"I remember this part. You were holding a book at that time, saying it was a record of the history of your wizards in Elinta." Although it had been a long time, Sean had not forgotten this incident. After all, it was about his "parents".

If I wasn't too busy with the affairs of Oro City, I would have liked to send someone to the desert to investigate the matter of the Sun Crown.

Of course, the biggest obstacle is having no goals...

It takes almost the entire desert to reach the country on the other side. It is too far, and the people of Zambutar have no experience in long-distance travel, and it is impossible for an airship to fly over!

"Yes. I asked my mentor many times after he came back, and it is basically confirmed that the Sun Crown has now split into various small distribution areas. Although they are all called the Sun Crown, each one claims to be the orthodox one and they do not recognize each other." Ignia said.

This kind of thing is quite common. Since they all originated from the same place, anyone can claim to be orthodox!

"Thanks!"

"Um?"

"I mean you..." Sean said.

It's been so long, I'd almost let it go, but I didn't expect Igonia to still be concerned. It's a family matter, after all. As a descendant, I'm really touched that I'm still asking someone to help me investigate Sean.

Hehe~

Igonia smiled slightly, and gently lowered her tall hat...

Very close~

There is almost no distance.

The rich fragrance of the petals in the nostrils is intoxicating.

"Sean~"

"how?"

I didn't say anything. I felt like there wasn't much left to say.

Just looking at each other...

Suddenly, a noise on the street in the distance woke the two from their intoxication.

"It's so noisy." Igunya frowned and looked into the distance. It was already dark, so she couldn't actually see what was happening in the distance, but it sounded very noisy, like a fight.

"They should be catching thieves. Recently, there have been a lot of refugees heading south from the northern war front. Most of them were blocked outside the city. Since they couldn't enter the city, they could only go to the surrounding towns." Sean said.

In order to stop these starving victims, their own city has tried many methods and is now sending more people to patrol the surrounding towns, but there will still be some who slip through the net... Once they infiltrate the crowd, it is actually very difficult to find them.

"I've heard about this too. The situation in Koga City is similar... Do you still remember Miss Hamilton?" Igonia mentioned a name she hadn't heard for a long time.

Alia Hamilton.

Now even this last name shouldn't be used anymore.

In the beginning, the other party did have some interactions with him. When the accident happened in the town of Telemian, he brought some comfort supplies.

"How is she now?"

Igonia shook her head.

“Not good!”

"Originally, the estate Earl Hamilton gave them could have been used to farm a bit, and even with the money she had as Miss Hamilton, it should have been enough to do a lot. But Arya chose the worst option... She still clung to her identity and lifestyle as an earl's daughter, spending her money quickly. Now, it seems she can't make the trip north anytime soon."

Listening to Igunya's story, Sean could only sigh.

I have met Alia before. Her obsession is so deep that she has become a demon.

I can't persuade him, and I can't talk him out of it.

He only wanted to maintain his noble status, but after losing the battle for succession, there was basically no place for him as a noble. If he still wanted to make a living, he could consider doing business. With Miss Hamilton's fame and beautiful appearance, he should not be bad.

only……

“What a pity.”

“It’s quite a pity!”

"I remember that when I was a child, every time my tutor took me to the Earl's Mansion, I could see Miss Hamilton wearing beautiful clothes and surrounded by a large group of people. Later, when I was studying at the academy, many boys pursued her, and many girls envied her. I didn't expect the ending to be like this." Igunya said.

Maybe it's because of this beginning that I can't accept this ending.

If I didn't have the status of a noble and these abilities, I don't know if I could survive a week in this world.

"By the way, Sean... what will happen if all of you lords go together and fail to achieve any results this time?" The topic suddenly changed direction...

"That shouldn't happen. King Simon won't ignore the fate of the southern part of the empire. Even if Jagun wants to be rewarded for helping us this time, he won't give us so much. Otherwise, all our efforts over the years will be in vain, and we might even be inferior to the Mersin nation in the Divination Tar region."

Sean always felt that King Simon was deliberately letting the southern lords gather together...

"If you want to blame it, you have to blame the Borg. They always think that they are more developed and their country is stronger, so they can start wars at will. They are simply bullies!"

At this point, Sean suddenly sat up.

"Ignia, can you help me find more rumors about these things?"

"What?"

"Several rumored ancient artifacts...but you only need to look up related rumors or gossip. Don't try to search for them yourself or delve into them."

Looking at Sean's serious expression, Ignia nodded.

"One is a silver key. Legend has it that it can open the door to another world... As for the other, it's a statue with a strange carving of an octopus-like head and body, perhaps with wings."

These things are the scenes that Sean keeps seeing in his dreams, appearing in people's hands again and again, but he has never seen that scene before.

I don’t know if it’s in the past, the future, or something that’s happening somewhere right now.

"Opening the door to another world? That sounds like something a cultist would say... Sean, when did you start liking studying these things?"

This is a bit difficult to explain.

"Anyway, you should look for me first. Elinta has more comprehensive ancient records... and I think the war launched by the Borg this time is the same as the situation we encountered in Koga City last time. It is also caused by some cult believers!" Sean said.

………………

The next morning, all the lords boarded their own airships.

The next place we agreed to meet was the Imperial Capital. This trip would probably take seven or eight days, so we could just go back and forth. Those who were quicker could arrive in the Imperial Capital early and wait...

All the lords of 13 large and small cities in southern China went to the imperial capital together.

It is estimated that there are very few such situations in the history of the Basaran Empire, and now everyone has to fight for opportunities for their future survival.