name in Norse mythology.) So I suspect it could be Thrud, the daughter of Thor, one of the most famous Valkyrias. Because it is supposed to be written like this in Japanese, it is likely to become "Shiruda" after various strange translations of that era. However, in this book, the Navi word "Shiluda" means North Star. ）

The tradition is still preserved in the local travel program to this day, but it has now been once a year and once a week, and many first-time female tourists are almost flattered when they receive such a "privilege". Of course, some folklore scholars who are dissatisfied with this will bitterly sarcastically say that the quality of "Xiluda" will definitely not pass the international quality inspection and certification.

"Cenna, aren't you really coming with us?" Sogrend asked.

"No, I've never had much interest in things like shopping, and that's a risk." China replied decisively.

Sogrend was a little worried about this, after all, from the education he received about women (the masterpiece of a bad middle-aged man in the Third Legion, someone: I'm only in my 30s, I can't be considered middle-aged. A: Who called you the oldest ones out there. Someone: Cut, there's someone older than me. Lal ; Tess: The Legion's food standard will be lowered by 2 levels, and now is a time when the country is in difficulty, so you should take the lead in saving. Women have a natural craze for shopping. He didn't think that China could be different enough to restrain his nature, so he would rather take a risk than wronged himself.

"In that case, then let's go out and see what we want."

"Go early and come back early."

"Got it, I'll bring you a present." The two embraced.

"Hehe, as you please."

After saying goodbye to Chinna, Sogrand and Jayne went out for a stroll.

On this day, anyone who wishes to do something business will put their belongings on both sides of the avenue in the winter camp area. Some foreign merchants would also come here to put their goods on the shelves, some of them hoping to make a fortune while the Navi were dealing with their inventory; There are also those who have been trading with the Navi all year round and come here to start their business for the new year. Anyway, the market on this day is as busy as any famous market on the mainland.

Thorgrande and Macchie move with the crowd like fallen leaves floating on the water, and it seems that it is a common trait for humans to like to join in the fun. Sogrend is a more unusual character, not that he doesn't like such a lively atmosphere. It's nice for him to watch others join in the fun, but it won't be a good idea to get him involved.

For this reason, it didn't take long for Sogrand to begin moving towards sparsely populated areas. Ma Qi didn't know what his boss thought, he was a completely ordinary person, and he had long been attracted to all kinds of things in the bazaar. Sogree greeted him when he decided to go it alone, and Maggie seemed to be half-hearted.

Sogrend wandered around, anyway, picking a place with few people, and after walking for a while, he came to a corner that seemed to be ignored by everyone. It is strange that in such a cold place, there are still people who have set up a small stall. Sogrand glanced casually, a stall selling some handmade trinkets from Navi. He thought maybe he could pick a small and distinctive gift for Chinna, so he squatted down in front of the stall.

The proprietor was a shriveled old woman, and there were many strange little things on the stall, which seemed to be made of various ores, but because of their rough handwork, it was estimated that a geographer would easily identify their composition. However, for the geology layman who is accustomed to seeing the finished product after careful processing, these things are not so cute.

Thorgrande had already had a lack of study in naturalism, and of course he was not interested in it now, but just as he was leaving. The shriveled old woman called out to him: "Young man, buy something for your sweetheart." ”

Thorgrande didn't answer, shook his head with a smile, and prepared to leave.

"Hehe......" the old woman's laughter was dry, "you think these things I put out are ugly, and I'm afraid that I won't please the girl." Come, come, I still have the baby at the bottom of the box. Won't you come and see it? ”

"Then let me open my eyes." Thorgrande didn't want to embarrass the old man, so he patiently turned back.

The old woman rummaged through the parcels beside her, and finally took out a small bag wrapped in several layers with a towel. She placed the small cloth bag on the ground and opened it layer by layer with her dry, wrinkled hands. The moment she removed her hand, a blinding light made Thorgrande hide her eyes. If you look closely, it turns out to be a pyramid-shaped hexahedral crystal, which just happened to reflect the sun's rays.

Thorgrande carefully picked up the crystal and examined it carefully. Very pure crystal, without the slightest impurities, not even tiny bubbles. "What a beautiful stone." Thorgrande was amazed, he was already tempted.

"That's not enough to say it's a treasure." The old woman laughed triumphantly.

"Oh?"

"You must have thought that someone had polished it to its current appearance," surprised Thorgrande, "......yes, this stone has been like this since it was found, it's amazing." ”

"It's amazing, but there's a lot of magic about nature that we can't imagine. Okay, I've bought this crystal, so you can tell me a price. ”

"Ah, the price......" Sogrend was already ready to "bleed" once, "I forgot." ”

"That ......" didn't expect to wait for a long time for this answer.

"Let me ask my daughter, she should remember, can you help me look at the stall?"

"Uh...... If you want to trust me, please go and come back quickly. ”

"I know, I know, although I am a little confused, I am not unreasonable, and I will not delay you from watching the selection ceremony of 'Xiluda' and the fighting skills in front of the gods." The old woman said, struggling to get up and get into the crowd.

Meanwhile, Chinna, who remained at the residence, heard a knock on the door, and she opened it, revealing a colleague of whom she still had some impressions of appearing.

"Admiral Lanfonte!" The other party habitually saluted her.

"Come in!" Cena pulled the dumb guy into the room, "Do you want the Navi to know that you're a Pharian Guard?" ”

"I'm sorry, sir."

"What's important?"

"Look at this." The Janissaries delivering the letter handed over a roll of parchment.

China took the scroll and quickly skimmed through it, "Her Majesty the Empress of Mastar is really anxious. ”

"I'll inform Your Excellency Luce right away, after all, he gave the idea to someone else, and he has to make the decision. You go back now, and tell Her Majesty that my opinion is that for the time being, it is better to order the Eighth Legion to hold the Parello firmly. Nor can the Mastars be completely devoid of attempts to fish in troubled waters. Cena put away the parchment roll.

"Yes, Xia Guan understands." The messenger saluted and left.

After sending off the messenger, China sighed, found the veil that Sogrerd had prepared for her, changed into her military civilian clothes, changed into the long skirts worn by Navi women, and hurried out of the house.

Cenna arrived at the bazaar and looked at the crowd and sighed to herself how wise she had made her morning decision. However, now is not the time to admire yourself, and looking for someone in such a crowd can be said to be looking for a needle in a haystack. Cenna stomped her foot and squeezed into the crowd.

In the crowd, it was almost impossible to avoid physical contact, and China was hit after walking a few steps. The man's strength was so great that she couldn't help but stumble back two steps. She didn't dare to squeak, subconsciously stopped and held the veil, and looked up but was startled. It turned out that the man was Gronchard, because he was the tallest of the few people standing at the front of the battle at that time, so China had a deep impression of him, of course, she didn't know who the other party was.

"Ah, I'm sorry, are you alright?" Gronshire asked.

China nodded, and was about to leave. The other party shouted to her again, which made Ginna's heart skip a beat, in fact, Gronchar didn't know why she suddenly wanted to ask her, "Have you ever seen a child so tall, about four or five years old, with a round face and a little freckles on his nose?" "It turned out that he was looking for his son.

Chyna shook her head as a matter of course, and Gronshar was disappointed and said, "Thank you." And he went on to look for it.

When Gronshire was out of sight, Gina took a deep breath as she stroked her chest and went about her activities. She looked forward a little further, and suddenly heard a child crying in a more secluded place. Originally, it didn't have much to do with herself, but the woman's maternal instinct still prompted her to go over and see what was going on.

It was a little boy, about four or five years old, with a round face, who was there "whining" tears on his sleeves.

"Poor little one, what's wrong with you? Who did you come out with? Cenna asked, crouching down in front of the child.

"I came out with my dad, and now I can't find him." Strange to say, the boy stopped crying at the sight of Chinna, leaving all his timidity behind.

"What's your name, and what does your dad look like? My sister will take you to him. Gina thought to herself, if I had a child, it would be safer. With that in mind, China held out her hand to the child.

"Yes, my name is Rehhagel, and my father's name is Gronchar, and he is a tall man, and he is the strongest warrior in Nawei." The little boy forgot that he still had tears on his face, and began to introduce his father in high spirits.

"Oh, I've heard about him, too." Gina thought to herself, "Well, I can take the child with me until I find Sogrend, anyway, his father is the patriarch of Misharu, so I don't have to worry about delaying the search for the child's family." In this way, China took Rehhagel's hand and re-entered the flow of people.

The older and the younger walked like this for a while, and Rehhagel seemed to have completely forgotten the important matter of his and his father's disappearance, and talked to Chenna like a chirping little sparrow along the way, and almost all of them were about his father.

"Rehhagel likes dad very much." China replied casually, but her eyes searched for her target.

"yes, my dad is the best guy in Navi. That's not what I said, even Uncle Romerdal said that. Rehhagel said proudly.

"What about your mother? Isn't it the most beautiful person in Quannawei? China wanted to continue to guide the child to think of things that made him proud and happy, so that he would not be too nervous.

"I haven't seen my mother," Rehhagel's emotional flame soared as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head, "and they said that my mother went far, far away after giving birth to me, and never came back." ”

As an adult, China understands the meaning behind these words; As a person with the same experience, Gina felt that the distance between herself and this child had suddenly narrowed. She gave up her job of finding Sogrande for a moment, and turned back and stroked the child's little head lovingly.

"Mom doesn't want me anymore, is it because I wasn't well-behaved when I was a child? I don't even remember how to her off. ”

"No, no, it's not because of Rehhagel," China squatted down, "and when you grow up, you'll understand that Mommy loved you and had to leave." She left for the sake of Rehhagel. Have you heard the story? Legend has it that there is a group of devils in the world, and they don't believe that the family relationship between humans is really that sincere, because the devils don't have mothers. So the gods made a bet with them that the devil could pick some mothers among the human beings and take them far, far away, when their children were very young. The gods make a bet with the devil to see if the children will remember their mothers when they grow up. If they never forget, then the gods will teach them the skills to get their mother back. Rehhagel, are you willing to wait until you grow up to find your mom again? ”

"I am willing, I don't need the gods to teach me, my father can teach me, he is the bravest person in Navi."

Cenna smiled as she trimmed Rehhagel's sideburns, but the child's next sentence made her almost choke on her own saliva, "Until then, my sister will be my mother." ”

"Ah...... Haha, let's go find your dad. At this time, Qinna could only play for herself, and she looked embarrassed behind the veil.

The two walked a little further, and a group of children stood in the way.

"Ah, Ray." Apparently one of the children knew Rehhagel well.

"What are you doing?"

"Put a garland on your beautiful sister, the elders told us to do it, and children who are no taller than this can go to them and get a garland." The leader raised a wreath of primroses of various colors (about the same size as the one in Hawaii and could be worn around the neck) with one hand, and the other hand gestured to the height limit of the collar garland.

"I haven't taken it yet."

"It doesn't matter, we couldn't find you before, so I took it for you. It's yours, take it. ”

"Sister." Rehhagel took the wreath and beckoned China to squat.

"How?"

"Here you go." Rehhagel quickly put the wreath around Cenna's neck.

"What are you doing here, I'm not pretty?" China said in surprise, she touched the veil, but it didn't fall off.

"I know my sister is beautiful."

"This sister has a veil on her face, and you don't see it, how do you know?" The kids are weird.

"I just know."

"Xiao Lei must be right to say this, then mine will be given to my sister." The kid who had taken the garland for Rehhagel said and put the garland around Ginna's neck.

"Then I'll do it too."

"Me too."

In a few moments, Ginna's neck was covered with garlands. For the children's enthusiasm, Qinna is not easy to refuse, so she laughs at it. In the aftermath, Saugrande summed it up this way: "This shows how important it is to know the customs thoroughly when you are in a foreign land, otherwise the troubles that arise from them are completely unforeseeable and destructive." ”

It turned out that, according to Navi's custom, on this day the posterior of "Shiruda" was to be elected. And if this work were to be given to anyone, it would cause all sorts of strife and malpractice, and would defile the rituals that followed. So the Navi gave the work to naïve children, who believed that the world was the most real. And if someone wants to cheat through the children, then it is easy to know from the children's mouths who cheated. So it became a convention later, and the Navi people were happy to let these little angels make trouble at will, and the results of the past also proved that the children did have a considerable discernment.

It seems that there was once such a celebrity, after reading a considerable number of fairy tales in his childhood, and came to the conclusion that "only women with beautiful hearts bring happiness to people; Only women who are physically beautiful can cause trouble; And women who have both will cause themselves a lot of trouble. "Looking at this article, Si Yan is reasonable.