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(Principality Chapter - Part 2)

At the same time and on the same latitude sea, General Kerese Gloria was enjoying his sea voyage.

The Time Emblem in his hallucinations suggests that he must travel to the other side of the sea to find the missing piece of the emblem.

After careful consideration, Kaireser planned out his travel route.

A few days ago, he boarded the regular Magic Cruises, departing from the western port coast of Valentino, with the goal of crossing the ocean to reach the northern part of the continent and heading to the far north snow city of Snova.

The ship braved the risk of encountering a severe storm, carrying an urgent transport mission, to its destination.

The stars in the sky are bright and arrayed on the night sky, arranged like a grand chessboard, with each "chess piece" clearly visible.

Besides simply enjoying the starry sky, captains who understood astronomical theory could also use it as a navigational marker at night, making it even more reliable than a compass.

There were many people on the spacious deck.

The sailors were working overtime with long faces, seemingly in a bad mood because of the hard work of unloading.

In contrast, passengers leisurely enjoyed stargazing and the salty sea breeze on the deck.

Keller's attire was quite different from theirs, and moreover, passengers in proper knightly attire appeared to be very rare at present.

Most of the passengers were adventurers from the Holy City.

Of course, a small number of nobles were also on the cruise ship due to urgent matters.

However, these noble people disdained associating with adventurers. Instead, they gathered around a table, drinking their own expensive red wine and chatting about refined topics.

Therefore, what Kerese is seeing now is a phenomenon of "birds of a feather flock together".

With a loud "bang," Keller was startled. He turned around and saw that the sailors were placing the heavy loads they had been carrying onto the deck and sitting down to rest.

It was an artwork meticulously carved from the finest marble, depicting a knight galloping across the battlefield, his mount being a rare holy winged dragon.

Keller looked him up from the bottom.

The Holy Winged Dragon has no obvious scales covering its entire body, which is very peculiar and unlike any dragon species recorded in historical books.

Standing on one leg, it supports the entire dragon's body and the people on it;

It spread its two sword-like sharp claws, showing the momentum of a charge;

The powerful dragon head gazes upwards, seemingly roaring towards the sky. Riding on the dragon's back is a knight wearing a unique mask that only covers his eyes, holding a sword in his left hand.

Keller found that the person riding on the seat of the English horse statue looked very familiar.

Although I only met him once on the Tower of Reverse Time, and several months have passed since then, my memory of him has long been blurred. However, after seeing this statue today, I remember his appearance perfectly.

That's so strange, people actually carved that person into a statue as a memorial?

“Excuse me, who is depicted in this statue?” Keller asked one of the sailors resting on the deck, full of curiosity.

"Huff, huff, look at the name, huff, it's written next to the base, huff," the sailor replied, panting.

Keller crouched down to observe. The base of the statue was a truncated pyramid, and one of the four sides indeed bore the full name of the person on it, as well as the honorific titles bestowed upon him by the world.

"Alphonse Danlitaire, a pioneer of Valentino..."

The letters were carefully engraved in gold, suggesting that this statue of a hero is priceless.

So it was Alphonse… Then, the value of this statue becomes clear.

But what surprised Kelleher the most was not these things.

What's strikingly similar is the resemblance between this statue of Alphonse and the demonic boy we encountered! The hero in the statue holds his sword in his left hand, just like the boy we saw.

"Is it really Alphonse? The one who founded the country..." Keller still asked in disbelief.

“Yes, yes, that’s the one.” The sailor replied indifferently, unlike Keller, he didn’t seem to admire the hero on the statue much.

If this is truly Lord Alphonse's appearance... then he and the boy exuding demonic aura whom I met on the Tower of Reversal of Time are remarkably similar in every way.

The statue was sculpted exactly according to his physical features!

"So similar..." Aside from that, Keller couldn't say anything more.

"Perhaps you can even see the souls of the dead in the 'Sea of ​​the Dead'!" the sailor joked, only to be glared at by his fellow sailors. Realizing his mistake, he quickly apologized to the guest, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned those ominous things to you..."

"The Sea of ​​the Dead" is one of the sea ghost legends passed down among sailors. It is said that there is a lonely island in the dark sea at the end of the Western Sea, and a precious treasure is buried on the island.

Although the sailors and other crew members were all very interested in the treasure, they also dreamed of finding it every night.

However, the passengers didn't think that way; they just wanted a pleasant and safe sea voyage.

Treasures are nothing compared to life.

Keller did not respond to the sailor's apology, or rather, he ignored him. He was preoccupied with what had just happened and left on his own, causing the sailor to think that the guest was angry.

At this moment, the beautiful starry sky was obscured, and a thick fog rose from the sea.

Lost in thought, Keller noticed the wooden floor beneath his feet begin to tremble, and a gust of violent wind rushed towards him. He had a bad feeling.

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