There are only a few unlucky ones left who have no time to escape; secondly, the rescuers from the Star Country will also go north to meet you at the border between the Great Desert and Qiyuan City, and you will then go south to the desert..."

Handover?

Thales exhaled helplessly.

So, am I really some kind of commodity?

Raphael spoke calmly and did not notice that Thales was a little unnatural: "We will ensure that you have trustworthy power and manpower to protect you from the beginning to the end from outside Longxiao City to the desert. Of course, the number of people is not limited.

There will be too many, but they are all rare elites in the world, ensuring that accidents like fish slipping through the net in the desert will not pose a threat to you..."

"In the great desert, our cavalry will patrol day and night, sweep away threats, and at the same time maintain smooth supply lines between several large oases." Raphael tapped the map and drew a dotted line on several small green dots: "touch

When you go to them, as long as you show your identity, you can be escorted to the nearest military camp or supply point. Don't worry if you can't meet them. The person escorting you knows the route. As long as you go to the oases one by one as planned and always stay in our

Within the patrol range, it is safe..."

"Until we escort you back to the farthest point of the western frontline of Blade Tooth Dune Star Kingdom, one of our largest military strongholds in the desert, that is already our territory. If you go further east, you will enter the Western Wasteland Territory."

Raphael raised his head, a glimmer of light flashed in his red eyes: "Your Majesty has already negotiated with the three major families of the Western Wilderness, including Duke Falkenhauser, from Blade Tooth Dune to Ruins, from Wing Castle to Heroic Soul Castle,

You can go from the three major families to their vassals, and getting everything they need to help the prince return safely is their first priority."

Upon hearing this, Thales' eyes glazed over.

Falkenhauser.

The Guardian Duke of the Western Wasteland, the Lord of the Wasteland, Cyril Falkenholz.

His memory returned to the Hall of Stars a long time ago, the middle-aged Duke who limped in on crutches, with sparse hair, haggard face, and almost a ghost face, and his sinister smile, cold and sharp

voice and relentless sarcasm.

It's the "undesirable".

"...Going east through the ruins, the Royal Guards and part of the standing army will greet you on the east-west Gift Avenue and escort you safely back to Yongxing City. Are there any questions?" Raphael finished his words.

Thales nodded.

"Are you talking about the most mysterious four-eyed skull family among the six wealthy families, Falkenhaus of the Ruins?" Thales brought his thoughts back to his eyes and said solemnly:

"Are they trustworthy?"

Raphael's moving finger stopped on the map.

Thales twitched his lips: "Maybe they don't welcome me as much as they thought?"

"I still remember when I set out six years ago, His Excellency Jan Kelvindill, who was also one of the Sixth Duke. He was so friendly that he even made a special trip to see me off."

The prince raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically: "Putilai, do you still remember?"

Putilai laughed dumbly.

Raphael paused for a moment.

"Your Majesty will ensure this," but the Bone Man paused for less than a second, and his tone was very firm:

"The lords of the Western Wilderness, whether they are Falkenhaus, Bozdorf or the Chroma family, can be trusted. Their soldiers are also in this group of troops entering the desert westward. They can only rely on the royal standing army in the Blade Tooth Camp.

Not enough to sweep the desert."

"You can all be trusted?" Thales shrugged noncommittally: "This is something you don't hear often."

Raphael frowned.

Putilai smiled softly.

"Tiles, I know that six years of special career has made you quite cautious." Putilai intervened in the conversation.

"This is not unreasonable. After all, the heir's return will not only affect you, but also the whole country. It will be a political storm, affecting all parties."

Thales snorted softly.

The thin Lord spoke slowly: "But, please believe me, in order to allow you to return to the stars safely and unharmed, the nobles in Yongxing City who hide behind the scenes and play back and forth are no better than the rough and tough men in Longxiao City who appear on the surface.

Ease and Simplicity Gilbert is among them.”

Hearing the familiar name, Thales moved slightly.

I saw Putilai looking at him seriously: "They have put in a lot of effort and even a lot of price to ensure that Xihuang is completely on our side."

"And what you need to do is what you need to worry about most at the moment..."

Putilai did not say any more.

Thales looked at him from a distance and was silent for a few seconds.

The prince nodded and closed his eyes.

"I see."

Desert and nobility.

This journey...

He sighed inwardly.

Raphael and Putilai looked at each other and said nothing.

"Very good, the only thing left is how you are going to get out of the city. This is the top priority," Raphael said calmly: "Your Excellency will tell you in detail. After all, it is his way."

Raphael glanced at Putilai: "Should it be reliable?"

Putilai gently took out his pipe and shook his head helplessly.

The Bone Man turned his head back.

"Then, I think it's time for us to say goodbye."

Thales was still thinking with his eyes closed. He was surprised when he heard this and looked at Raphael quickly:

"Now? Are you leaving?"

But Raphael ignored the prince's surprise. He still had that relaxed smiling expression and seemed not to care.

"Your Highness, although I always said that nothing will happen to you," Raphael tightened his collar and pulled up the sleeves on his hands further: "But, judging from your character and experiences in the past few years, it is absolutely impossible to

If you really encounter an accident in the desert, it wouldn't be surprising..."

Thales's face immediately darkened.

wait.

What does it mean to be “no surprise when encountering an accident?”

He cursed silently.

Raphael was obviously smiling, but Thales was speechless for a while.

"but……"

"Since the days of the Empire, there has been a saying in the great desert."

Thales was stunned for a few seconds.

"Words spread in the desert?" Thales looked at the other party's red eyes, limited knowledge and doubts filled his mind: "Is it the proverbs and legends of the Bone Man? It's your hometown..."

Putilai coughed inexplicably.

Raphael seemed to have just come back to his senses, and his frozen expression moved again: "No, the desert is not anyone's hometown, and everyone is just a passerby to the desert."

"If you are going to the desert, Your Highness, please remember this," Raphael changed the subject, his tone became colder, and his eyes were sharp and sharp:

"There is no disaster in the desert god, and there are disasters in the world. There is no forgiveness in the desert god, and the desert is forgiven."

What?

Desert God?

Thales blinked and tried to understand.

"It... doesn't sound like Common Language," Thales searched for this special sentence in his mind, and suddenly discovered some familiarity that he only had when he was studying in Mindis Hall: "Well, it does sound a lot like ""

What about the ancient verses in the "Collected Poems of Cahir Yeluo"? What does it mean?"

Raphael smiled slightly, put his hand into his pocket, and said with a hint of wistfulness in his eyes: "Desert God, this is one of the most primitive beliefs in the desert. It represents the legendary cold existence that is one with the desert. In the desert,

The inhabitants love and hate it, respect and fear it."

Putilai was coughing again.

The desolate bone man's dark red eyes slowly focused, but the next moment he gently lowered his head and covered his eyes with his hands stretched out from his pockets:

"The weak fear disaster, and the lucky seek forgiveness."

"Only those who abandon weakness and luck at the same time can find a foothold in the ruthless desert."

After the words fell, Raphael slowly raised his head.

Thales was shocked:

The moment Raphael put down his hand, the strange red eyes of the Bone Man had turned into the most ordinary dark brown, bland.

"Your Highness, see you in Yongxing City."
To be continued...