Starting from the inn in the Great Sanft Forest.
The distance to Neutrall Port wasn't very far.
The four of them rode two horses to hurry along.
In just three days, everyone could see the silhouette of the prosperous port in the distance.
"We're finally almost there."
Ehre, holding Wirbel, looked at the buildings appearing on the horizon ahead.
She revealed a faint smile.
And with a hint of reluctance in her eyes.
Looking at Wirbel in front of her.
"I guess we've made up for the time we lost."
Wirbel's flowing bangs lifted in the wind.
Revealing his unrestrained and wild smile.
"We're finally almost there!"
Yulian, riding a horse and carrying Scharf, had his eyes wide open.
Revealing a very touched look, Because there were only two horses.
Wirbel and Ehre naturally formed one group.
Yulian and Scharf also naturally became another group.
Between the two non-options of Yulian holding Scharf or Scharf holding Yulian.
Yulian tearfully chose to have Scharf hold him.
He felt unclean...
"Mr. Yulian~"
Scharf happily held Yulian.
He hadn't expected this noble from the Central Lands to be a top-notch rider!
Holding Yulian the entire way until now.
For three whole days!
Scharf hadn't felt the slightest bump!
"Whoa!"
The horses stopped as the reins were pulled.
Looking at the guards who suddenly appeared on the main road, Wirbel couldn't help but frown.
"Please dismount, everyone. Routine inspection."
The man who looked like the guard captain reached out to stop the group.
"Has something happened at Neutrall Port..."
"Why have you suddenly set up a checkpoint?"
Wirbel took the lead and dismounted.
Ehre followed closely behind.
Yulian and Scharf naturally dismounted without the slightest hesitation.
They quietly watched from the side.
"The Demons has recently been rampaging at sea..."
"The port has been closed."
"Currently, only the Allied Forces of the Countries are permitted to enter and exit."
The guard captain continued speaking to himself.
He was about to ask about the group's purpose.
"What is your purpose for coming here..."
"The announcement should have been sent out a few days ago."
Port closed?
The four of them exchanged glances.
Busy hurrying along, the group hadn't noticed this news at all.
"I am Wirbel, Captain of the Northern Magic Squad."
"I came to the Northern Lands to participate in the First-Class Mage Exam. Now the Demons are rampaging in the north..."
"And I am hurrying back."
"May I ask if there are any ships recently heading to the Imperial Capital seaport?"
Wirbel showed a special token.
He asked the guard captain.
"This..."
The guard captain looked at Wirbel's token and showed a troubled expression.
"Sir Wirbel..." The guard captain bowed respectfully.
"I cannot make a decision on this matter, but I think you can go and discuss it with Sir Graf."
As the guard captain spoke, he waved his hand to signal the guards to remove the obstacles on the road.
Clearing the path for passage.
"Viscount Graf?"
Wirbel nodded gently.
After looking back at the three of them, he mounted his horse.
"Let's go."
The sound of galloping hooves rang out again.
Yulian felt Scharf holding him tightly.
His face was dark.
While asking.
"Are we going to take a warship from the Northern Lands to the Imperial Capital?"
Yulian found it somewhat hard to believe that the Northern Lands and the United Empire still had military exchanges.
One should know that the Northern Lands were once territories in the eyes of the United Empire.
They were countries that had rebelled and separated.
"I'm not sure either..." Scharf gently shook his head.
"The relationship between the Northern Lands and the Empire isn't particularly good."
"But it's understandable to have some cooperation when facing the Demons."
"We'll have to see what Viscount Graf says specifically."
"Besides, we just need to follow Wirbel, Mr. Yulian."
Scharf said with full confidence.
"Anyway, Wirbel will definitely find a way for us to return to the Northern Magic Squad as quickly as possible."
In front of a luxurious building.
The group stopped.
After Wirbel just went forward and said a few words to the guards.
The group was invited into Viscount Graf's mansion.
"So you are Sir Wirbel. I didn't expect you to be so young."
In the hall.
Viscount Graf sat on a chair, looking at Wirbel, and couldn't help but praise him.
"Viscount Graf also looks hale and hearty, just as he was in his prime."
Wirbel replied with a smile before starting to tell Viscount Graf the purpose of his trip.
"It seems Graf and Wirbel have a good relationship."
Sitting relatively far from the two.
Yulian quietly chatted with Ehre and Scharf.
"Just so-so..." Ehre pursed her lips and gave a bitter smile.
"Mainly because Wirbel also cooperated with Viscount Graf before..." "Helping him transport some things by sea."
What kind of things did he transport?
Yulian didn't ask for details.
He just nodded gently.
"Then thank you very much, Viscount Graf."
Wirbel finished talking with Viscount Graf.
He stood up and took his leave.
The group walked straight towards the outside of the mansion.
"How was it, Wirbel?"
Ehre asked the hurrying Wirbel.
"Graf said that the Demons has basically controlled the sea recently, saying that even the warships of the Northern Lands have been beaten back and cannot leave the port."
"If it weren't for the barrier protecting the port, I'm afraid the front line would have collapsed long ago."
"He told us to take the land route. For the sea route, he can only provide us with ships."
"Letting us go out to sea ourselves."
Go out to sea ourselves?
"So what do we do next?"
Scharf also noticed that something was wrong.
He immediately pressed for an answer.
"Us?"
Wirbel showed a helpless smile.
"If they were warships, it might not be impossible for us to go out to sea ourselves."
"But what he's providing are those confiscated merchant ships..." "Wouldn't taking the sea route be seeking death?"
Wirbel sighed.
"We can only hurry back as quickly as possible, taking the land route."
Take the land route!
Yulian was suddenly startled.
How long would it take him to get back to the Demons like this!
"In that case, there's nothing we can do."
Ehre gently patted Wirbel's shoulder and sighed.
"Let's go. We'll just do our best to hurry back."
Coming to the horses.
Wirbel mounted his horse.
He was about to turn the horses around and head towards the Great Sanft Forest.
"Wait..." Yulian spoke.
He looked at Wirbel, whose face showed confusion.
"If there were warships, we could take the sea route, right?"
After learning that the sea was already controlled by the Demons.
Yulian had a new plan.
Find Qual at sea and return to the Demon King's Castle by the sea route.
It seemed faster than going with Wirbel and the others before.
However, leaving suddenly.
Yulian couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
But having Qual give a warship to Wirbel and the others to return to the Imperial Capital could be considered compensation.
"Warships?"
Wirbel's look of confusion deepened.
"Graf clearly only provided us with merchant ships?"
"I have Magic that can create warships."
Yulian smiled.
He had no idea how much shock this sentence brought to Wirbel and the others!
Magic is the world of imagination!
You say you can create warships with Magic!