As the weather gradually settled, Hestein's fleet floated together in the waves along the coast.

Every once in a while, someone would raise a flag on the shore to send a signal to the fleet. This time the flag rotated three small circles in the air and then fell down in the direction of the sea. This meant that the scouts who were ambushing the shore did not find the enemy reinforcements, and the construction site was still empty.

"Strange." Hestein pondered, "After so long, even if he can't come to support him, the Sun King should send someone to investigate the situation, right?"

"If I had known the last axe, I would have cut it lightly." A pirate cursed, "If I hadn't cut off the throat of that eagle-like thing, I might have asked more."

During this raid, the pirates captured a group of prisoners, but unfortunately they were all the lowest-class soldiers. They only knew that they wanted to build a canoe and a fortress across the river, and they also knew that the Sun King was nearby. But when they talked about the specific location of the Sun King, they covered their eyes and faces like gods of fear, saying that they knew nothing about it.

That's why the pirates regret not catching one or two eagle warriors here now.

Hestein sat at the bow of the ship, holding a spear, closing his eyes and pondering the two most puzzled questions - why did the Sun King station in this position far away from the front line? And why did he build a fortress on the river?

His initial guess was that Aztland wanted to use these forts to actually control the area south of the river. But after careful consideration, it was ridiculous: the war had already been set off, and no troops were deployed in the front, but construction was carried out in the rear, which was an action that no mentally normal general would take.

What's more, in addition to the fortresses, many canoes were found on the construction site that had not been pushed into the water. This is different from long boats that pirates can sail into the ocean, and can only be used in nearby rivers. In addition, those unfinished fortresses are also built on bridge holes. Thinking of this, I actually wanted to rely on this river to fight a defensive battle.

Thinking of this layer, Hestein suddenly opened his eyes as sharp as a falcon.

"There are traitors," he said, "our plan is exposed."

The flag on the shore rose again, and turned three small circles in the air as before, and then fell down in the direction of the sea.

Another pirate couldn't help but curse: "Damn it, why haven't you come yet! Boss, I know that the Great Sun King is nearby, why don't we take the initiative to touch him and chop him?"

"Take it on your own initiative? How to find it?"

Hestein glanced at the pirate.

"The number of enemies is more than twenty times that of us. Scattered searches are a way to seek death. When you enter the forest and mountains, you are easily ambushed. The enemy is dark and the enemy is hard, how are you going to fight?"

Another pirate couldn't help but say, "But you already know that the Sun King is nearby. You can't just forget it, right?"

Hestein was obviously touched. But he insisted: "Wait a little longer. Maybe the opposite side wants to use the night color."

"What if I still don't come at night?"

"It will come. Even if there are traitors, it is impossible to disclose my plan to the Aztlanders that I made temporary decisions at noon today. Unless, the opposite side has the power to see everything."

Lily added casually: "Or the opposite side is a complete madman. The next move of the madman, let alone Hestein, cannot even deduce Hermes."

This sentence was too funny. Even the serious Hestein couldn't help but smile. But then, his expression became serious again.

Night has arrived. Contact is still coming from the shore every once in a while. However, the contact signal has changed from the flag to the oil lamp. Every flash of the light makes the expression on Hestein's face heavier. When the lights flash three times for the 99th time, Hestein finally stood up from the bow of the ship.

"Look the boat light and leave here immediately."

The pirates looked up one after another at Hestein. Everyone's face was filled with disappointment, as if asking, "Is that really the end?"

Hestein's helpless sigh sounded in the night:

"This is the first time we have been fighting for so many years and have not been able to understand the enemy's intentions. If we don't retreat, we may be in danger."

The head of the Eagle Warrior leader was hung on a mast, but as a spoil, it seemed somewhat poor. The sails were raised, and the long ship turned the bow. Amid the sound of splashes of sighs, these twenty long ships rowed several helpless ripples on the sea.

It was not until the next morning that the Sun King's reinforcements rushed to the scene. This was not because the Sun King saw through Hestein's plan, nor because the Sun King had any other longer-term plans-

It's because it's too far away.

That's right, it's just because it's too far away.

According to the advice given by Ella, the Sun King stationed his army far away from the river. It took him half a day to return to the camp from the riverside construction site. During this half day, Hestein was attacking the construction site. When the defeated army rushed back and passed the information to the Sun King, it was already late at night. Even though the Sun King mobilized the army as fast as possible, he could only barely return to the riverside after dawn.

The fire had already been extinguished, and Hestein's fleet had already evacuated, leaving only burnt wood and smoldering smoke rising from the ashes on the river bank.

When he walked through the battlefield, the Sun King's body was trembling. He strided across the many corpses on the ground and finally came to the side of the leader of the Eagle Warrior. The numerous injuries caused by Hestein's magic were shocking.

"I didn't expect that my bravest warrior would fall here."

The Sun King squatted down, took off a green bird feather from his head, and placed it on the chest of the Eagle Warrior.

Tessomok also took a breath of cold air from the side.

"I remember the last time the warrior won my Chimal Popoka and Izkoyatel. The King of Sweden said right, these invaders in the north are extraordinary."

"No...wait a moment, I can't be sure who did it, right? Could it be that someone else was doing it?"

Ella couldn't believe that Hestein would actually launch an attack from here. She grabbed a hawk warrior who ran back from the battlefield and shouted loudly: "Who killed your leader? What do you look like?"

"A woman who blindfolds her eyes, uses a sword as a weapon..."

Lily's appearance flashed through Ella's mind. She quickly shook her head and drove out the fantasy.

"There are too many women who use swords as weapons. The woman who planned the rebellion on the island before also held a bronze sword in her hand..."

"There is also a man with a beard, strong body like a bear. A flag floated on the spear in his hand... a blood-red crow was painted on it!"

Ella covered her forehead and squatted down in pain.
Chapter completed!