.

The sun sets in the west.

Thales rode on a mount with a brand new saddle and shiny coat, and moved forward slowly, all the way east.

He looked over the sentry's shoulder and stared at the grass and smoke in the distance, silently lost in thought.

The land here is different, different from the north land and the desert. It is wetter, more fertile, and flatter. The power of never getting lost allowed him to know this information in the dark.

"Your riding skills are very good, Your Highness, no less than a skilled cavalry."

The prince, who was immersed in "Never Lost", was awakened by the sudden sound and turned around quickly.

"Count Chroma."

As the horses' hooves rolled, they saw the Earl of Wingburg and Delcroma holding the reins of the horse, speeding past several personal guards and coming to the prince's mount. The personal guards dispersed in a sensible manner, leaving the Earl and the prince a certain amount of time.

space.

The freaks who were supposed to personally protect him were kept away from the personal guards of the "Head Crows". Snake Hand seemed a little unhappy, but he did not dare to offend the earl. In the end, he could only lower his head and murmur.

"In this day and age, at your age, many nobles with prominent families would find it difficult to stay on horseback for such a long time, even if they can maintain good riding posture."

Count Dele said calmly and calmly.

It had been more than ten hours since their team left the camp in a mighty manner. Except for a lunch break along the way, the well-trained Crow Whistle Qingqiu all picked up their horse speed and moved forward quickly.

Thales pinched his leg, turned his eyes and glanced at Dele's calf in the stirrup, feeling that the other man's riding posture had not changed much.

"Hold on for so long" on horseback

The prince secretly raised his eyebrows: Are you praising yourself?

Tails' thighs and waist have begun to feel sore after traveling for a long time, and now this kind of horse-stepping, which allows him to enjoy the scenery in peace, is a kind of rest.

Just listen to Earl Yibao continue to sigh:

"The military training of the Northlanders is truly extraordinary."

Thales nodded politely and laughed twice:

"Thanks."

As for the training of the Northlanders?

You should ask the Fallen and the Deathcrow.

The former spent several years of daily equestrian lessons teaching him how happy it is to be able to ride on a "normal" horse.

The latter's running away for several days taught him how happy it is to be able to ride a horse "normally".

Reminiscing about the bitterness and thinking about the sweetness, Thales sighed slightly.

Sure enough, people are forced out.

But having said that, from Nikolai and Monty to Tulha in the Black Sand Territory

Thales felt helpless when he thought that during his trip to the North, three of the famous Five Generals of Exter had trouble with him. He was probably the most disgusting person in the world. The prince secretly glanced behind him.

The second unluckiest person in the air.

By the way, how did Yoder keep up?

It's not like you're riding on the back of some horse, right?

"Finally we saw the land beyond the yellow sand, right?"

Count Dele seemed to plan to take advantage of this time to talk to Thales for a while.

"When I was serving at the border, I stayed in the desert for a few weeks before coming out," Dele looked at the distant grassland and village smoke and smiled slightly:

"Seeing even a little bit of green makes me excited."

Thales took the conversation half knowingly and half sincerely:

"Isn't it?"

"This feels really good."

After getting used to wandering in a foreign land for six years, he saw a different landscape and people again. This was the first time that Thales realized that he was neither in the dry and cold Northland nor in the desert full of yellow sand.

He is in the Kingdom of Stars.

A strange yet familiar feeling came over my heart.

Noticing where Thales was looking, Dele pointed to a few huts at the end of his sight:

"These small villages belong to Enci Town. It is our supply area today, not far ahead. It is the farthest to the west in the Western Wasteland and the town closest to the Blade Tooth Camp. It has provided supplies to the Western Front for many years.

Backup and protection.”

Gift Town.

Dele's explanation aroused Thales's long-lost interest in the unimaginable leisure and fun at a time when there was danger ahead and pursuers behind.

"And there we will turn onto the Grace Avenue and the road will be much easier to walk." Dele obviously understood the prince's mood and the muscle soreness from riding for too long, and continued his explanation.

"The Avenue of Gifts"

"I read it in a book when I was in the Northland," Thales tried his best to poke his head forward, trying to see the road in the distance clearly:

"But this is my first time leaving."

Count Dreux smiled:

"Then I believe that what I experience personally is more interesting than what I read in books."

However, the next second, when Thales' eyes touched the distant horizon, a strange feeling came.

After a faint tinnitus, a broad, flat, and solid surface appeared in front of him and appeared in his consciousness.

Thales instinctively closed his eyes and felt that the plane continued to extend eastward until it touched a cold, moist, chaotic, huge, seemingly endless liquid wall.

The Avenue of Gifts.

"But maybe it's not the first time."

Dele's words interrupted the prince's wandering in the world of consciousness, and he drew a horizontal line in the air:

"Enci Avenue is centered on Yongxing City and extends from east to west. To the west it connects to the ruins, Wing Castle and even Enci Town and other places in the Western Wasteland. To the east it goes directly to the Seven Ports of the East China Sea, headed by Huigang City."

Dele smiled slightly and joked:

"So, if you have ever set foot in Yongxing City, you have walked through the Avenue of Gifts."

Thales also laughed:

"Thank you and your comfort."

Dele nodded:

"Coupled with the King's Avenue that also passes through Yongxing City and runs from north to south. These two avenues complement each other, connect countless towns and castles along the way, and unblock the geographical bloodline of the kingdom. It is what the merchants call the Cross of Stars."

King's Road.

Star Cross.

Thales raised his eyebrows:

"I have actually been to the King's Road. Six years ago, when I went north to Exeter, I also knew that it passed through a large birch forest and ended at Broken Dragon Fortress."

The memories of the past came back, and Thales couldn't help but be lost in thought.

"This is thanks to your ancestor, Tormund III the Killer, at the beginning of the second century. It was his policy of encouraging pioneering that allowed him and the generations of kings after him to begin to rebuild the old roads of the imperial era."

Dele stretched out his hand and gestured around:

"In order to express their gratitude and gain support, the earliest nobles here named this border town, which is under the threat of desert, His Majesty's Gift."

Tormund's gift.

"Very smart," Thales looked at the looming villagers in the distance with interest:

"When facing foreign enemies, the fall of a border land or the fall of His Majesty's gift will be more shocking to Fuxing Palace, right?"

Dele nodded, turned around and scanned the way he came:

"exactly."

"The Western Wasteland was not a good place at that time. Not to mention that the Blade Tooth Camp was still an unknown lair of sand pirates in the desert. Even the ruins that had been built for a hundred years were just a foreign land of the kingdom in people's eyes. From its name,

It’s evident.”

Thales rolled his eyes.

Ruins.

Which lord with any brain would name his city "Ruins"

Dele looked at the retreating villages in sight and felt more emotional:

"Historically, the ruling family of Enci Town has experienced changes several times due to the elimination of heirs and marriages."

"Now, its owner is the Hermann family. They are vassals of the ruins. Their ancestors are a blood branch of the Falkenhaus family. They even have many intersections with the family trees of Bozdorf and our Croma.
To be continued...