The shadows of the old world, the tides of the new era. Light and darkness, chaos and dawn... arise alternately in a world of machinery and witchcraft!
But what does this have to do with me, ...
"Has Brother Sean heard about the pirate Rocks?"
In the royal garden, Sean, accompanied by two princes and a princess, admired the flowers and listened to stories. This was part of the royal daily life. It helped him relieve boredom and drink some tea to completely dissipate the alcohol from yesterday.
"I heard some soldiers discussing this morning whether they were going to publicly execute Rocks in three days?" Sean looked at the other party.
Princess Nova...
Because I didn't remember to take a closer look at the [Zombie] Princess when I saw her last time, and people in that state were already so distorted that they didn't look like human beings anymore, Princess Nova was the first royal princess of Kserk that I officially met. She looked a little different from girls from other countries. Girls in the desert liked heavy makeup, big eyes and thick eyebrows, and the girls here also wore heavy makeup, but it was a whiter kind... anyway, it was white with a rosy glow.
After all, she is a member of the royal family. As long as she takes care of herself, she doesn't look ugly.
"Yes, for years, pirates have been causing trouble on the sea and hijacking trade ships from our two countries. Now we can finally bring them to justice!"
"This is all thanks to Brother Sean." There was another prince sitting on the other side of Nova.
Because Emperor Sel had previously called him his nephew, these princes and princesses also began to recognize each other as their elder brother. As a result, Sean inexplicably became the eldest brother of the royal descendants of the two great empires.
Although they knew they were just brothers on paper, everyone thought this kind of relationship was worth maintaining...
The royal families of the two great empires showing intimacy is the most friendly expression in the eyes of the people, especially for the coastal cities. Later, during contact with Earl Barton, he accidentally heard him say that there were hundreds of families in Yalan Castle alone who had intermarried with the Jagun country. There were probably thousands of families in the cities along the entire coastline. Families involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people are a force that cannot be underestimated.
If the two countries confront each other, these families may be the first to suffer. When the time comes, their families will be broken up and they may rise up in rebellion and become a local trouble... Therefore, for two countries that are large enough, maintaining peace is good for both sides.
On the other hand, the princes of Xerxes all believed that Sean was the most likely to succeed the throne of the Sun King. At that time, no matter which of them became the emperor of Xerxes, the two rulers would be brothers in name only, which would be of great help to the development of the people.
"It's not much of a contribution. In my opinion, it can't be considered a victory at the cost of losing so many navy." Sean looked at the other party.
Remember the prince's name was Lieta.
He is the oldest prince in the royal family of Keselke, and his status is equivalent to his own in Jagun.
"It's just a small loss. In the long run, Brother Sean, this is worth it... Pirates have been causing trouble on the sea for a long time and almost no one dares to stop them. In fact, our coastal fleet has been dispatched many times to wipe them out, but the pirates are more familiar with the sea. We have spent a lot of money but still couldn't hurt them." Lieta said.
Speaking of it, due to environmental reasons, naval warfare is indeed not as easy to control as land warfare. If I hadn't seen the water ghosts coming on the map in advance, the fleet would have been in trouble. Moreover, the other side can accurately predict the arrival of the sea breeze. If we remove the label of pirates and tell them to be the army of a certain country, it is really hard to say who will dominate the sea.
"And hasn't Brother Sean already sent people to look for them? I believe we can find them!" Princess Nova said affirmatively.
At this time, the bard on the stage had already sung several songs, and Prince Lieta glanced at Sean's side.
"Why haven't I seen the two female guards that accompanied Big Brother yesterday?"
"Yeah, it seems like they haven't come yet." Nova said curiously at this time.
When Sean arrived in the capital, they must have known everything. The only people traveling with him were two witches and some soldiers. Even the navy didn't come with him. This shows how important these two people are to each other. In addition, the prince, a grown man, brought two beautiful girls with him. This relationship...
"They were all tired last night, so I let them rest for a while." Sean said casually.
But suddenly I realized that there was something wrong with these words, especially after seeing the "envy!" expression above the two princes' heads, I realized that these people might have too strong imaginations!
Ahem…
"Speaking of which, I have something I'd like to ask you guys for a favor." He suddenly changed the subject.
"Brother Sean, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Because a few people were talking about things at sea just now, Sean suddenly thought of whether he could use some of his map vision abilities to find the navy. His purpose of coming to the capital of Kselk was not only to ease the unpleasantness caused by the previous incident of tribute being robbed between the two countries, but also to ask Emperor Sel to help find the lost navy.
They just said that the sea reminded Sean of his special abilities after months of absence.
Open the map.
We agreed to draw the entire world map back then, but unfortunately we don't have the conditions to do so. If there was no complete sea map in Yalan Castle, the Naxalk Palace should have it. And I have been to the sea, especially the area around the pirate's lair. If the shadow of that area has been opened, I should be able to see it through "remote monitoring".
Sean expressed his thoughts and wanted to see the sea chart of this area...
If it is an important military map, then of course it cannot be shown to the prince of another country, but some nautical charts that can be made public or borrowed can be taken out.
"When I came here, I heard the wizard next to me say that the Great Library of Kserk has a lot of things. If possible, I would like to go and have a look." Anyway, it would be boring to be idle. Instead of having so many princes and nobles surrounding me, I might as well read a book to entertain myself.
"No problem, but Brother Sean doesn't need to go to the library. Our royal library is more comprehensive than the ones outside."
Royal Library.
I remember there was one in the Jagong Imperial City. Although it had a royal title, the people who entered were never members of the royal family. Most of them were court wizards or prestigious nobles who could enter the imperial city.
"Okay, then you can take me to see..."
Sean would certainly not let this opportunity go. He could go to the library to look for the sea chart drawn by Kselk, and maybe he could see the location of Melsusa and the others on the map.
After all, many days have passed. If he still can't find her, Sean is really afraid that something will happen... Melsusa was the one who personally rescued him in the Basaran Palace. No matter what, he must do his best to rescue her.