Pritz Harbor.
The port was as usual, with various sailing ships docked at the pier, without a hint of gunpowder smoke, as if the Loen Kingdom had not yet received news of the war and did not know that the Feysac people would cross the ocean in the next day or two with the help of some item, appearing directly in this sea area.
But in fact, it was not so.
These days, whether it was the sailing ships docked in the harbor, or the coming and going passengers, they were all just a disguise.
Those sailing ships could hoist the flag of the Loen Kingdom Navy at any time, and as long as the cannons were pushed out, they could be Incarnated into warships.
The coming and going passengers were disguised Soldiers of the Navy; all they lacked was not showing their uniforms.
After receiving news from various channels that the Feysac people would raid Pritz Harbor, the Loen Kingdom quickly mobilized, but generally adopted a strategy of outward relaxation and inward tension, creating the illusion of carelessness and paralysis, intending to give the Feysac people a surprise.
On a sailing ship, a Naval Colonel disguised as a Captain was standing at the window of the Captain's Cabin, discreetly observing the distant Light.
Beside him, his subordinate whispered, "Sir, if the Feysac people really appear, are we enough with just this many people? We don't even have a demigod."
The Naval Colonel smiled and said, "This is a disguise."
His subordinate was clearly stunned and said, "A disguise? Is having no demigod guarding us also a form of disguise?"
"Otherwise, how would we deceive the Feysac spies? Why do you think we adopted a strategy of outward relaxation and inward tension? Why did we replace the sailing ships in this port one by one?"
"The eyes of the Feysac people are watching here."
The Naval Colonel patted his subordinate's shoulder: "Don't worry, our demigods will appear when needed."
Two figures flashed through his mind.
One was a black-haired, golden-eyed man wearing a mask.
The other was wearing a black evening gown, also with a golden mask, and a crown of thorns woven on his head.
Those were the two demigods of the military, and only the Colonel knew that these two demigods were waiting nearby, ready to join the battlefield at any time.
Just then, the Colonel felt an unusual spiritual fluctuation on the Light, and quickly looked over, only to see a huge object, like a gate of heaven, vaguely outlined on the distant Light in the sunlight.
The Colonel couldn't help but take a breath and quickly said, "Notify everyone, the Feysac people are about to act, tell everyone to get ready!"
At the same time.
On the Light near Sonia Island, although nearly one-third of the ships were destroyed by Lex last night, the remaining warships still completed their formation, gathered and sailed towards the illusory gate on the Light.
On a barren hillside, Lex, who had just come out of the sea, happened to see this scene. He quickly released flames to dry himself and the items on him, then took out a bag of gems and the candle he had taken from Levto's room.
Lex took out three candles, lit them, and placed them on a rock. Then he condensed flames to form a short blade and carved some symbols on the stone. With this, a simple altar was set up.
Then he took out the gems he had taken from the Feysac warehouse and filled the altar with these rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, lapis lazuli, and other gems used as ritual materials.
After a series of preparations, Lex stepped back two paces and solemnly chanted in ancient hermes.
"The traveler who freely roams the Spirit Realm. The one who unifies all concepts of doors. Clarence, who roams the starry sky."
As Lex chanted, the gems on the altar vibrated slightly, floated up on their own, and shattered into powder with a series of cracking sounds, sparkling with red, blue, and green light.
Various brilliant glimmers quickly gathered together and cast towards the candlelight on the altar.
The fire suddenly rose, intertwined and mixed, with various colored glimmers dotted within, as if opening a 'Door' to another world.
Lex took out the main body of 'clarence's gate', the wooden carving embedded with tiny gems, and threw it into that illusory door, then continued to chant in ancient hermes: "Great Clarence, please close, please return to your original state."
The fire suddenly expanded, then contracted, forming an illusory and deep vortex, the center of which was 'clarence's gate'.
On the Light.
The vanguard fleet of the Feysac people had already reached the entrance of the illusory gate. On the leading assault ship, the Feysac people nervously looked at the gate in front of them, clenched their fists, their Adam's apples constantly moving up and down.
Finally, to the sound of charging horns, they shouted and entered the gate with their ships, entering a bizarre and richly colored illusory world.
But just then, the object resembling a gate of heaven suddenly flickered, seemingly becoming unstable. It gradually shrank, reducing its width by half from being able to accommodate a dozen sailing ships.
And it was still shrinking.
"What's going on?"
"Why is the Door shrinking?"
When this illusory gate shrank by another third, it suddenly disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
The Light suddenly became empty. The assault ship that had entered the gate earlier completely disappeared, and it was unknown whether it could reach Pritz Harbor.
At Pritz Harbor, all sailing ships hoisted the flag of the Loen Navy. The Sailors on board shouted as they pushed the cannons into their original positions, and the Soldiers disguised as passengers on the pier boarded the ships, preparing to fight the Feysac people.
At the same time, two figures rapidly outlined themselves at the pier, a man and a woman, both wearing golden masks.
One with black hair and golden eyes, the other wearing a crown of thorns, they were the demigods of the Loen military.
Their appearance boosted the morale of the Soldiers at the port, and just as they were preparing for battle, the illusory gate in the distance, like a bubble, gradually disappeared in the sunlight.
Finally disappearing.
The entire Pritz Harbor became quiet.
People strained their eyes, but could not see even a single Feysac warship.
Sonia Island.
Snap.
With a soft sound, 'clarence's gate' fell onto the grass. Lex reached out to pick it up, his spirituality touched, as if behind this small wooden door was another world.
He knew the recovery ritual was successful.
Having recovered the Teleport ability of 'clarence's gate', Lex put it in his pocket, but did not leave immediately. He then began to pray: "Fool who does not belong to this era, the mysterious Ruler Above the gray fog, the Yellow-Black King who controls good luck."
"Respected Mr. Fool, I hope to receive your protection. I have just escaped from a powerful enemy, but I am worried about being divined, and hope to receive your help."
"Also, I received news that the Feysac's operation failed. Someone witnessed on the Sonia Sea that the item Feysac used to cross the Sea and launch a surprise attack on Pritz Harbor was destroyed, causing a large number of the Feysac Empire's fleet to be stranded on the Sonia Sea."
After speaking, Lex didn't wait for Klein's response. He quickly put away the candle and destroyed the scene to prevent anyone from discovering that there was an 'altar' here.
Just as he conveyed it to Fool, he wanted others to also believe that 'clarence's gate' had been destroyed, to prevent this item from falling into other people's hands again.
He then summoned the spirit world treasure chest and stored 'clarence's gate' inside.
As soon as he finished these things, a sacred and pure Light suddenly appeared in front of Lex, instantly condensing into a figure. That figure seemed to be a majestic and solemn angel, with many dark wings spread behind him.
These wings closed, layer upon layer, enveloping Lex, and then quickly disappeared.
"Thank you, Fool," Lex said sincerely, while also thinking that Klein's anti-divination method was too practical and grand.
With 'clarence's gate' already thrown into the spirit world treasure chest, and with Fool's angel blessing, Lex no longer had to worry about being divined or having people discover that the item was still in the world.
He quickly packed his things and then left with Levto.
At Grand Town dock.
When Levto reappeared at the dock, his face had changed. He still looked like a Feysac, but he had become ordinary and unidentifiable.
Lex temporarily handed the Thousand-Faced Traveler to him for use. From this, it was not difficult to see that Marionette could use magical items independently, consuming their own spiritual power.
Levto himself also carried an item, which was the goblet that could produce 'Warrior's Blood'. It was very suitable for Beyonder of the 'Warrior' pathway.
Finding the 'Black Sail' secret contact ship, Lex left Levto at the dock, and he himself boarded the ship and went into the warehouse.
In the warehouse, as he expected, Amyrius and the others had already returned.
Admiral possessed Teleport items. When he saw the illusory gate on the Sea disappear, he broke free from the entanglement and quickly left with Lueran and the others.
Now seeing Lex return, Amyrius showed a rare smile: "Have you destroyed that item of the Feysac?"
Lex lowered his head and said: "Yes, Your Excellency. I originally wanted to recover it and offer it to the Kingdom. But I didn't know how to close that gate, and even when I infused spiritual power into that item, there was no reaction."
"In desperation, I could only destroy it. Fortunately, after it was destroyed, the Feysac's Teleport channel also disappeared."
Amyrius nodded: "You did very well, and your judgment was correct. In that situation, since it couldn't be used or recovered, there was only one way left: to destroy it."
"Otherwise, if we delayed any longer, the Feysac's fleet would head to Pritz Harbor, and if we waited until Yegor arrived, we would all be in danger."
Admiral looked around and said seriously: "Everyone from 'Black Sail', you performed exceptionally well this time. Your courage and resourcefulness thwarted the Feysac's surprise attack plan, saved our Kingdom from war, and allowed peace to continue."
"Every contribution you make will be recorded in your files, and the Kingdom will not forget you."
"Now, the Feysac's plan has failed. They cannot continue to attack Pritz Harbor, and the air fleet will most likely not risk bombing Backlund. Our mission here is complete."
"You can return to the Wavebreaker. I believe your 'Black Sail' high command will give you appropriate rewards. As for us, we must also go; there are more matters waiting for me to handle."
"Let us part ways here."
"Yes, Admiral Your Excellency!"
Including Lex, everyone saluted Amyrius and then walked out of the warehouse one after another.
As Lex was about to leave, Amyrius suddenly said: "Lieutenant Lex, your abilities are good. If you don't want to work in 'Black Sail' anymore, you can come to me; I will save a position for you."
Lex was a little surprised, but he quickly replied: "Thank you for your invitation, Admiral Your Excellency, I will consider it."
Amyrius smiled and nodded. After Lex also left, he returned to his original serious expression.
At this time, Lueran took out an emblem with a sword of judgment pattern and respectfully offered it with both hands: "Admiral Your Excellency, I return this item to you."
Amyrius 'hmm'ed and reached out to take it. This was an item he lent to Lueran, which allowed Lueran to use the abilities of 'Spiritual Piercing' and 'Whip of Pain', making the secretary, who was a Corrupted Baron himself, more effective in auxiliary combat to increase the success rate of missions.
After recovering this emblem, Amyrius patted his chest. Lueran gently held his arm, and their figures quickly disappeared into the air, vanishing from the warehouse.
Backlund.
Audrey was painting in her room, but she was constantly uneasy. After all, war was about to break out, and no one could remain calm at this time.
The golden retriever lying nearby raised its head and looked at the girl: "You are very restless."
Audrey put down her paintbrush, squatted down, and gently held the big dog's head: "Susie, war is about to happen. Are you scared?"
Susie tilted her head: "What is war?"
Audrey sighed: "Susie, you should read more books."
"Why? Isn't reading something only you humans do? I'm just a dog."
At this moment, a knock sounded at the door.
"Come in."
Audrey made a shushing gesture to Susie and then stood up.
The door opened, and the radiant and elegantly dressed Lady Caitlyn walked in with a smile on her face: "My little angel, I have good news for you. The Feysac's plan has failed. Just now, your father received news that the item the Feysac used for Teleport has been destroyed, and their fleet is stranded on the Sonia Sea, unable to attack Pritz Harbor anymore."
Audrey couldn't believe her ears and asked in surprise: "Is this true, Mama?"
"Of course."
Lady Caitlyn said solemnly: "The news was sent back by Admiral Amyrius. This Admiral participated in the action to stop the Feysac, and now our King should have also received the news."
"That's great!"
Audrey was so happy she wanted to dance. At this moment, she sincerely thanked Fool and Chariot. If it weren't for them, she wouldn't have been able to inform the Kingdom of this news in a subtle way in time.
Otherwise, now, Backlund might have already been engulfed in war, and the Feysac's air fleet might have been flying in the sky.
Thinking of this, Audrey couldn't help but say in her heart.
" Praise the Fool! "