Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1741 1713. Aegean Sea

There were a few crisp "crackling" sounds in the void.

Suddenly, in the empty air, there was a sound like glass breaking.

Then, a horse that was extremely majestic and huge, beyond the size of a normal horse, jumped out from the "broken glass" in mid-air.

In just a moment, the chill of Temeria's late winter and early spring, with its penetrating moisture from Lake Vizima, disappeared.

The gloomy sky and the hot white mist brought by breathing instantly turned into bright and scorching sunshine, and the moisture of the freshwater lake turned into the fishy and salty smell of the ocean.

Even though the sound of the waves rolling endlessly, there was no uncomfortable sea breeze, making people feel like they were trapped in a warm atmosphere.

This is the Aegean Sea.

"Bang bang bang~"

Qilin's heavy hooves landed on the ground, leaving several large pits on the unique pale white beach of the Aegean Sea, and sand splashed everywhere.

Of course, the ancient dragon of the New World didn't feel anything. It raised its head, and the rune silk draped over its body began to ripple.

"Xilulu!"

It neighed in a mocking and provocative manner.

Ikaros then flew out from the crack where the celestial spheres intersected.

The golden phoenix-colored beak and eyes made the eagle look like a stern teacher. It ignored the unicorn and simply folded its wings, flapped them twice, and landed on Cassandra's shoulder.

When they returned to the magical Middle Ages before, Ikaros was the first to come out, which made Qilin feel quite unhappy.

After the celestial sphere intersection rift was opened this time, Gu Long immediately took the lead.

But in Ikaros's opinion, the young Gu Long's behavior was really childish.

It was getting close to noon and the temperature was getting higher. Inward from the pale white beach was a meadow full of violets. The air was filled with the scent of oregano, wild lemon trees and olive trees.

The color of the Aegean Sea looks like copper sulfate solution from a distance, a clear and transparent blue.

"This is... another world?"

Cassandra had already jumped off Qilin's horse, while Triss was still on the horse, turning her head diagonally upward behind her, watching the rift between the celestial spheres slowly disappear.

In the magical medieval world, warlocks open portals all over the world and are very receptive to the not-so-rare technology of space teleportation.

But crossing the Celestial Conjunction?

At the very least, one has to be a spellcaster at the grandmaster level to be qualified to discuss this topic.

Eyewitnesses are even rarer than researchers.

"It seems... quite normal?" Triss said tentatively. But soon she frowned, "Except there is no chaos magic. My magic has become a non-renewable resource!"

After she realized this, her tone became slightly anxious and uneasy.

It's like a person in danger finds that the weapon in his hand is made of plastic.

It stands to reason that in this situation, since magic has temporarily become a non-renewable resource, its use should be planned very carefully.

But Triss now looked very conflicted. She looked at her hands, as if she really wanted to release a little magical light to tell herself that her spell was still there.

But reason forced her not to do so.

I feel like a bulimic who is struggling with sweets in front of him but still has some sense.

This is definitely not a normal mental state.

Just as Triss was caught in this abnormal dilemma, Lan reached out his hand from behind her.

He grasped the sorceress's hands, which were originally gathered in front of her eyes, with one hand, and then pressed them against Triss's chest.

"Since it can't be regenerated, there's no need to use it, Triss." The witcher looked down seriously into the eyes of the sorceress who turned her head to look at him, "Relax a little, I'm here, just treat it as... a trip?"

There were many reasons why Lann returned to the ancient Greek world after the Second Northern War was only in its final stages.

First of all, he really wanted to repay Cassandra's favor, so he invited the falconer from the ancient Greek world to the magical Middle Ages to fight a battle.

Although they are in a relationship, how can there be a relationship where you only take without giving? Even if such a relationship exists, it is bound to be unhealthy.

Cassandra said she had a lot of things to do, so Lan had no choice but to help.

Besides, Lincoln and Stuart had both expressed to Lan in different ways that the Embers Knights were really short of people.

He has now decided to expand the number of knights, but just as Stuart said when he went to see him before: the strongest tactic of the Embers Knights is to follow a powerful spearhead and charge with overwhelming force. But this spearhead is hard to come by.

Cassandra is a warrior favored by Lann. She is certainly qualified to be the leader, and she has performed well in Aedirn.

But just like when a large company encounters a rare talent, it will take care of the talent's food, clothing, housing, transportation and all other worries. Cassandra should at least take care of her typical "ancient Greek family ethics tragedy" before she can start a bigger adventure in another world, right?
And since Lan En has already taken a fancy to her, he will definitely come over to help.

Another aspect, which was also the reason why Lan made the decision after coming into contact with Triss after the Battle of Little Fish River, was that Triss's mental state was not right.

It is easy to identify it as post-traumatic stress syndrome caused by the war.

Lan En had also had this reaction after the First Northern War.

But his strong spirit, his Space Marine body that was shaped for war, and the memories and experiences in his gene-seed all meant that he would not be affected too deeply.

Moreover, the first time he passed through the celestial rift after the war, he landed on a new continent filled with the wild vitality of nature, as well as mankind's inexhaustible spirit of resistance and the concept of harmonious coexistence with nature.

This resulted in him being basically fine after returning from the New World.

The spirit remains high and the condition is stable.

But not everyone can possess a spirit as tenacious as Lann's, as well as the body's ability to secrete hormones to match it. Triss suffered extensive burns all over her body at the end of the last war, and she was able to survive the wound infection with Lann's company.

She was a person who suffered from post-traumatic stress.

For most people, there is no such thing as "just get used to it" when it comes to mental trauma. Trauma will only destroy a person's spirit into pieces.

After the Second War, Triss's situation was hardly optimistic.

Lan En wanted to bring her here for recuperation.

Although in his mind, the best place for recuperation and vacation is the New World or Rivendell in the world of Arda. But this time he is in a hurry, the Aegean Sea in ancient Greece is also good.

Triss lowered her head and took a deep breath, then rested her chin lightly on Lan's hand and suddenly asked.

"Dear...is this your first time bringing someone to another world?"

She was trying to calm her nervous and anxious emotions and speak in a light-hearted tone.

"Unfortunately, it's not." Lan En could hear her emotions at the moment, so he followed her mood and deliberately said teasingly, "The first time was when I took Tishaya to the New World."

Sure enough, a malicious smile appeared on the sorceress's face.

She glanced back at Lan. "I'll have to talk to Rita about our trip when I get back...especially since she's the only one who hasn't been out yet."

"Tsk," Lan En gritted his teeth, "She's already pretty angry now."

Margarita certainly didn't want to fall behind, especially to be the only one left. But she had no choice but to stay in Aretuza.

Triss seemed to have anticipated that Margarita would be unwilling and unhappy when she returned, but she would still force herself to smile and look decent.

The sorceress felt relaxed for a while. She jumped off the Qilin's back and invited the fluff ball to play on the white sand beach.

Because Lan En had said in advance that the area around the Mediterranean was generally very hot, so Triss, who had just come down from the battlefield in early spring, was actually wearing summer clothes.

The emerald green silk long skirt with gold edges only reaches the thigh in the front.

She wore sandals on her feet, which was similar to the current dress style around the Aegean Sea, with the straps of the sandals wrapped around her calves.

The sorceress and the kitten ran to the beach to play, and Lan En also turned over.

"Wow!"

The cry of an eagle was heard in the sky.

Cassandra had already shaken her shoulders again and sent Ikaros circling into the air.

At this moment, this strong and energetic female warrior was tightening the strap of the hidden blade on her wrist and walking towards Lan En.

Before returning to the ancient Greek world, they went to Gos Velen to rest for a few days.

Triss spent the past few days simply packing her luggage, while Cassandra was more inclined to practicality.

She found Berengar again and removed the extra winter parts on her set of artifact equipment, such as cotton armor and extra chain mail and leather armor.

We have returned to the Aegean-style equipment that is suitable for activities in hot areas.

Before that, Berengar had given the [prototype] to Cassandra, intending to let her test this one-handed sword made of Molten Dragon material.

Cassandra will give feedback to the old witcher about her experience and problems with the equipment, which is also a channel for craftsmen to improve.

The falconer's gear exposed her thighs and upper arms, the contours of her limbs smooth and full, the muscles beneath her skin bulging and falling with her movement.

A healthy and beautiful body is fully qualified to be carved into a statue and worshipped on the altar of God in this era!
The demigod mercenary "Falconer" who roams the Aegean Sea is not just a name given to Cassandra by ordinary people because they cannot understand her power.

And because it really is like the beauty of the Greek gods.

At this time, compared with her previous outfit when she went to the magical medieval era, Cassandra had a steel longbow in addition to the [prototype] in the shape of a Novigrad dagger on her belt.

(End of this chapter)