Chapter 2 Stories and decisions, the way forward and the future(1/2)
"Seven years ago, my father was entrusted by the Corin-Ithurian royal family to officially go to find the Second Star Bridge."
"This is also the third attempt in the past two hundred years by Kaolin-Ithurian to send a large fleet to find the entrance to the Third World. It is also the most well-prepared one."
"So before leaving, my father took me to the place where he and my mother met, the Almeya Altar in El Pasin. At the edge of the forest, he pointed at his ship.
, confidently told me that it wouldn’t take long for him to bring back exciting news for everyone.”
"But no one expected that the ship group would be gone for seven years. After that, I was fostered in the home of a very knowledgeable lady. I learned the knowledge of the family and the nobility from her, and gradually grew up.
"
"When spring turned to winter, the aged King Abedian did not wait for my father's return and passed away soon after. Amidst the chaos in the center of the kingdom, a new king ascended the throne. And my father's strong supporter at the time was
, Prince Coleman, also in this incident, gradually moved away from the center of power."
"So people gradually forgot that somewhere in this kingdom, a little girl who was not so conspicuous had been waiting for her father's return. Perhaps her prayers day after day had an effect. One day, from the first
News of the return of her father's fleet came from the Second World..."
"Unfortunately, one of the four fleets that left Elpaxin after returning intact this time brought back some mixed news."
"Some of the sailors said that my father disappeared mysteriously with his first squadron shortly after arriving in the Muddy Realm. Before he disappeared, he mentioned to his deputy, Sir Royle, more than once that he had found the
There are clues about the Second Star Bridge."
"After my father disappeared, Sir Royle went to search for him several times to no avail. In the end, he could only lead the remaining three fleets back. But during the process of crossing the gate of the world, they encountered a rare black storm.
Sir Royle himself also disappeared into the storm together with the second and third fleets, and his whereabouts are still unknown."
"The survivors only brought back the notes left by Sir Royle, and those notes recorded all the research information about the obelisk that my father had during his travels. The conclusions he left behind can show that the obelisk is
The pictures and text on the tablet are a map leading to the Second Star Bridge, and maps like this are distributed all over the world."
"But this precious note cannot speak for itself, nor can it prove the ultimate success of my father's action. Instead, it has become an excuse for the new party to criticize Prince Coleman. The grand plan of mobilizing troops seven years ago has now only ended up like this.
As a result, we naturally cannot convince everyone."
"Its failure seems to reflect the incompetence of the leaders of this plan."
"The leader of this plan is obviously Prince Coleman, who used this as an excuse to jail a large number of His Majesty's cronies and even deprive them of their aristocratic status. At the same time, the Prime Minister, whom His Majesty trusts the most, imprisoned a large number of His Majesty's cronies. At the same time,
, he re-appointed my father’s nemesis, Sir Charles Charlemagne, and tried to use the notes left by my father to find the whereabouts of the Second Star Bridge.”
"In this way, he will glorify his own achievements."
"But there are still some flaws in this plan, that is, although the Albert family is in decline, my father at least has a daughter like me and many old subordinates who are loyal to him."
"So under the instruction of His Excellency the Prime Minister, a group of people embarked on a journey to the castle of the lady who supervised me. I was supposed to have 'disappeared' in an 'accidental' fire a year and a half ago.
"
"But unfortunately, I was secretly rescued by my father's old men, only with the life of the poor lady. I heard that the lady was taken away from her castle that night, and she never returned again.
No one has ever seen her."
Sylvide paused.
"When I was young, my father often jokingly told me that it was a pity that I was a girl. There was no precedent for female explorers in the history of Corrin-Ithurion, otherwise I could inherit his mantle."
"That day I realized that he was right. I was his only daughter, and no one was more qualified than me to prove all this on his behalf. So I made up my mind that as long as the royal family of Bicaurin-Ithurion
If we find the door to the third world first, people will never forget the honor of the Albert family, nor the achievements of my father."
"So from that moment on, I started formulating this plan."
After she said this, she looked at Fang Plover with bright eyes.
"My father is right. I am a girl, and I do not have an advantage among the male-dominated Corin-Ithurian navigators. But I also understand that compared to those people, I have my own advantages.
My own strengths are that I have known about my father’s research on obelisks since I was very young, and over the years, I have never given up on learning relevant knowledge and consulting the notes left by my father.”
"So at this moment in Kaolin-Ithulian, there should be no one who knows my father's research better than me. This is also my biggest advantage."
"At the same time, my father once told me something before he left," Sylvide replied: "At that time, he was very sorry that the design drawings of the Seven Seas Traveler had not yet been found to find a suitable candidate to start construction.
The design of this 'Great Ship' is a legendary idea passed down from my grandfather's generation."
She touched the suitcase placed next to the bed with her hand, and Fang Plover had actually seen the design of this ship more than once.
Sylvide continued: "That picture actually did not come from the Rose Workshop, but they got it by chance. The existence of the Fairy Dragon Knight has always been an unsolved mystery in people's minds."
"But my father told me before he left that the fairy dragon knight's crystal actually exists in this world."
Fang Yu asked: "...Is this why you found me?"
Sylvide nodded slightly.
But she smiled: "It is also a surprise for me to meet the captain."
"Actually, I went to Traveler's Rest just to meet a master craftsman who was hosting the competition at the time. He was once a craftsman on my father's ship. I hoped to get help from him."
"But he also told me clearly that it is unlikely that the Fairy Dragon Knight will exist, and the 'Seven Sea Traveler' will always be just a good wish."
"I am not surprised by this answer. I have approached many people before him, and the masters who were originally good friends with my father were unwilling to cooperate with me because of my status."
"Of course, it's not their fault. After all, they have their own families and careers, and those people didn't expose me to the royal family. I'm actually grateful enough in my heart."
"Actually, before I met the captain, I was desperate. I had made up my mind to make a desperate move. I planned to go to the second world alone. As for whether I could succeed, I actually didn't have much confidence in my heart..."
"And I never expected that I would meet my 'destined' person at this time, the Fairy Knight who only exists in the realm of possibility."
"Captain, you."
Sylvide only said softly.
Her expression was quiet and indifferent.
It was as if after countless searches, at the final moment, the gem found in the gravel shone brightly.
And more importantly, that big boy actually gave her a promise. Although at that time, she only believed that some promises in this world were as thin as paper and could be broken at the first prick.
But at this moment, the noble daughter looked at her captain, her eyes as blue and bright as the shallow sea seemed to be able to tolerate everything.
She continued:
"As for Mr. Kidd, it's another story. The notes left by my father indicate that there is an obelisk under the abyss of the sea outside Gula Port, and over the years, I have also found a way to get there."
"After narrowly escaping with my life, I began to quietly contact some old subordinates who had been loyal to my father, and anonymously recruited adventurers from the Adventurers General Guild. Of course, I did not expect at that time that among the many replies to the letters introducing myself,
There will be a reply from the Giant Tree Hill."
"Mr. Kidd came into my view at that time. This is not only because he is the only adventurer from Kaolin-Ithurion, or even outside the Cloud Sea area. More importantly, he
In his reply, he mentioned that he had seen a similar obelisk when he was young."
"That obelisk should be in the Giant Tree Hill area."
"For this reason, I asked him to join our team..."
"You found the obelisk under the abyss? What happened after that? Why did Kidd die in Traveler's Swamp, and his star..."
Sylvester shook her head.
"In fact, this is the second reason why I went to Traveler's Rest. Because the first cooperation went well, I made an appointment with Mr. Kidd and others to start a second adventure half a year later. And this time
The destination of adventure is actually Fenris Island."
"Actually, the reason why Princess Brianne appeared there was to repay a favor to my father and send us all to Fenris secretly. However, what I didn't expect was that someone would hire Mr. Kidd before me.
They went to the depths of Traveler Swamp..."
Fang Plover opened his mouth slightly.
"So, the rumor that there is an obelisk deep in the Traveler's Rest Swamp was not spread by you?"
"Of course not?"
Sylvide shook her head again: "Princess Brianne and I have been investigating this matter these days. We are not even sure whether there is really an obelisk in Traveler Swamp, and what the true intention of the spreader of this rumor is.
It’s just that I met you and Miss Attila not long after that.”
Fang Plover was quiet for a long time.
Then he asked: "Why are you telling me this all of a sudden?"
But Sylvester only smiled softly.
"Because stray boats always return to the fleet..."
"I have done some wrong things, and naturally I have to ask for forgiveness from this master, so can you let your ship officer return to the team, Captain?"
Her voice was soft, even pleading.
There is some noise in the hotel lobby
Fang Yu was still thinking about what Sylvide told him half a day ago, and his thoughts were a little mixed, even messy.
Sylvide said more than once that one day, she would tell him all her secrets. But he did not expect that this day would come so suddenly, nor did he expect that the other person's life experience would be so tortuous and bizarre.
For the team, this may be a good thing, because everyone hides too many secrets, which will one day take this 'ship' in an unpredictable direction.
But for him personally, this may not be good news. Taking in the daughter of a nobleman may mean conflict with the Kaulin-Ithurian royal family.
At least, it was a conflict with the prime minister's party.
To be continued...