The dead sea of civilization

The morning breeze brushed past the window, as enchanting as gauze, awakening Clooffi from his slumber. The items in the room were arranged by him, and even the style had been revamped.

Crystal walls displayed pictures of him with his good friends, as well as a photo with Captain Phillock, and the old tire from the time they narrowly escaped danger, filling the atmosphere with a sense of occasion.

Stretching lazily, the only difference from the sea was the fresh and moist air here.

He got out of bed and slowly walked to the window, the small town laid out before him, and he took a deep breath, finally having a home.

The door was pushed open, and Twilight Sparkle walked in,

"How is it, does it feel good to live here?"

"Hmm, only..."

Twilight looked at him in confusion, this room would be an ideal place for any pony, especially Rarity.

"Lacking the scent of the sea breeze." Clooffi turned around, his eyes filled with depth, wearing the leather jacket he usually wore when going to sea, with a sailor's headscarf around his neck, an image of someone who had been through many hardships yet was full of vigor and vitality stood tall in Twilight's heart.

Seeing his attire, she couldn't help but be surprised.

"Oh, right, we haven't formally introduced ourselves, have we?" Clooffi asked, tidying his unpacked luggage.

"Oh, yes. My name is Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship, and I am a student of Princess Celestia." Twilight smiled, but Clooffi did not feel a gentle breeze, but a serious expression.

"My name is Clooffi. Horizon at Dusk is another name for me." Clooffi now reluctantly admitted this name in his heart, since everyone said it was nice, it was nothing to say it himself.

"So... what kind of work do you usually do?" This was what Twilight wanted to know the most. She stepped forward, looking at the pile of luggage Clooffi was tidying, which included neatly folded short robes and hoods, and looking at his attire, Twilight first thought of him as a wandering vagrant, with a tattered leather jacket and a scarf around his neck that was in terrible condition. Hmm... a majestic vagrant.

"Me? Can't you tell?"

Afraid that harsh words would chill in June, Twilight really didn't want to say what she thought, but said euphemistically: "Well, your attire, I have indeed never seen it."

Clooffi rolled his eyes, glanced at Twilight, although he felt somewhat unsettled in his heart, but he always felt that it would be better to introduce himself in that way,

"Do you have any historical books? Just records of the past two hundred years."

"Of course, I didn't expect you to be interested in this."

Twilight gradually perked up, this was the only pony besides Rainbow Dash who had recently taken the initiative to ask him for a book.

"Follow me."

Twilight turned around, casting the sunlight that lightly sprinkled on her mane to the ground.

Clooffi followed, still harboring a sense of disgust towards this monarch in his heart, although the disagreement with this castle was somewhat comforting in his heart, but he still speculated about the character of this princess.

Walking out of the bedroom door, the corridors inside the castle were crisscrossed and intricate, and Clooffi could only closely follow behind Twilight, watching his surroundings warily.

As Twilight turned several corners, he came to a crystal door made of fragrant golden nanmu wood, a stream of purple powder enveloped the entire door, and pushed it open. Inside was an oval-shaped hall, surrounded by a circle of tall bookshelves, all clearly marked with categories and summaries.

"These are the books you want, Equestria's Hundred Years of History, Volume 7 of Set 235."

Twilight held a book and walked towards Clooffi, but Clooffi stared at her with a serious and somewhat accusatory gaze, which made Twilight feel a bit chilly.

"Here, can you turn to the page about the Eastern Fleet's expedition?" Clooffi asked.

"Oh, it might take a while... I haven't read this book yet." Twilight flipped through carefully, and Clooffi rolled his eyes at her, unable to help but feel regret in his heart, would he and those sailors really be so easily forgotten by the history of his own country?

Although this is not important to them, after all, not every pony will be written into this epic, nor is it the purpose of their expedition.

After a long time, Twilight finally turned to that page, the thick book was turned through 2/3, and her face suddenly brightened, "Aha, found it! It says that Princess Celestia dispatched a ship named the Icarus Sun, but it seems there is no record later, it should have been lost..."

"Let me see." Clooffi grabbed the book, if Twilight didn't let go quickly, this old book would have been torn, his sudden move made Twilight very unhappy, you know, books are not played with like this.

"Why are you doing this? It's easy to tear like this." Twilight accused.

Clooffi heard this and stopped turning the pages, looked up. This startled Twilight, now the word serious can no longer describe his expression, or it should be more direct: indignant.

He said, "Then let me ask you, what's the use of a history book that can't record real events? Is this fleet destined to be forgotten?"

He spread the book on the ground and pointed to a picture with his hoof, "Come, let me show you what I do now." Twilight leaned forward, it was a picture of a rusty medal, with the sun and moon flag in the middle.

She read the introduction below: "The honor medal that Princess Celestia gave to the crew when the Icarus Sun set out..."

She looked at Clooffi with a puzzled look, suddenly, she found something extra on Clooffi's chest, she didn't know if she was mistaken, or if Clooffi had just put it on himself.

Honor Medal.

Twilight was too surprised to speak, he had read about this honor medal in other books, but she didn't understand the origin and historical process of this honor medal.

"Don't stop talking, there's more below."

Twilight continued to flip the pages, the next page was a group photo of the crew, several young guys leaning on the captain's shoulder, their faces filled with excited smiles, and there were also a few close-ups of individual crew members.

Now, come to my room.

The air began to solidify, Twilight knew that this was definitely not a coincidence, the breath in her heart became more and more heavy, she didn't know how many secrets this horse in front of her still didn't know, maybe, maybe this secret could change the whole Equestria.

The door was opened again, and the two horses walked to a wall, looking at the photos on the wall, Clooffi's heart was more profound, and Twilight was incredulous.

"Some truths, I promised them, not to tell you." Clooffi said, "But I have to tell you, who I am, who I used to be, where my home is." Clooffi said, tears gradually welling up in his eyes, shining in the sunlight.

Twilight was silent, thinking, her ears slightly trembling, the mane stirred by the wind floating on her back...

Meanwhile, in the territory of the Qilin Kingdom——

Mei Yu turned around, still thinking about Clooffi who had just left, for her, he was a very special pony, the first impression he gave her was strong and loyal.

If he was willing to stay, he would definitely make a great contribution to the Qilin Kingdom.

The fragrance of the begonia flowers was overflowing, the warmth of the morning light was a glass bottle, smashed on the ground, surging towards the capital city, not very heartwarming. But what she didn't know was that the several crystals hovering in the center of the kingdom were shining brightly, and the space-time barrier spreading around was gradually thinning with the light...