Destiny Thief

Chapter 71 The Wind Rises II

As the cold autumn morning breeze blew, she stretched out her jade-like fingers, brushed aside the scattered strands of golden hair on her forehead, and gathered them behind her ears.Noticing that the two companions looked over, Alisa hesitated for a moment, then raised her head and looked into the distance.

Soaring seagulls, towering clock towers, dim lighthouses, and blue mountains.The mist melted little by little in the sunshine. Although a rough outline could be seen, the outline of the distant scenery and the boundaries between them were still blurry.

It was her first time in Avron.

So did her two companions.

Including all the knight servants behind him, it was the first time to come to this port city.

In Karthus, after the enthusiastic Sir Henry Wolfe heard about their journey, he kindly provided some information about Afron—customs, specialties, and some general information about the nobles.Combining these things, she thought about Lars and Cody's suggestion just now.

But she couldn't make up her mind for a while.Before leaving for this trip, her father once said to her: Communication during the trip is also a part of the trip.She has been comprehending the meaning of this sentence, until now, she seems to understand a little bit—Alyssa tried her best to recall, but in her memory of more than ten years, it seems that her father has never mentioned to her about Cecily Sub-family's relationship with other nobles.

Miss Knight turned over and jumped off the tall war horse, landing firmly on the ground.She waved, and "Big Nose" John in the team quickly understood and walked towards her.

"John, get out the map."

Alisa said to her servant.Different from general, crudely made works such as adventurer's guides that are so abstract that they are almost unreliable, this is an exclusive piece from within the Kingdom's military - in the thick atlas, John found information about Afron based on the catalogue. of that.On the map, the layout inside and outside the port city of Avron, the nearby roads, the surrounding mountains and forests, and the distribution of landforms and rivers are accurately and detailedly drawn.

Slender and delicate fingers traced across the fine parchment, and Cody and Lars also came over. While they were observing the map, they took a serious look at the scene in front of them - where they were now. The location is the entrance and exit of the south city gate of Aflon. Following the direction they came from, after passing through the southern area where civilians live, they can reach the city lord's palace where the Marquis of Aflon is located.And along the direction of the coastline on the right hand side, about two kilometers away in a straight line, there is the camp of the Naval Squadron of the Kingdom of Avron. If nothing unexpected happens, Lord Nardo should stay there
Subsequently, three young knights who had received good aristocratic education found the security office of Avron on the map - located at the junction of the South City District, the Port District and the Noble District.The most famous landmark building there is the Church of the Holy Glory of Avlon, which has a history of hundreds of years.The Sheriff's Department is located in a small alley across the street from the church. Compared with most other municipal departments in the city, the Sheriff's Department seems a bit independent.

"If only the distance is reasonable, the best route options are the Navy Camp, the Security Department, and the City Lord's Mansion."

"The reverse seems to be true as well."

After hearing Cody's conclusion, Miss Knight immediately made an extension.She put the atlas back into the special waterproof and insect-proof wooden box, and handed it back to the servant John, then stepped on the stirrups and rode on the horse, and the knights and knight attendants around her were also ready to move on.Under the eyes of more and more passers-by, this small knight group maintained a neat and orderly team and began to move forward at a constant speed in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

The city defense soldiers behind them, after identifying the team of knights entering the city, quickly reported the information -

The Knights of Iris have arrived in Avlon!

The officers of the city defense army who heard the news could hardly believe their ears.Generally speaking, in non-emergency situations, there must be a transfer order and an internal military announcement for the transfer of the kingdom's military order, but in recent days, he has not received any information at all.The officer immediately called his adjutant, and after repeatedly confirming the situation, he looked at the soldier who informed him:
The officers and soldiers of the city defense army were basically composed of local nobles and civilians.After getting along for a long time, there are some old faces coming and going, almost completely familiar.

"Hank, you mean, you really saw the flag of the Iris Knights and those cavalry just now?"

The officer looked serious, staring at the soldier and continuing to question him.He is very clear about the background of this soldier named "Hank" - although there are many vices such as drinking, gambling and visiting brothels, this kid absolutely does not have the courage to fabricate things about military affairs.

"Hank" nodded silently.

The officer withdrew his gaze, tapped his fingers on the table rhythmically, and was thinking:
Could it be someone faked it?
As soon as this guess appeared in his mind, the officer immediately shook his head, feeling the absurdity of his idea—it was easy to pretend to be a knight.However, it is too difficult to fake a cavalry team of dozens of people, especially elite cavalry like the Iris Knights.The established combat professionals, horses, armor, and weapons, plus the daily consumption and maintenance costs, are enough to bankrupt ordinary nobles.

Except for the royal family and a few wealthy nobles, no one would spend limited financial resources to build these cavalry.

The officer took out a piece of paper from the drawer of the desk, and rustled some code words like ghostly symbols.When he finished writing these things in twos and threes, he stood up, left from his desk, walked through the dimly lit corridor, and came to the front hall of the building—a soldier belonging to the Afron City Defense Army Standing guard here, seeing him coming, these soldiers all gave a military salute.

The seemingly high-ranking officer smiled. Under the watchful eyes of the soldiers, he walked into another room and handed the paper to his colleagues. (Note: This involves institutional issues within the Elante military sequence. In most cases, except for the highest level or special authorization from the highest level, the power of decision-making and scheduling cannot be attributed to the same person.)
……

Clover Manor.

The swordsmanship genius of the Northland, the "chosen swordsman" by everyone, Markuro Escud is doing daily swordsmanship exercises in the quiet grove - he drank too much alcohol at the reception last night, But it didn't seem to affect him in the slightest.As usual, he got up on time, washed up, and started exercising.The whole person looks full of energy and vitality.

He calmly held the heavy pure steel sword with his hands crossed, the tip of the sword was about [-] centimeters away from the ground, but he remained motionless.The personal maid was holding a bamboo basket on her arm, and she was sitting on a bench beside her and staring at her master idly——on those beautiful faces that were not like a man, fine beads of sweat kept oozing from the white skin, Slightly blush.But that's not what's amazing.

With deep and rhythmic breathing, the heavy sword trembled slightly in the air, and the milky white mist in the forest floated close to him, as if falling into a vortex with strong suction, the mist gathered thicker and thicker. After a while, his figure seemed to be caught in the lingering clouds of the sky.

This situation has continued from the moment the morning sun first rose to the present.Until the middle-aged butler came to this small forest—Markuro suddenly opened his closed eyes.In the eyes of the butler and the maid, they seemed to see lightning and thunder. The majestic storm swept away the heavy clouds and was raging mercilessly!

(End of this chapter)