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135 Big Tree Sea
"Lucius, there is a mysterious forest to the west of Koror. I have always wanted to go and take a look." Xia Yi said.
The task that Xia Lulu assigned to Xia Yi was to ask her to go to the woods west of Koror, find the secret place, and investigate the situation there.
That secret realm is very special and is in a sealed state. Only the holder of royal blood can open the seal.
Precisely because of this particularity, Xia Lulu hopes that Xia Yi will keep a low profile and not reveal the news to the outside world, and try not to say it if possible.
Therefore, Xia Yi is now using the tone of coming here for sightseeing to hide her real purpose.
But when Lucius heard Xia Yi's speech, his expression changed and became quite serious.
"Your Highness, you can't go to the woods west of Koror. You'd better not think about it!"
"……Why?"
"How did you know this?"
"I'm……"
Xia Yi glanced at Sera.
"It was Sera who told me! There is a beautiful forest near Sera and my hometown, so I wanted to go and take a look!"
The little princess immediately put the blame on Sera.
"Sera, did you do this on purpose? You can't make jokes like this."
Lucius, contrary to his usual behavior, actually became serious with his own daughter.
"Lucius, what's wrong with you?" Xia Yi asked.
Lucius was silent for a moment. "... Your Highness, the forest to the west of Koror is not an ordinary forest, but a sea of trees."
"Sea of trees?"
"Yes, because that forest is so large, it is also called the Great Forest. On the southern border of our Dragon Kingdom, every border line is fortified, except for one place, that is the Great Forest. In the Great Forest, we dragons do not set up defenses."
"Why?"
"Because the Great Forest is a forbidden zone for life!" Lucius explained, "The Great Forest has existed on the southern border of the Dragon Kingdom since ancient times, but no matter what kind of history book it is, there is no record of what is inside the Great Forest or what kind of life exists. The dragon clan knows very little about the Great Forest, almost nothing."
"If you want to know about the Great Tree Sea, why don't you just go in and take a look?" Xia Yi asked.
"Your Highness, this is the dangerous part of the Great Tree Sea. All the dragons that have entered the Great Tree Sea have never returned. Their lives and deaths are unknown, and no one knows what happened to them. Even if you choose not to enter and instead fly over the Great Tree Sea from high altitude, it still won't work. Therefore, that place is a restricted area for life. A long time ago, the area near the Great Tree Sea was sealed off and no one is allowed to approach."
"This……"
Xia Yi felt something was wrong.
Why didn't Xia Lulu tell him such important information, but instead said that there was a forest there and there was a secret place in the forest?
As the Queen of Silver Dragons, there is no way she doesn't know this information!
Did she look down on me and think that I would be a coward after knowing the truth?
Humph.
Isn't this a bit too much of an insult to me, the Sword Master of the human race?
When it comes to adventure, Xia Yi is a professional!
"Your Highness, it's better not to go near the Big Tree Sea. If you want to travel, go somewhere else. It may not be worse than the Big Tree Sea."
"No, I have made up my mind. To be honest, Lucius, I came to the southern border to investigate the secrets in the sea of trees!" Xia Yi replied firmly.
Lucius couldn't convince Xia Yi, so he looked at Sera.
But strangely, Sera's expression was calm. When she heard Xia Yi's bizarre request, she didn't even try to stop him.
He had more or less guessed it.
"Could this be... what Her Majesty the Queen meant?"
"Ah."
Xia Yi replied in a low voice, this is indeed not easy to hide.
Fortunately, Lucius was a smart man and didn't ask any more questions.
"In that case, Your Highness, I am willing to help you. With your current influence in Koror, we can quickly organize an adventure team to assist you—"
"No need!" Xia Yi interrupted.
Based on her previous adventures, the more people there are, the more chaotic it will be.
Originally, the human swordsman was a lone ranger.
If she had to take care of other people once danger arose and became a burden, it would be a waste of time and effort.
"It's enough for me to go alone. Too many people will only make things more troublesome. I don't want too many people to know about my trip to the Sea of Trees. I'll only bring Sera with me!"
"Sera, you have to work hard and don't let Her Royal Highness the Princess down." Lucius looked at his daughter.
Afterwards, he went to help Xia Yi get a pass to enter the Great Forest of Trees, ensuring that she could enter the Great Forest of Trees without revealing her identity as the Silver Dragon Princess.
"Sera, why haven't you said anything yet?" Xia Yi asked.
"..."
Sera had remained silent since a while ago, which was a bit abnormal.
Xia Yi didn't understand why Sera didn't react at all when she suggested going to the Sea of Big Trees. She was a native of Koror and there was no way she didn't know the situation in the Sea of Big Trees.
"Why didn't you tell me about the Great Sea of Trees, Sera?" Xia Yi asked curiously, "Do you think I would be scared?"
"I'm sorry, Princess, I don't know anything about the Sea of Trees." Sera gave an unexpected answer.
"do not know?"
"It's very strange to say this, but it's as if a piece of the puzzle is missing from my memory, the part about the sea of trees."
"Sera lost her memory?" Xia Yi was a little worried. "Is she under too much pressure recently, or is she angry with Lucius? Do you want to take a rest?"
"Thank you for your concern, Princess. Other than not knowing about the Great Sea of Trees, I think I'm fine."
Xia Yi looked into Sera's eyes, without any fluctuation or avoidance, and it didn't seem like she was lying.
"But Princess, please rest assured that I will never let you get hurt. Even if we go to the Sea of Trees, I will protect you well."
"Well, great!"
After hearing Sera's words, Xia Yi felt relieved. Her personal maid was always so reliable.
……
After resting for two days and recuperating, Xia Yi obtained a pass to the Sea of Trees and left Koror.
She did not say goodbye to anyone, but left quietly, mainly because she did not want to cause too much noise.
The Great Sea of Trees, to the west of Koror, is just as Lucius said, a forbidden zone of life. It has become a shield to protect the Kingdom of Dragons, and it can protect the southwest border without the need for defense.
After showing their passes, the dragons guarding the area allowed Xia Yi and Sera to pass, and the two entered the outskirts of the sea of trees.
After crossing a valley, Xia Yi saw endless quiet woods that connected to the sea, spreading out like a scroll, which was no less shocking than when she saw the sea in Gold.
Even when I was adventuring as a human swordsman before, I had never seen such a sight.
"Wow!!"
Xia Yi ran forward excitedly.
But when Kesela saw the sea of trees, she froze in place, and all her previously lost memories about the sea of trees came back to her.
A sealed memory was also restored, and she suddenly understood why she had become like this.
It turns out that this was all done by Her Majesty the Queen.
The night before leaving for Koror, Sera called for a secret meeting with Xia Lulu and issued a special order.
"Why did Your Majesty give me such an order..."
136 The Bravest Adventurer (Additional Update)
It was the night before leaving for Koror.
Serra was summoned.
So after taking care of Xia Yi until she fell asleep, Sera went to the rooftop of the castle.
There was no one else here except a little girl from the dragon clan with long silver hair, who raised her head and looked up at the starry night sky.
This person is the supreme ruler of the Dragon Kingdom - Sharulu Christie.
"Good evening, Your Majesty," Sera saluted. "I wonder if you summoned me because there is something you need me to do?"
"Sera, you're here."
Xia Lulu looked at Sera.
"Has Xia Yi fallen asleep?"
"Yes, Her Royal Highness has fallen asleep."
"Really? Could it be that he was pretending to be asleep and secretly doing something?"
"I don't think so, but Your Majesty, I can go to Her Royal Highness's room in the middle of the night to check on her to prevent her from causing any trouble."
"No, that's all, Sera. You should rest and get ready tonight. Lucia will come to see you tomorrow morning."
"Lucia?"
"Lucia hopes that you can go back to her hometown of Koror to visit Lucius on her behalf," Xia Lulu explained, "She plans to transfer her vacation to you. She has already told me about this."
"That's it."
Sera didn't quite understand. Since Lucia would come to see her tomorrow morning, why did Her Majesty the Queen need to explain everything to her tonight?
"It seems that you are a little confused, Sera," Xia Lulu seemed to see through Sera's thoughts, "In fact, there is one more important thing I want to tell you, which is that I will arrange for Xia Yi to go with you to Koror on the southern border."