Chapter 156: Going west (The official in the officialdom is actually desperate!)


    For Duanmuhuai, a personal maid was not within his attention. After solving this problem, his eyes turned to the West.


    Having said that, what exactly is there?


    “To be honest, we are not very clear.”


    When Duanmu Huai asked An this question, she also shook her head.


    "We have never had any contact with the west. In fact, we don''t even know whether there are people living in the west..."


    According to An, in the west of the Manalia Kingdom, there is a whole mountain range. Perhaps because of this, no one has ever known what is behind that mountain range, nor whether there is anyone living there. This is actually very normal in a less developed world. After all, human activities are limited, and if there is no special means of transportation, it is very difficult to travel through steep mountains, rivers or oceans to other places.


    Of course, according to the information obtained from the succubus, there is not only a civilization on the other side, but also a powerful empire, and they also believe in and worship various gods. Well, in fact, the succubus was summoned by a sect that worships dragons there.


    Because of this, for Ann, it was not just an adventure. As the princess of Manalia, she also had to investigate clearly what was going on. Is it just a cult, or is it instructed by the opposite country behind it? After all, this kind of act of sending spies to infiltrate into other countries to create divisions is considered a war action. Not to mention that the other party is a country that he has never dealt with before, Manalia must act cautiously. After all, if this turns into a head-on war between the two countries, it is hard to say.


    Well... although it should be impossible in theory, because according to the succubus, she was able to cross the heavenly chasm and come here purely because she could fly, and the army could not cross the plateau mountains.


    Therefore, this time when everyone went to the West, it was not only as simple as finding the murderer behind the scenes, but also wanted to see what the situation was in the country over there.


    It is precisely because of this that Duanmu Huai and others will go out together. After all, An is the princess of Manalia, Gureya is the princess of Regnis, and Lorena is the missionary priest of the Holy City. The three of them can already be represented by the three countries.


    With Duanmu Huai and Aojisi, the five-man team was basically in the same place.


    Of course...and the lady of Odaire who changed her job to a personal maid.


    Originally, Duanmu Huai wanted to call Feilin to go with her, but this dragon lady was really a dead house and she was unwilling to move when she was nestled in the warship. However, she provided a clue to Duanmu Huai and others - according to Feilin, since hundreds of years ago, the dragon clan on their side had been completely separated from the Western dragon clan, and the two sides were of the nature of not interacting with each other.


    As for the specific reason, according to Feilin, there was a dragon who once tried to rule the entire world, so it had a split with other compatriots. Later, the dragon group also split up. Some of the dragon clans moved to the Manalia continent and refused to interact with their old compatriots. That was the predecessor of Regnis.


    As for the end of the dragon... I heard that it seemed to be attacked by a brave man, Fei Lin didn''t know much about the specific situation. In short, since the root of disaster did not appear in this world with its power, it means that it has followed all the laws of villains who attempt to rule the world and is completely finished.


    In fact, it was a thousand years ago that the dragon clan split. Now even Regnis doesn’t know the situation. After all, even Gureya has never heard of this.


    But that''s not sure.


    According to Feilin, the ancient dragon may have experienced the separation of the dragon clan. Maybe it is now running to the west to find a helper to start over.


    Generally speaking, if you can''t fly, it is almost impossible to cross the mountains to the Western continent.


    Well, if you can''t fly.


    "Ye yell---!!"


    Sitting on the night crow black star, An excitedly raised his hands, as if he was riding some kind of exciting event in an amusement park.


    "Sure enough, there is still something that can fly. After I learn it, I will also let my father make the same thing in Manalia!"


    "Have you learned it?"


    Duanmuhuai was driving the Night Crow Black Star Gunboat, while looking at An inquiringly in the passenger seat, while the latter tilted his head and thought for a while.


    "Well... I almost understand the principle that it can fly without magic. If it is just like this, then the power aspect should be improved, and I have just started to look at aerodynamics. I don''t know which step I can master. As for the process, Manalia''s production process seems to not meet the requirements at present, and it is necessary to improve the overall level of industrial manufacturing..."


    Look, what is the God of Learning? This is the God of Learning.


    “Woo……”


    Contrary to the cheerful An, Gureya was lying on the chair behind with a pale face, closing her eyes and motionless.


    Yes, she was airsick!


    As a dragon man, Gureya was actually airsick!


    Although he didn''t respond when he was on the battleship, but when he was riding on the Night Crow Black Star, Gureya looked pale and wanted to vomit and diarrhea... At this moment, she was lying behind like a dead dragon, motionless.


    And at this moment, a figure appeared beside Gureya.


    "Miss Gureya, please have some water."


    “Ah, um…thank you…”


    Looking at the water cup handed over, Gureya came to her senses, took a few sips of water, and then closed her eyes again. Audrey, who was beside her, picked up a soaked handkerchief and placed it gently on Gureya''s forehead.


    As for Lorena and Ojis on the other side, one closed his eyes and prayed, and the other was looking at the book in his hand.


    It seems that it is true that there is still a maid.


    Looking at the back, Duanmu Huai shook his head. To be honest, he was not very familiar with Miss Odaier, but he had only met several times. But how to say it... She gave Duanmu Huai a feeling that she was completely unfavorable.


    Although it is quite disgusting to say that the heroines who are self-defeating in urban emotional dramas are not quite the same as those of them, Audai''s feeling for Duanmu Huai is not very similar to those of them. She is not like those heroines, and she always says, "Oh, I''m not lucky", "Why should I treat me like this? I''m obviously wrong?" "The most important thing to me is love." It seems so annoying, but it doesn''t seem to have any self-traits.


    How to say it... Duanmu Huai feels that she is more like a doll than Ojisi.


    Although Aojis rarely speaks on weekdays, Duanmu Huai will give her own ideas and answers whenever Duanmuhuai asks her - although sometimes Aojis'' answers are very lethal, at least this also shows that Aojis has his own thinking ability.


    But Odaier is different. Basically, when Duanmu Huai communicates with her, her answer is basically "yes", "I understand", "Okay". It feels like a robot receiving instructions, without their own feelings, and everything they do is out of obligation.


    Although Duanmu Huai doesn''t like the logic of "but you are also wrong", to be honest, if you ask him to evaluate it, it is no wonder that Master Yald chose the succubus if he compares this like a living doll.


    The latter is at least like a living person, and the former is like a living dead person.


    Although Odaire is also pretty, as far as Duanmu Huai is concerned, she seems to have only her face left.


    To be honest, at least for men, this is not a charm bonus.


    In contrast, someone around Duanmuhuai was a little too noisy. "Ah, Mr. Knight, we have crossed the mountains now. Is the Western continent below?"


    “Well, it should be.”


    As he spoke, Duanmuhuai looked out the window and could see that what was in front of them was a dense primeval forest. Perhaps because of the high altitude, the feeling here was that snow was flying all over the sky and snow was everywhere on the tops of the mountain. The outlines of some cities can be vaguely seen in the distance. Needless to ask, this is the evidence that this continent has civilization.


    "What should we do next? Do we have to fly over directly?"


    "No, there is no need for this."


    Duanmuhuai glanced around and then turned his eyes to the village not far ahead.


    "I will land here, and then we disguise ourselves as adventurers, head to that village, and then ask about the situation there. As for what to do next, we will continue until we figure out the situation."


    "I understand."


    After making the decision, Duanmuhuai stopped the gunboat on the hillside next to it, and then everyone left. Then the night crow and black star flew up again and disappeared into the air - until Duanmuhuai''s orders, it will remain in cruise mode and wait for action.


    "Woo...Is this the Western continent?"


    Perhaps because his feet were stepping on the land, Gureya''s expression improved a lot now, and Duanmu Huai nodded.


    "Yes, according to the information, it should be like this... In short, let''s go to the village location first and then discuss it."


    After that, Duanmuhuai took the girls to the village they had seen before. When they arrived at the gate of the village, they were not intercepted by the guards. Faced with the inquiry of these guards, Duanmuhuai just said that his group was adventurers and happened to pass by nearby. Because his companions were unwell, they wanted to find a place to rest.


    Although she was a little afraid of Duanmuhuai''s outfit, the guards didn''t say much and put everyone in. Although the boss''s wife was very uneasy about Duanmuhuai''s appearance, she immediately smiled when she saw the gems Duanmuhuai took out... From this we can see that money is indeed omnipotent.


    Facing the gem in front of her, the hotel owner naturally smiled happily and quickly arranged the best room for everyone. From her, Duanmuhuai also got some information about this place.


    According to the hotel owner, this place is indeed the land of a certain empire, and it is also considered a border area. Not only that, this empire seems to have a considerable territory. Of course, this world also requires existence such as monsters, dragons, and even ghosts.


    I have to say that after listening to this information, An was a little worried. At least for now, the country''s territory seems to be larger than Manalia. If a war breaks out between the two sides, I don''t know what will happen...


    But fortunately, as of now, the magic civilization here seems to be not as developed as Manalia.


    Of course, considering that this is a border village, it may not be generalized.


    Soon, the night passed.


    However, when Duanmu Huai woke up again, a strange voice came from his ears.


    "Owner."


    "Um………?"


    Duanmu Huai raised his head and saw a face that was not very familiar, staring at him quietly. He looked to the side and then saw Aojisi sitting on the table next to him, standing in front of him...


    "Odai, what''s the matter?"


    "Soldiers entered this village."


    "Um?"


    Hearing this, Duanmu Huai immediately became alert.


    "Are you coming for us?"


    "I don''t know, they blocked the village and did not allow others to enter and exit."


    Duanmuhuai stood up and walked to the window to look out. It was already early morning outside the window. You could indeed see many soldiers wearing armor holding torches and weapons standing on both sides of the village street, as if blocking the village.


    What''s going on?


    "Go and ask the boss."


    "yes."


    Hearing Duanmuhuai''s orders, Odaier immediately turned around and left. After a moment, the proprietress twisted her bucket waist and walked up.


    "Ah, this guest... please don''t worry, this is not a big deal."


    “What the **** happened?”


    “That’s how it is…”


    Faced with Duanmu Huai''s inquiry, the boss''s wife was a little doubtful, but she still spoke in a low voice.


    "I heard that the Imperial Army captured the leader of the rebels and would be executed here, so the village was blocked. Please don''t worry, this is not a big deal. As long as the execution is over, the blockade will be lifted. Please wait in the hotel and don''t go out, so as not to cause any trouble. I heard that the Imperial General would come in person... I really didn''t expect that such a thing would happen..."


    Speaking of which, yesterday the boss did introduce a military fortress on the border next to this village. It seems that it is not unreasonable to say that criminals are punished here. But looking at their nervous appearance... it seems that the criminals who were executed are not ordinary people.


    Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.


    "Okay, I get it."


    (This chapter ends)