"There are three terrible legends in the sea to the east of Shurima continent: the ghost island of black mist that swallows souls, the whirlpool cemetery that buries all passing ships, and a remote and quiet place with white mist... almost No one can come back alive from these three places except me."
The warship of the Emerald Territory is advancing rapidly into the ocean with the blessing of the mage. The old sailing adventurer Ma Qili is leaning on the main mast. The energetic old man has swept away the depression and boredom of a few months ago and is talking about himself with great joy. The deeds he experienced when he was young, there were idle sailors and soldiers from the emerald collar who took the initiative to surround him and encouraged the respectable old man in front of him with his considerate eyes.
Three months ago, the legendary adventurer living in Vazuan was still telling various adventure stories of his youth to his children and grandchildren who were already tired of him in a peaceful and boring countryside. Until the envoy from the Emerald Territory came to the door, the old man finally I still chose to accept the heavy bag of money, in order to let my family avoid disaster, and also to let myself see the turbulent waves and the intoxicating sea again,
After the old-hearted adventurer left a will for his family, he once again put on the leather coat of the coastal adventurer that had been sealed in the treasure box, and picked up the shining silver one-handed knife and exquisite hand crossbow, as well as a The hand-drawn sea charts and thick adventure logs that have accompanied me throughout my life.
Maqili walked onto the Emerald Territory ship without hesitation and returned to the embrace of the ocean again.
"The ghostly Black Mist Island was once called Blessed Light Island. Black Mist Island is deeper in the sea and more to the east. Obviously our goal is not there, even though there are all kinds of magic left by the Hylian civilization in the world. Treasures and sacred vaults are definitely not forbidden places that mortals can touch."
He noticed that the actual controller of the warship, a young man named 'Liszt', was looking at him. Maqili's heart skipped a beat, and there was suddenly some inexplicable pressure in his heart. Fortunately, he had not experienced it before. After the storm, Ma Qili quickly adjusted his mentality in secret and relieved the sudden heaviness.
"The Ship Burial Cemetery, filled with terrifying whirlpools and mysterious treasures, is located in the southeastern sea. Believe me, it is a pirate's paradise. A group of cruel and bloodthirsty pirates have been entrenched there for centuries and established a The shocking deserted sea castle,
The deserted sea castle is full of traps and treasures, as well as a group of cruel pirates with hateful faces.
Believe me, just like no one can believe that a group of despicable exiles and butchers can build a magnificent castle by plundering on the sea, no one can kill that group of cruel pirates in the burial ship cemetery. Anyone who disobeys those groups The butcher's behavior will result in his head being stuck on a stake, or being locked in a rattan cage and hung up to become the lunch of bloodthirsty seabirds.
Legend has it that Captain Duncan, the leader of this group of pirates, has long acquired immortal power. He remains incarnate during the day, but turns into a burning skeleton at night, devouring the souls of innocent people and collecting various sacrifices..."
Not daring to look at Liszt anymore, Ma Qili forced his attention to focus on his story, but the man named Liszt suddenly asked.
"So, Sir Ma Qili can find the specific location of the burial ship cemetery?"
Turning his attention to Liszt again, Ma Qili didn't feel the heavy pressure this time, and couldn't help but feel relaxed.
He didn't dare to neglect the man in front of him.
"Lord Liszt, I can find the burial ship cemetery. Of course, the premise is that we have a warship stronger than the [Black Iron] and a group of warriors who are not afraid of those cursed pirates. Only in this way can we get those pirates. of treasures.”
Lester, who once again changed his name to the Emerald Territory's special envoy [Liszt], nodded thoughtfully and stopped discussing the ship burial cemetery. "Go on, tell us about Kiriwei Island."
"yes."
Ma Qili, who had restrained some of his pride and pride, his eyes became a little deep and distant.
"Speaking of which, I landed on Wuwei Island accidentally. That was thirty-two years ago. A big businessman from Demacia found me. She said she needed me to be her captain and lead her bodyguards. I went to look for the legendary lonely island where the vastaya people lived. I saw the greed and viciousness in her eyes. I wanted to try to refuse, but the sharp swords of the Demacians made me choose to accept it. The pirate ship she arranged..."
The more he listened, the weirder Lester's eyes became. He always felt that the old adventurer in front of him meant something, but strictly speaking, it was correct.
After quietly listening to the legendary story belonging to Ma Qili, Lester thought to himself.
In short, it was a prestigious Wazuan adventurer who was targeted by a powerful noble. He searched for Kiriwei Island under coercion and inducement. Before he was killed and silenced, he united with the Kiriwei tribe to defeat the intruders and successfully escaped. s story.
Naturally, he would not believe everything the old adventurer said. After all, humans always like to exaggerate and brag. However, based on Lester's own understanding and the current intelligence, there is still a lot of credibility in Maqili's words.
The Demacia female noble whose name has not been revealed and who has always been named "Iris" has indeed set her sights on the Misttail tribe. Even Maqiri, who was involved in the whole process, is not sure of the specific reason, but it is certain. Yes, Iris's ship was filled with disguised Demacia soldiers and some mages in white robes. This group of people went to Misttail Island definitely not to promote the greatness and majesty of Demacia, but more like a group of bandits and thieves. bandit.
Judging from Demacia's aversion to magic, the Demacia nobles who can accept and control magic are definitely of considerable background. The conspiracy here may involve some of Demacia's taboos and secrets.
It happened that he had worked as an aide to a great noble in Demacia for a period of time, and he had some knowledge of Demacia's secret mage organization.
The "Demacia Illuminati" was suspected to have been born three hundred years ago. It was secretly founded by the son of Jarvandark and the second controller of the Noble Council of Demacia. It had two purposes. One was to allow people with magical talents to The descendants of the great nobles of Demacia have a place to settle down, and the other is to fight against the iceborn warlocks of Freljord on the northern battlefield.
To say that Demacia's founding strategy was full of hypocrisy is not necessarily true. After all, most Demacia people in the era of Oren and Jarwendark were really simple, but when it comes to Demacia, There's nothing dirty about it. I'm afraid not even a ghost would believe it.
The Forbidden Magic Stones, regarded as strategic materials and spiritual symbols, were secretly sold by the Demacians to the Kingdom of Gran and used to capture magic slaves. No matter how much they were whitewashed, it was useless.
Why did Demacia later begin to use the ban on magic as an excuse to eradicate political opponents and control the country? Why did Demacia's civilians and nobles also have mage blood but have different situations? I'm afraid this must start with the analysis of the relationship between nobles and power.
This is a common problem in aristocratic politics.
"...In that great battle, with the help of the Misttail warriors, I successfully sank three Demacia warships. Although I couldn't bear it, the elder of the Misttail tribe [Mistflower] still Accepted my suggestion and expelled the group of Demacians who put down their weapons and begged for their lives from the island. As for how they would return to the land after entering the sea, that was obviously not something that the Misttail tribe and I needed to consider. …
In this way, I became the hero of Kiriwei Island. Unfortunately, the girl from the Vastaya Kiriwei tribe looked too scary, and I really couldn't accept it. Otherwise, maybe I would stay on Kiriwei Island forever.
To be honest, if it weren’t for Mr. Liszt that you came to the island to find your old friend, I would never have led the way..."
The story of the old adventurer has ended. With the help of the wind, the warship of the Emerald Territory continues to sail towards the east.
After returning to the cabin, Lester sat on a stool and shook his head at Shia, who was standing beside him. The man took out the rune crystal plate, bit his finger and dripped blood on the purple crystal plate.
A compass is placed next to the rune crystal to determine the direction of the rune crystal.
After absorbing Lester's blood, the magic light curtain slowly lit up, and the light spots symbolizing the rune fragments were still somewhere unknown in the east, not on the Shurima continent at all.
"Come Hit, is this thing really useful?"
Shia, who has corrected her oral habit, is unwilling to correct her nickname for Lester. Lester doesn't care about this either. Instead, he likes what Shia calls him. After all, Shia has not yet obtained the vastaya soul exchange. When she is in shape, Shia likes to cry out, "Hey, soy!". In fact, this is also the origin of the name Shia.
"There's no way to prove whether this thing is useful yet, but considering it was given by Kieran, it shouldn't be fake."
Putting away the rune crystal disk again, Lester stood up and took Shia's hand, saying softly.
"I called you here this time. I actually want to ask, do you know the elemental dragons living in Ixtal [Dragon Bone Ruins]? What is their relationship with Dragon Island?"
She didn't expect that Lester would ask herself this question. Shia lowered her head and remained silent, as if she was unwilling to answer.
"If this involves the secrets of your dragon clan, then it's okay not to tell it. I'm just a little curious."
Shaking her head, the tall dragon girl took the initiative to pull Lester to sit beside the bed: "It's not a secret, it's just... hard to talk about.
In fact, those elemental dragons are the offspring of pure-blooded dragons, but because the dragon eggs were affected by unknown elements, the little dragons that broke out of the shell neither inherited the magical bloodline of their father or mother, nor could they learn dragon magic. He cannot transform into a human form and can only move with a dragon body.
Over time, a group of aliens appeared on Dragon Island who were not welcomed by pure-blood dragons. No pure-blood dragon liked ugly aliens. Aliens could only be combined with aliens, which allowed the bloodline of aliens to continue...
These alien species are called [Elemental Dragons] by pure-blood dragons. In order to avoid disputes and conflicts, the Lord of Dragon Island specially divided a remote habitat area for the Elemental Dragons to live in. Even so, the Elemental Dragons The conflict with the pure-blood dragon has not stopped.
Later, due to some special circumstances, in order to fight against the void invasion of the Shurima continent, Dragon Island signed an agreement with foreign races and sent most of the discriminated elemental dragons to participate in the war. After the Shurima Void War, they survived on the void battlefield. The elemental dragon that came down also received permission from the Lord of Dragon Island, successfully left Dragon Island, went to Ixtar after being destroyed by the void, and built the Dragon Bone Ruins. "
"So that's it, Shia, what do you think of those elemental dragons?"
Lester asked Shia softly. Shia glanced at Lester and knew that Lester was plotting against the elemental dragon, so she comforted him in a low voice.
"Lahit, I know what you are thinking, but those elemental dragons are also part of Dragon Island. Although nominally Ixtal's elemental dragons have escaped the protection of Dragon Island, if you forcibly enslave those elemental dragons , Longdao will never sit idly by."
"It doesn't have to be enslavement. If I can convince the leader of the elemental dragons to make Dragon Bone Ruins an ally of the Emerald Territory, can the Emerald Territory build a real dragon army? Rather than a Lianya army like the Demacia Dragon Bird Knight. A hybrid dragon beast that is not even a dragon. I asked you about the situation of the Dragon Bone Ruins. Actually, I also want to know how I can facilitate this matter.
After going through so many things, you should also know how dangerous the world is today. There is no way to solve any problems by hiding from the world like Dragon Island and Dragon Bone Ruins. It is a bit fanciful to persuade Dragon Island and Jade Territory to cooperate, but if you can convince Dragon Bone Ruins If the elemental dragon cooperates with the Emerald Territory, it may be possible to open the closed Dragon Island and gain the power of the dragon clan. The Emerald Territory can do more things. With the current strength of the Emerald Territory, it definitely has the capital to become an ally of the Dragon Island.
Originally I wasn't very sure, but with your help, I think I can give it a try. "
It was no surprise that the man in front of her had such ambition. Shia took a deep breath and looked directly into the man's steady and mature eyes.
Compared to the gentle Lester, she prefers Lester's current appearance.
"Perhaps you are right. It is time for the Dragon Clan to follow the ancient covenant and fight together with humans to protect the world again, but you have to know that most pure-blooded Dragon Clan are old stubborns who have lived for thousands of years. Even if they are living in the past, Xutar's elemental dragons also survived from the era of the Void War. To convince them, you only need words. In the eyes of dragons, power is fundamental."
"I will have strength, sooner or later."
Lester stared into the dragon girl's silver eyes, his eyes full of expectation.
"When that day comes, Shia, would you like to take a trip to the Dragon Bone Ruins with me?"
"Of course, come Hit, no matter where you go, I will follow you, but..."
The dragon girl who was mid-sentence suddenly broke away from Leicester's hand and tapped the special robe she used to mask her breath with her fingertips. Shia winked and said playfully.
"We haven't seen each other for so many years. Before saying this, shouldn't you first show that you are still capable of conquering the Dragon Clan?"
He grabbed Long Nu's soft little hand and said calmly.
"Woman, you are playing with fire."
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