Pivot of the Sky

Julian waved, “It's just a private conversation between you and me, and there's no need for anyone to know. You know very well how precious the scroll left behind by Amon is from an exotic country, and he may know something he shouldn't have said. You don't want to see those scrolls on the battlefield if one day a conflict breaks out with a neighbouring country, do you? … and instead of reminding me that you should care about the nephews of the Linton family, you should know better what some of them are thinking. ”

Rhode-Dick nodded: “Thank you for reminding me that what I said today is actually for your own good. ”

Julian laughed again: "Thank you, Lord City Lord, for being so thoughtful, thank God I know your noble qualities and everything is for my own good. If it were someone else, it might be confusing. ”

Rod Dick stood up and said, "Sorry to disturb you, but I'm going to say goodbye and wish us a pleasant partnership in Cape Town State! ”

Rhode-Dick had understood that Julian might be going after Amon, which he didn't want to see. But Rhode-Dick can't stop what Julian hasn't done, and even if he did, he won't admit that Julian has only one promise, no matter what happens, to keep it secret, without undermining the honor of Rhode-Dick and the city.

What if Julian really did something to Amon, Rode-Dick? As Julian asked, who would Rhode-Dick defend if anything were to happen between the Archmage and Amon? There is no need to answer that question at all.

Rhode-Dick has tried to dissuade Julien, and if he doesn't succeed, he can only choose to compromise and pretend he doesn't know. I hope Amon has gone far and wished the child every good luck. If he survives the flood, I wish him every success this time.

When Rhode-Dick returned to the house, he saw that the coconut shell box from Aristotle was still on the table in the bedroom. Somehow he felt a little ashamed. He prayed silently to the gods about something, and then added a generous gift, along with that box, ordered Aristotle to be sent back.

……

On the official road east of Cape Town State to the border, there was a wagon running all the way to Mercedes-Benz. The driver was a strong samurai, and the curtains were left, unable to see who was sitting inside. Three more samurai followed along on a fast horse, looking like a wealthy dealer carrying a bodyguard carrying something valuable.

But if you look closely, you will find that the car is very light and sturdy, and the puller is also a good horse in a hundred miles, running very fast. And the samurai were obviously also heavily trained, riding very well, and they were carrying horses that could be replaced, looking like they were on a part-time drive.

Nobody knew that Julian's heart was in Vitru, and the samurai at the front of the horse was Julian's SS captain Haven, who was sent by Julian to hunt Amon in secret.

Half-day out of town, Haven suddenly stopped at a fork. The carriage also stopped, and Vitru picked the curtains and asked, "Haven, what's going on? Why don't you go ahead? ”

Haven jumped off the horse's low voice: “The target car came here, probably turning to the beach, I need to make sure. ”

The driver curiously asked, "Captain, how do you know the target has turned? ”

Haiwen: “It hasn't rained recently, the target car is less than a day away, many places can still see the track mark, search forward and next to it and you will find it. ”

The samurai asked, "But there are a lot of tracks here. ”

The chasing samurai is Julian's nephew, so many questions. Without bothering to explain, Haven pulled out the knife and chopped it on the wheel, leaving a shallow gap, and said, "Drive the car forward for a distance and come back to see your tracks. ”

The samurai named Schutter really threw the car out for a while, and then he got off and looked back, and every distance he left on the dirt, there was a trace, some blurred or clear, and he could always be spotted. Each car has more or less a bump mark on its wheels, so the track marks are unique, Haven has great eyesight, rides fast to Mercedes-Benz, and accurately identifies the intermittent marks left by Amon's car.

Amon did not go towards the border as expected, but turned north from the fork, a road to the port town. Vitru et al. then went after them. They departed half a day later than Ammon, not for long or short. Track marks were still visible on the road, and there was no fork in the road, even though the horse was fast enough to catch up.

After another half-day run, it was afternoon, and the fierce samurai could still support it, but the horse got tired and moved on. Vitru sat in the driveway: “The sun is about to set, and the man should stop and rest. We are fast and should be able to catch up during his night camping. ”

Haven shook his head: “He's not slow, the horses are good, and you can tell from the signs of the turn that this man flew all the way. We didn't get very close this day. The man is very skilled at steering the car!” This is an interesting misunderstanding. Amon does run pretty fast, but he's not very skilled at driving. But he uses a whip from Enrique, so he can control the horse with ease, much easier than a skilled handyman.

Vitru frowned: “Doesn't he need to rest? ”

Haven replied: "He drives a light car, both horses are good horses, from Tas Hun Lington. He's going to rest, but don't forget we're going to rest too. After dark, there's a mountain ahead, and it's impossible to run around at night. We were already half a day behind, and even if he camped at night, he wouldn't make it tomorrow when we set out again. ”

Vitru: “We must hurry, when he gets to the harbor and sails, we will not be able to chase him!... There is a problem with this man, otherwise he will not escape so much, Lord Julian is too wise! ”

They stopped to rest until it was dark and they couldn't catch up with the horses, and just before dawn they changed horses. Julian's personal protection of the magician is purely a platoon, but he has not suffered much, and this fast horse rush is of course hard work. The magician Vitru rode in the car. Fortunately, the rest of them were middle-class samurai and were able to hold their teeth.

What they were worried about did not happen and chased for another day, finding Amon's carriage turning again near the harbour, heading west in the direction it was coming. This is a coastal road that takes you around Cape Town to the neighboring state of Tanis.

When Vitru discovered the situation, he was puzzled to say to Haven, "What's the matter with this Amon, he doesn't want to leave the country, he wants to go to Tanis instead? ”

"Look at him go in the right direction, but the destination isn't necessarily Tanis, he might want to go somewhere else. ”

Vitru: "Why didn't he leave Ecuadorian territory when he was on his way to escape from pursuit? ”

Haven shook his head: “He felt unsafe even asking for bodyguards, and of course he had to leave quickly without anyone detecting his whereabouts. This man does not necessarily know that we are chasing him, but only out of caution, and he should have an unspeakable secret, as Lord Julian judged. ”

Ammon did not know that someone was following him, but he also considered this possibility, so after leaving Cape Town, he went east, fast wagons, turned in nowhere, circled a big circle, and in general, he could lose his tracker, but unexpectedly ran into the group of Haven leaders, who chased him from behind.

Running on horseback for several days in a row, it was definitely not an easy job, and the following samurai were tired. By the third day, they took turns in the car to rest, slowing down. Amon also slowed down because his horse was tired and stayed about half a day ahead.

The road they follow leads to Tannis City State, and Haven is not afraid of Amon's escape. If they enter the city, they have to rest, so long as they stay for a day to catch up. There are more catchment towns along the way, and there are a lot of horses and pedestrians traveling, and the track marks in many places are no longer visible. Haven went all the way to see if there was a fancy carriage passing by, driven by a young man.

A lot of people have a real impression that Amon's carriage was Tass-Hung-Linton's, only to remove the nobleman's tattoo and the family's mark, and it was remarkable on the road. Based on the information obtained, and looking at the intermittent track prints, Ammon is getting closer and closer.

Julian's nephew, the samurai Schutter, asked Haven, "Captain, if you can see the tracks, there's no turning around on this road, why do you keep asking? ”

Haven had to be patient to explain: "People can change horses, carriages can change hands, we have to chase people, not cars. So far, that Amon hasn't changed cars, his horses are good, and he doesn't seem to know we're tracking them. ”

Keep tracking, Haven found something. Amon took the wagon halfway into the Millwood camp, and the next day on the road, he couldn't hear from the wagon, but the tracks were still there!

The reason is simple: Amon knew his wagon was remarkable, and when he crossed Cape Town from the north, he was also worried about being unintentionally recognized, so he made some minor modifications. He had been taught by the old madman that although he had not yet processed the artifact, it was easy to make the wagon look like one by processing the artifact.

The luxurious wood surface has traces of smoked black and yellow hair, it looks a little old, it looks like a regular carriage, the garage has also been treated, the excess decoration has been removed and the colour is different from the original. Ammon was cautious enough to try not to make people detect the whereabouts, but Haven and others were still following behind and getting closer and closer.

Haven followed the trackmark and inquired along the way to finally find out what Amon's wagon looked like. Some people also had the impression that the driver who Haven was asking about was a young man, carrying a whip in his car, with a branch on it.

At noon of the day, counting the distance, you will be able to enter Tanis City at dusk, and on a wild journey, you will find a clear track mark. Vitru opened the curtain and asked, "Haven, how far are we from the target? ”

Haven replied, "It's getting closer, it's only a few dozen miles away. ”

Vitru waved: "Shooter, stop the car. I'll track him with magic. This distance should be enough. ”

Vitru stepped out of the car and came to pick up something beside the track mark, a magic stone with a base, like a lamp, engraved on the base with a pattern of the magic array. Vitru held onto this thing with one hand and his other hand gently danced the staff to recite the words. The Stone emits a striking light, like a lamp lit, emitting a circular aperture outward.

The aperture shows the image of the trackmark, which is constantly changing: the trackmark stretches forward intermittently, like a wagon tracking Amon. Shortly after, a wagon appeared in the aperture, and the image turned an angle to show the front of the wagon, and several trackers finally saw Amon. The outsider was also dressed in old clothes when he arrived in Cape Town State with a long whip in his hand and a branch in his car.

The samurai praised: "Lord Vitru, we have finally found him!... Look, there's a town in front of him that might stop for a rest, we can whip it up and catch up in a while! ”

Vitru is a brilliant six-level theologian who has been able to perform high-end theology, but at the same time is a little overpowered to perform such a brilliant detection puppet and information tracking technique, which he did with the aid of a theological object. The high priest from the Temple of Isis is naturally quite generous.

When they heard the praise, Vitru put away the colorful instrument and laughed: "Don't do it in the town, let's go round the horse and wait for him to get out of town and take him down in the wilderness. This guy is a tough guy. It's a good thing he met me and Captain Haven. He can't even fly with his wings in! ”

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A town appeared ahead, Amon slowly slowed down the carriage, sat on the wagon and grabbed Schrödinger and gently touched him, then pulled a bottle of wine from his leather pocket and passed it to the cat's mouth to feed it. No one should be able to detect his whereabouts after a careful journey? Schrödinger has been lazy and sleepy for some time, and occasionally wakes up and hits a lazy waist, eats something, drinks and sleeps. It seems to be recovering and Amon is relieved.

Schrödinger was not accustomed to licking the wine by stretching out his tongue. He suddenly opened his eyes, covered in plush hair, his back bowed in Amon's arms, shouted, and extended a paw to the rear of the incline. It's the first time Amon has heard Schrödinger cry since he met again in the desert, and it's the first time he's seen it do such a big thing.

At this moment, this cat, who can't even detect the magic, seems to have developed a certain aura. Amon's unique abilities from the Underworld have been reinvigorated, and he can sense the emotions in Schrödinger's cry. Listening to it sounds like a warning - telling Amon there is danger behind him.

Amon hurriedly pulled over, jumped to the road and looked back, but nothing was found, and looked up into the sky, not even a flying bird! Schrödinger still twisted his body in his arms, seemingly struggling to come down. Amon gently placed the cat on the ground, and the weak cat ran along the way, paddling with claws every other distance.

Amon closely followed the past and found Schrödinger drawing a line on the track stamp at every fixed distance. The car he was driving, the edge of the wheel on the right, somehow broke a triangular gap, leaving a very visible mark on the ground. Amon suddenly realized something and took Schrödinger and jumped into the car and ran away.

The so-called intelligent man must have lost a thousand thoughts. Amon has little experience of fleeing and does not realize that he is fleeing. He is only habitually unwilling to reveal his whereabouts, and is therefore not well considered. Following Schrödinger's prompt, he realized that the track marks could also be traced.

……

Vitru et al. quickly arrived in front of the town, passing the town and setting up an ambush on both sides of the road in front of them, before Haven entered the town alone to investigate the news of Amon. Haven smiled at the corner of his mouth as he walked into town from the other direction, leaving some traces of Amon's car spotted on some of the roads that should have left a mark, indicating that the man was still in town.

But when Haven walked into town, his face suddenly changed dramatically because he saw Amon's carriage at the market. I walked over a dozen times before I heard that a foreigner had sold the car for a very cheap price. Together with two tired horses, he had changed only one of the best horses in the market and had flew out of town.

Vitru's ambush plunged into the sky and Amon was gone! Amon should have entered Tanis City after such a delay.

After hearing the news, Vitru was so angry, he said, “Did this bastard already know we were tracking him? When we get him for questioning, we have to smash the pieces! ”

Haven's face was also a little ugly, and he thought about it and said, “He doesn't necessarily know we're tracking him, he just erases all traces of his movements before he gets to the city state, and he's really quite cautious. But it doesn't matter. If he goes into the city, we can still search him out. ”

Schutter couldn't bear to say, “Lord Vitru can still follow with magic? ”

Vitru tried to stare at him again, explaining: "So far away, there's no detectable information to search, how can I track it? ”

"Since Captain Haven can chase tracks, can he chase horseshoes or footprints? ”

Haven said ill-enthusiastically: “Into the city is the stone slate road, so many people, how to find his footprints? ”

Vitru laughed again: “It's already dark, he can't be tired for so many days in a row, he must live in the city tonight. I had a good personal relationship with the owner of Tanis City, and moved out of Lord Julian's name to find an excuse to do a big city search, and I don't believe he can hide it! ”

Haven cautioned, "You can't do it in the city. This is a covert operation. Keep an eye on him before you say it. ”

Vitru nodded: “I went around in a big circle to Tanis, if it came directly from the official road very close! It's time to send a letter to * * *. I heard that the Linton clan chiefs are very interested in Amon. I'm sure I won't miss the opportunity to hear about his whereabouts. ”

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