Chapter 355 Return to the North
Because Anna was only five years old, the faint scent of Xidian lavender still lingered on Anna's fingers.
At this point, Anna’s identity is almost certain.
One thing may be a coincidence, but if so many things go together, it is inevitable.
At the end, in the introduction to the contemporary royal family of Zidian, it is clearly pointed out that the contemporary queen gave birth to a total of two daughters and one son one after another.
After listening to what Gothe said, Aisha fell into a long silence, as if she didn't know how to react.
Pap, pah, pah!
Clear applause suddenly sounded.
Anna's small palms clapped hard, and her big eyes blinked, full of admiration and excitement, "Brother is so smart!"
Elsa glanced down at the "heartless" Anna, feeling helpless as she wanted to hold her forehead.
Anna seemed to be aware of Elsa's thoughts, and raised her head to comfort her sister, "Sister, brother will not do anything to us."
Although she is young, she also knows that she cannot reveal her identity. The reason why she does not panic when her identity is revealed is because she knows that Gothe has no ill intentions towards them. This is a child's unique intuition.
"Why do you dare to assert that I have no clear destination?" Aisha took a deep breath and spoke again.
But her gesture was clearly telling Gothe that he was right.
“Because you haven’t even prepared the most important ship purchase funds, the possibility of preparing other places is very low.” Gaode explained unhurriedly.
"Some unexpected circumstances occurred." Aisha tried to explain, opened her mouth, but felt that this explanation was more like a hard talk, and finally stopped abruptly.
"Although the Harland Ketch is a small vessel, it is also the largest and most expensive type of small vessel. You don't have enough funds, but you insist on buying a Harland Ketch instead of settling for the next best thing. It means that the Harland Ketch can just meet your needs. If you go further, it will not work. "
Gothe continued: "What is the biggest difference between the capabilities of the Harland Ketch and other small ships? It is in terms of ocean crossing capabilities. The Ketch is a small sailing ship with a relatively stable ability to cross the ocean."
"Princess Elsa, you want to use the Harland Ketch to cross the ocean and go to other continents."
"The Atrium Continent is in the other direction, so it can basically be ruled out. So your goal should be to go out to sea from the port of Lagos, sail down through the Sword Sea, cross the Sea of Glory, and enter the continent of Terra. "
"The power of the Kingdom of Ezidian is definitely not enough to arrange a fixed foothold on another continent."
"So you should only have the general destination of the continent of Terra. As for where to settle after arriving on the continent of Terra, you have no plan."
"The continent of Terra is a boundless desert, and the legions of the Holy Empire are marching inward from the coastline of the continent of Terra. They are in a state of war readiness. It is not safe for you to take Anna there."
"In that case, why not change the place?" Gothe didn't care about Elsa's blunt attitude, but rubbed Anna's head and put forward his own ideas.
"You are willing to take such a big risk to go to the continent of Terra, which shows that the Principality of Ovoga is inevitable for the two of you. However, even if you can avoid the pursuit of the Principality of Ovoga, going to the continent of Terra is still risky. After all, it is a completely unfamiliar continent."
"It's okay for you alone, but you are bringing Anna with you."
"Although the Norland continent is huge, how can there be any place for us?" Aisha said slowly after a moment of silence.
Why not go to the North Territory? The voyage is much shorter than going to the Terra Continent, but the effect is no different than going to the Terra Continent.”
Although the North Territory is also on the Nora Continent, due to its isolation, it is actually another continent, so there is no problem.
"What is there in the North? There are only boundless snowfields in the North. Going there, Anna and I can only survive like savages." There are none, and the Ace people in the north are still xenophobic. It is better to go to the continent of Terra. At least on the continent of Terra, money can solve most of the problems." Upon hearing Gothe's proposal, Elsa's first reaction was that it was too ridiculous and she shook her head.
"If these problems can be solved, will you insist on going to the continent of Terra, or will you choose the northern border instead?" Gothe asked.
"Maybe. The North?" Aisha thought about it seriously and said uncertainly.
"In that case," Gothe received a satisfactory answer and smiled: "Then let's go to the north."
“What do you mean?” Aisha was puzzled.
"I have some connections in the North," Gothe thought for a while and used a more conservative statement, "As long as you arrive in the North, I will solve all your problems including accommodation, food, and drinking water. So-called You don’t have to worry about being xenophobic. People there are very respectful to me and won’t be disrespectful to my guests.”
“Have you got any connections in the north?” This time Aisha was dumbfounded and even doubted whether she heard correctly.
What a fresh statement.
"If you don't believe it, will you know the [Realm of Honesty]? I can cooperate with you to verify it." Gothe saw Aisha's hesitation and said openly.
"I have not mastered the [Realm of Honesty]." Elsa shook her head, thought for a while, and asked, "Why are you willing to help us?"
h "We have never interacted with you before."
h "Because of Anna." Gao De said honestly.
"Because of Anna?" Elsa subconsciously picked up Anna and looked at Gothe suspiciously.
"Anna is a genius," Gothe expressed helplessness at Elsa's reaction and said seriously: "I hope she can learn runes from me."
"Anna is a genius?!" Elsa's eyes widened even more.
Elsa's reaction made Gothe stunned for a moment. After being stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but ask: "Why, have you never discovered Anna's talent before?"
"She is indeed very smart." Aisha tried hard to choose her words, with a trace of confusion in her eyes, "But in terms of learning, she has never shown any outstanding performance."
h "You seem to mean that she is talented in runes, but"
Aisha thought for a while and confirmed: "Elsa is not even a mage and has never studied runes. Ah?"
"Huh?" Hearing this, Gothe frowned and looked at the "obediently" sitting Anna. After a while, he slowly said: "If Anna has never learned runes, how did she remember those runes?"
"When I went to play with those big toys, they were drawing and drawing next to them. The more I watched them, the more I remembered them," Anna said blankly.
"Then you have never disclosed these things to your sister, father and mother?"
Anna stuck out her tongue and blinked her eyes in embarrassment, "If I tell them, they will definitely treat me like a sister."
Gothe turned to look at Elsa.
"I learn things very quickly, so since I was four years old, my father has arranged many teachers and courses for me." Aisha replied expressionlessly.
Not only the great cleverness, but also the small cleverness and the high moral character can't help but laugh.
"And" Anna said honestly: "They all said that I have no talent, and I am far behind my sister."
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"Ana's mage talent is very average, and with the resources of the royal family, she has just become a first-class mage apprentice." Faced with Gothe's doubtful gaze, Elsa answered Gothe's doubts.
In the final analysis, this world is the world of mages after all, and the strength of mages is the most fundamental and the most important indicator for judging the level of talent.
Not to mention anything else, as far as runes are concerned, this happens to be the most highly ranked discipline. A first-level rune master must be a first-level mage, and it must not be exceeded.
Since the mage's talent is average, it is almost certain that Anna's achievements in runes will be extremely limited in the future.
From this perspective, there is no problem in saying that Anna’s talent is average.
"What a waste of natural resources!" Gothe couldn't help but sigh.
―After all, he said this, but he also knew that this judgment was reasonable and based on realistic logic.
Under the current rune system, mage talent is an important threshold that rune masters cannot bypass.
If your mage talent is average, you will not be able to become a high-level mage. If you are not able to become a high-level mage, you will naturally not be able to become a high-level rune master.
And Anna's most outstanding talent in runes is calculation, which is her innate sensitivity to runes and numbers.
This talent, for now, is too advanced to be useful.
Fortunately, it was not too late when Anna met him.
“Are you serious?” Elsa was dubious.
Gothe nodded, "None of you realize what an incredible talent Anna has."
"So, you have to go to the North even more," he said extremely seriously: "Because I am the only one who can fully tap Anna's potential in runes."
When Gothe finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.
Elsa was deep in thought, having a fierce struggle in her heart.
To be honest, she couldn't fully believe what Gothe said about "having connections in the north" and "Anna has incredible talent", and she even had more doubts.
After all, to her, Gothe was just a stranger.
But the problem is that if the latter is true and she refuses Gothe's proposal and takes Anna to the continent of Terra, wouldn't that delay Anna's outstanding talent?
Even if there is only a slight possibility, Elsa does not want to delay Anna's future.
Anna is her only relative in the world, her biological sister.
It was this point that made Aisha start to waver, and gradually began to deviate towards Gothe's proposal.
Gothe also saw Aisha’s confusion.
"Perhaps, you can also ask Anna what she thinks. Although she is only five years old, she has the right to put forward her own opinions on such an important decision, right?"
Elsa was startled.
She lowered her head and looked at Anna, "Anna, what do you think?"
"I believe my brother."
Elsa was stunned, "What do you mean?"
"I believe in brother, I think it is better to go to the north!"
h "Okay, then I understand." Elsa closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"I agree with your proposal" She opened her eyes again, the confusion in her eyes had faded away, leaving only determination. She looked at Gothe, "How to get to the North specifically?"
Gothe was also prepared. He took out a piece of parchment from his arms, spread it flat on the bed, then leaned down slightly, stretched out his right hand and pointed on it.
"This is the coastline of the Plantagenet Dynasty and the northern coastline. You set off by boat from the port of Lagos."
Gothe pointed at the dot on the parchment representing the port of Lagos and said, moving his fingers slowly and steadily, "After sailing out of the Sword Bay, sail all the way north along the Sea of Swords."
"After crossing the Evenlaya Mountains," Gothe's finger paused briefly at the line representing the Evenlaya Mountains and then continued forward, "You can continue sailing north along the coastline. To be honest, I don't know the specific length of this journey and the specific conditions. You need to explore the path yourself and help me fill it in. The outline of the entire coastline. "
"Until you see a bay like this, it's called Valar Bay," Gothe's fingers landed heavily on the area representing Varar Bay. "This is an extremely deep bay. As long as you sail along the coastline, you won't miss it."
"You can land at Varar Bay, and someone will meet you there."
"I will also provide the ships for sailing."
"Is that okay?" Gothe asked.
"Okay." Now that she had made her decision, Aisha no longer hesitated, nodded immediately, rolled up the parchment, and put it away.
"But I have to take Anna away first. She is too dangerous here. The fact that the Russian Vogants can chase them to Lagos City means something has happened to Mage Kais. The pursuer is very strong, at least a third-ring mage."
She stood up, pulled up her hood, and said: "If you want to find us, just go to the Haiyinrong Orphanage in the city to find us. That is where I am now."
"No problem."
"Goodbye, brother!"
After sending Elsa and Anna away, the room returned to silence.
Although there were twists and turns, it was still going smoothly, Gaode thought secretly.
The most important thing next is to raise the funds needed to purchase the Harland Shipyard.
He is well aware of the truth of long nights and long dreams. Now the Russian Vogants are searching for Elsa in Lagos. Even if he has been stuck at the shipyard, no one is sure what accidents will happen if he continues.
With every additional day of delay, the danger increases, and he must act as soon as possible.
Gothe immediately stood up and picked up all the luggage he had prepared.
After confirming that everything was correct, he stretched out his right hand.
"Astral teleportation." Gothe said silently in his heart.
The next moment, the back of his hand suddenly lit up.
The light turned from dark to bright and spread rapidly, forming a complex and mysterious silver rune. The lines of the rune were twisted and flexible, containing endless mysteries.
Dream-like multicolored brilliance flows out from the silver runes like mercury pouring down the ground.
Gothe stared at this strange scene quietly.
About ten seconds later.
There is no more colorful brilliance flowing out of the silver runes.
And a portal made of countless tiny light particles appeared in front of Gothe.
The light and shadow in the portal flicker, constantly changing with various wonderful scenes, as if connected to another mysterious world.
This is the astral portal back to the North.
Gaode took a deep breath and stepped into it.
(End of this chapter)