The river called Mande River leads directly to the sea to the west, and to the east, it goes deep into a large area of ​​land in the river bay. The river has a wide surface and the river flow rate is neither fast nor slow. It belongs to the largest river in the river bay.

The iron people once relied on this and took a boat to go deep into the river bay to plunder the Mande River. It was not until the ancient river bay royal family armed the four sea islands at the western estuary that this momentum was curbed.

The four islands were later collectively called the Shield Islands. For countless years, they have defended the river and bay areas and the high courts from invasion by iron people. They are a major strategic location.

At a dawn moment when the morning light has not yet been revealed, a large number of teams from the High Court arrived at Green Shield Island, the closest to the mainland among the Shield Islands. The local ruling family Cesta grandly welcomed the Duke of Metz and his party, and had also prepared their shelter and food long ago.

So before dawn, the island seemed noisy and noisy, and the fire was shining. The soldiers and knights who finally arrived at the destination were very energetic at this moment. As the leader, Mes Tyril stood on the watchtower of the Chesta family and had a passionate military discussion with the gang of vassals surrounding him.

Then when their meeting ended, Renli, who had a temporary sleep in the castle, suddenly came to the door.

Standing at the top of the watchtower, the others had already stepped down the tower one after another, and the black-haired boy said to the tall Duke of Metz with a serious face: "I think my joining is a total trouble for you, Lord Metz."

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

Duke Metz, who was busy with business but was stopped by a child, was stunned when he heard this.

"This is obvious." Lan Li said, spreading her palms and flipping them.

"I am so young and can't stand the long bumps at all. Brother Robert really doesn't think about it."

The boy's blunt words seemed a little dissatisfied, which made the Duke who also thought so nodded subconsciously, then reacted and coughed dryly, and said, "Maybe Your Majesty thinks there is no possibility of losing this war, Lanli, so he hopes you can learn something from it."

"But at least he should ask me my personal opinion first." The boy frowned. Duke Mess thought he was a little scared when he saw this, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, Renli, there will be no surprises. Staying in the cabin with servants is no different than when he was in the High Court."

"No, Lord Mess."

Lanli said: "I still think my existence is a problem, so I thought of a solution."

"Solution?" Duke Mess was stunned again when he heard this.

“What is it?”

"You'll send me a merchant ship."

Lan Li replied with a child-like innocence: "They all said that merchant ships cannot participate in the war, but I see that there are many such ships parked on the island, and they are also placed there. Why not place me there, and there is no need to follow the warships."

"The merchant ship has no resistance." After hearing this, the Duke burst into laughter: "It's better to be safe with me."

"But really, when a war starts, there is no need for merchant ships to join the battle."

Lan Li said with a look of hope: "You can ask this boat to not follow the army and go around near the coast. In this way, I can be considered to be involved in the war. If there is a real danger, we will run to the land."

"No, no." Duke Mess shook his head: "I can't explain it to your brother so perfunctorily."

"You just said what I asked."

Lan Li said seriously: "Or it's like I'm sick midway and I have to leave the fleet and return to land for treatment. Robert can't blame you for this, right?"

so……

The Duke was moved intentionally when he heard this.

It is inconvenient to take care of a child during the war, and the child is the king's younger brother, so it will be troublesome if an accident occurs.

And if you really do this, it seems that there is still a solution...

This child is very sensible, but his ideas are not mature.

The Duke was secretly amused and said, "I have a better offer, Renli."

"What is it?" the boy blinked.

"You pretend to be sick now and stay on the island directly, so that even if you meet Lord Robert, I have a legitimate reason to explain your absence."

"But my brother is likely to come here." Lan Li said embarrassedly: "I'm not really sick, and then he will be angry to death when he sees me jumping around?"

"Besides, it's not very safe here." Before the other party could answer, Lanli said again: "I heard that the ports near Kaiyan City of Lannister have been attacked."

"If this place is not safe, then other places are even more unsafe." Duke Metz waved his hand and said, "If it is really unsafe, you can also retreat to the High Court. Don't worry, Renli, I will make arrangements before leaving."

This made Lan Li sigh, and then said, "Okay, sir, I actually want to go around, otherwise I would be suffocating if I stay in the castle."

"It's during the war, it's not safe to walk around." Duke Metz shook his head.

"I don't think there will be any problem in the waters around the coastal castles." Lan Li said: "If I really meet the iron people, I will run back to the land."

Does this child really think that ironmin can only move on the sea?

The Duke laughed in silence when he heard this.

"I'll think about it, Renly, I'll give you a reply before leaving."

"Okay." Lan Li sighed when she heard this and said with a little disappointed: "May the soldiers bless you with victory."

Duke Metz smiled and thanked.

The boy then turned around and walked down the ladder of the watchtower, his face calmed down with disappointment, thinking while walking.

Think about it and then answer you afterwards... This kind of thing is basically like rejection, and Lan Li was actually mentally prepared for this before she spoke.

The ideal situation is that Mes Tyriel agrees with his proposal to send a merchant ship to resettle him so that Renli can freely find his own goal, but obviously the Duke was not so stupid that he threw an important guest aside without hesitation.

But this conversation basically achieved Renli's goal-

Stay on this island.

That's right, this is actually his goal, or the basic goal.

Due to the existence of the curse, Renli could not be with the large army, so this step is necessary.

But in the same way, he didn't want to give up the original purpose of going out this time-

Make clear the matter of the sea ghost Jaspi.

So he had to find a way to get out of the island in the future. Renli had no idea about this yet, but he felt that this was not difficult.

As for other things, such as his own safety, he was not worried at all.

This time, Lan Li was worried about the curse. He did not think his safety would be threatened for this war, or this war that took place in the ocean.
Chapter completed!