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King: "There are also the Barbarian and Flint. After all, we will pass by the Mountain Kingdom. Flint has been to the Mountain Kingdom and can serve as a guide for us."

Rosalie: "You're also going to take Master Li Guang away. Isn't that the same as taking the entire rescue team away?"

Wang: “Don’t worry, two powerful shadow thieves met me this morning under the introduction of the Barbarian. You can rely on them for counter-espionage.

"I won't take Lancelot's paladins and priests with me either. Plus, there are the dwarves' war machines and the resistance from Catalonia... You have so much power."

Rosalie pursed her lips and stared at Wang for a few seconds before taking a step forward and giving him a tight hug: "I just don't want to be separated from you."

Elizabeth: "Ahem! You two are just friends with benefits, right?"

Wang: “Wait for me to come back.”

He gently pushed Rosalie away, turned his head and said to Xiaobai, "You flew a round this morning. Are you hungry? Eat something quickly. We will find the airship and set off soon."

Xiaobai: "Go to the Thorn Islands? What delicious food is there in the Thorn Islands?"

Wang: “Ask Gaines.”

Gaines: "The Thorn Islands are of course full of fish. The grilled monitor lizard meat there is also very famous. Wait, should I go there too?"

Wang: "We are counting on you to lead the way. You have some respect in the Thorn Islands, right?"

"Of course." The dwarf bard patted his chest. "I am a guest lecturer and honorary professor at the Thorn Isles Bard Academy. I have published 32 poems in the long poem section of the Thorn Isles Daily!"

Wang: "Very good, very good, we got it. Then everyone should prepare separately, we..."

Rosalie: "Are you in such a hurry to leave? It won't be too late to wait two days to get ready, right?"

Lily: "I just finished writing the beginning of the paper."

Wang thought about it and nodded to Lily: "You are right. We need to work on the beginning of the paper. Let's write the beginning in the next few days."

Rosalie: "It just so happens that I have prepared a large and decent airship for you. You are a person of status now, so you can't lose face."

Wang: “Okay.”

**

So two days passed.

Rosalie really prepared a big airship just as she said.

She also found the surviving tailors in the Isonzo capital and prepared a huge Savior Squad crest on the airship.

The design of the emblem was entirely done by Rosalie. It depicts a long sword raised against an evil star falling from the sky, which fits the "theme" of this world-destroying crisis very well.

On November 11st, the rescue team boarded the airship.

The people who remained on the floating islands gathered in the central square, waving their bundles and flags to see the king off.

On the airship, Elizabeth stood close to the king and whispered, "We are off again."

Wang: "It's just a short trip. We'll reach the Thorn Islands in a few days."

Elizabeth nodded, looked up at the sky, and said, "The evil star cannot be seen during the day. If you only look at the blue sky, you will not know that the world-destroying crisis is approaching."

Wang: "But it is there, and sooner or later it will be clearly visible in the daytime."

"Yeah." Elizabeth nodded. "Yes, one day, any day it will be clearly visible."

Chapter 412: Thorn Islands

Looking at the Thorn Islands from the air, it looks like someone accidentally spilled a handful of rice into the Golden Bay.

Gaines pointed to the smoke in the distance and said, "That's the main island. You can see that chimney from far away."

Wang: “Is that a volcanic island?”

Gaines: "Yes, the volcano erupts regularly, bringing a lot of fertile volcanic ash soil, making the main island have rich agricultural resources that are unmatched by other islands. If you want to eat tropical fruits, go to the main island."

Xiaobai leaned on the railing of the flying ship and looked at the smoking main island: "Fruit?"

Wang: "Why, are you interested in fruits too?"

Xiaobai: "It's okay to change the taste occasionally. I'm interested in foods other than starch."

Wang: "Nonsense, you're obviously not that interested in fish either."

"I don't like fish because I'm afraid of being pricked. If someone could pick out all the bones for me and let me eat the meat, I would also like it." Xiaobai shook his head, "Fish meat is also meat."

As he was speaking, Elizabeth opened the door and came out of the cabin, coming to the king: "When are we landing?"

Wang: "Well, although we can see the Thorn Islands, there is still some distance to go..."

Nini also came out of the cabin and squinted her eyes towards the direction of the island: "It's still about two hundred kilometers, it will be soon. We have a tailwind now."

Wang pointed at Nini and said, “She said so.

Nini added: "I saw the spaceship coming towards us."

Wang: "What? Can you see the flag above?"

Gaines said: "If there is a telescope and a gear logo, it is the Explorers' Association ship. Maybe it is coming to greet us. If it is the ship of the Thorn Isles Council, there will be a map of the Thorn Isles and a gear."

Nini: "One has a telescope and gear, the other has gear for the map."

Gaines spread his hands and said, "Okay, two groups of people are here together. They are probably fighting for the right to represent the Thorn Islands."

Wang frowned slightly: "Representation?"

Gaines: "There are three organizations on the Thorn Islands that can theoretically represent the Thorn Islands. One is the Craftsmen's Council, but this basically doesn't care about anything other than inventions. After all, the master craftsmen are very busy.

“One is the Explorers’ Association, which is responsible for publishing the annual exploration yearbook and has a great influence throughout the Thorn Islands.

"Finally, there is the Thorn Islands Council. The original purpose of this organization was to serve the many workshops on the island, but over time they came to control everything outside of the workshops on the island.

"They think they are the boss of the Thorn Islands. By the way, the Thorn Islands Council is the only one of the three organizations that is not dominated by dwarves."

Wang: "The Great Craftsmen's Council is fine, but how come the Explorers' Association is mostly made up of dwarves? Don't other races have explorers?"

Gaines: "Yes, explorers of other races account for about 40% of the total number of explorers, but they are not as fanatical as gnomes. Therefore, gnomes occupy 70% of the key positions in the Explorers' Association, and the annual exploration yearbook is mainly about the achievements of gnomes."

Flint interjected, "It's mainly because the dwarves are playing tricks on them, counting many non-dwarf explorers as adventurers. Also, if there's a dwarf in an expedition, that dwarf is described as the captain, the leader of the expedition."

Wang exclaimed: "You are so clear about this?"

"I've also been to the Thorn Isles and dealt with the Explorers' Association." The dwarf smiled, "I know all their tricks."

Gaines was very embarrassed: "This... this is partly true. Another part of the fact is that most of the exploration achievements were indeed made by dwarfs. After all, dwarfs... dwarfs are a race that will die without curiosity."

This is true. If a dwarf loses his curiosity, he will gradually suffer from depigmentation and then die.

As they were talking, two airships approached.

Then the two ships gave light signals together.

Wang narrowed his eyes. “Is this… some kind of code in the form of 0s and 1s?”

Gaines: "I'll interpret it. Actually, there's no need to interpret it. Both ships are trying to win you over, hoping that you will land at their headquarters."

Wang: "If I choose to land at a company's headquarters, will it be considered as supporting this company's representative, the Thorn Islands?"

Gaines: "You're right. So which one should we choose to land?"

Wang: "Don't worry, I'll ask clearly. Apart from the headquarters of these two companies, is there any other place on the island where the airship can land?"

Flint interrupted, "There are plenty of places on the island where airships can land. Any large organization can land an airship. It just depends on who you want to talk to."

Gaines didn't mind the dwarf's steal at all, and continued the dwarf's words: "I suggest landing at the Federation of Explorers. After all, we want to borrow their flagship. The Thorn Islands Council does not have such a large flying area. You can borrow a boat.”

The king nodded: "Very good. But let me ask one more question, has their flagship flown over the World Mountains?"

"Of course it did." Gaines nodded. "Although half of the crew died in that expedition, it did reach the airport in a country on the other side of the World Mountains."

Xiao Bai was shocked: "How did we lose half of the crew?"

Gaines spread his hands and said, "I have forgotten the specific process, but you can go to the Explorers' Union and read their exploration yearbook. I remember that there is a detailed record of the process in the yearbook, which is also a reportage."

Wang: “Is there anything special about reportage?”

Gaines: "It's quite detailed, with no fictional parts."

Flint corrected, "Less fictional."

The dwarf glared at the shorty.

The dwarf spread his hands and said, "Come on, Gaines, you've been drinking quite a bit at my place, don't I know what your personality is like? And you dwarfs tend to exaggerate a bit."

Gaines protested loudly: "This is prejudice! It's just like the stereotype that dwarves can't walk when they see alcohol."

Flint: "No, no, we really can't move when we see alcohol. I want to make it clear that this is true."

Xiaobai: "Are you quite proud?"

Wang: "But I have decided. Since we are going to pick up the Federation's flagship, we should go to the Federation to anchor. Give the Federation some face. How should we send a signal?"

Gaines: "The captain of this ship must know. Go to him... eh?"

The Federation's airship began to send signals again.

Wang looked at Gaines: "What do you mean?"

Gaines: "They thank us for our support of the Explorers' Union and have prepared a sumptuous dinner at the Union headquarters."

Xiaobai: "What a great dinner!"

Gaines: "What's going on? We didn't respond?"

Nini pointed at the traffic light not far away and said, "Those dwarves have been operating the traffic light since the beginning, but I don't know what they are signaling."

Everyone looked at the signal light and saw several dwarfs operating it.

At this time, the airship of the Thorn Islands Council also began to send signals.

Wang quickly asked Gaines: "What are they saying over there?"

Gaines threw up his hands. "We'll see. It looks like we've been drawn into a power struggle within the Thorn Islands."

Chapter 413 The Battle of the Islands

The airship followed the Explorers Association's airship to lower its altitude. When it approached the capital of the Thorn Islands, Xiaobai muttered: "Strange, is this really a settlement of dwarves? Shouldn't there be that kind of 'ah oh oh' thing" ?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of red flames exploded in the block below the airship, and a dwarf flew into the sky dragging its tail: "Ah oh oh oh!"