A year later, Yongye still remembers that voice fresh, and he still remembers the time when that voice gave them orders during the underground battle in Fenris.
He couldn't help but look to one side, and saw that the expression on Tiantian Hualuo's face was also one of despair. The other party's reaction was almost exactly the same as his, and he also came in this direction. As soon as the two people's eyes met, Tiantian Hualuo couldn't help but lost her voice: "Is it him?"
Yong Ye took the lead and rushed through, separating the crowd, "Please give way." "Please give way." Tiantang Hualuo followed closely behind, and the two of them hurriedly apologized to the people around them. But when he walked to the front of the crowd, Yong Ye found that only the old sailor was packing his things, and the owner of the voice seemed to have left.
He immediately raised his head and looked around, and suddenly a silhouette fell into his field of vision out of nowhere, and the woman's silhouette only swayed among the crowd, then disappeared again.
"How is it, have you seen him?" Tiantang Hualuo walked out of the crowd just one step behind him, but just missed this scene.
"It's her!" Yong Ye shouted excitedly. His voice was a little trembling. He still remembered the girl next to 'Xia'. Although she was wearing a veil at the time, her back was unmistakable at that moment.
"She?" Tianhualuo was slightly startled. There are feminine and masculine words in Kaolin language, so he immediately heard the difference in semantics between partners.
But Yong Ye had no time to answer him and just shouted in that direction: "Mr. Xia Ya!"
Unfortunately, the pier was crowded with people and noisy, so the shout did not spread far.
Monk Fang Yu turned around confused, feeling as if a voice was calling him, but it wasn't calling his name. However, there was a lot of traffic behind us, the sound of people, the sound of cranes, the voices of sailors negotiating prices, arguments, and chants, all coming one after another, so how could there be any shouting?
He thought he was hallucinating, so he turned around and muttered: "Didn't Mr. Baggins say you can find people on the dock? Why did the sailor just ignore us?"
"Mostly because he recognized you as a Kaolin," Sylvide answered him with a smile: "Most people in Guta don't like Kaolin very much, and it's normal not to do business with us."
"You might even attack someone with a bad temper." Among the crowd, Tian Lan added.
Sylvester smiled and nodded.
"It's a good thing he didn't do anything." Fang Plover said angrily. He was not afraid of an old sailor - it was just that he was ridiculed for no reason, which made him very unhappy.
But he also knew the reason.
The Guta people have a long history of invading the eastern coast of Kaolin as pirates. However, after the rise of magic technology, the Kaolin people reversed the situation.
In the past three centuries, the Kaolin Kingdom has conquered the ancient pagoda many times. Although the ancient pagoda pirates have brought serious disasters to the Kaolin people, the Kaolin Kingdom who invaded the ancient pagoda may not dare to say that they are innocent.
War will always bring misfortune, especially these wars may not really be in revenge for piracy. As for what will happen in the wars of this era, you can imagine it with your toes.
On the other hand, while the conquerors brought rule, they also brought civilization. The Guta people were freed from the primitive tribe and pirate life and entered the dynasty era.
He also has his own country——
It's just that the roots of the grievances between the two parties have been deeply planted from the beginning.
Just find a random description from the community, and you can roughly explain the entanglements and complicated relationships between the two countries. But Fang Yu was not interested in this. What he cared about was the present:
"Then what do we do?"
"What if no one in this place intends to do business with us? But the people on the Blood Ship from Fenris must also be Kaulins. Why would the locals do business with them?"
"That's because we found the wrong person," Sylvide replied: "Captain, although the locals are not willing to talk to us, the Chamber of Commerce is different."
"Chamber of Commerce?"
Sylvide nodded: "Businessmen pursue profits and fulfill Ms. Roman's principles. As for the grievances between countries, they think it is a matter on another level. In fact, whether it is the Stag Chamber of Commerce or the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, Or the Heishan Chamber of Commerce, both open their doors to do business with outsiders."
"Who are these three chambers of commerce?"
"Those are the three largest aristocratic chambers of commerce in Guta. In Guta, you can see the halls of these three chambers of commerce at any port. The investors behind them are actually the aristocratic families of Guta."
Sylvide seemed to know all about this, and explained in detail:
"The Stag Chamber of Commerce represents the royal family of Guta, and the stag is the emblem of the royal family; behind the Tulip Chamber of Commerce is the religious power of Guta. The people of Guta believe in Marlan, the god of war. The story of tulips and wolves is widely circulated here, and tulips are Take the moral of the story.”
Fang Yu had roughly heard the story of tulips and wolves. That story was roughly about a girl who used tulips to save an injured and dying winter wolf——
That girl is the ancestor of the Guta people and the mother of all Guta people, Noerla, and the wolf is the incarnation of the war goddess Marlan, and is the test of Noerla by the goddess.
Of course, these myths are far away from the truth, and no one can prove their authenticity, but it is true that the ancient Tat people still believe that tulips contain magic power that can cure death.
Fang Yu himself tends to believe that this legend was fabricated by the Ancient Tower Temple to prove his legitimacy. Of course, he only dares to think about this in his heart, otherwise Ms. Malan and the Ancient Tower Temple will let him I couldn’t eat and walked around.
"Where is the remaining Heishan Chamber of Commerce?" he asked again.
“That is a chamber of commerce jointly established by several big noble families. Among the three major chambers of commerce, this one is the most developed,” Sylvide replied. “As for the other chambers of commerce, which are both medium and small, let’s not mention them. "
Fang Yu nodded after hearing this. If these three major chambers of commerce opened their doors for business, then as the ship officer said, they had nothing to worry about.
At this time, Luo Hao suddenly interjected: "Actually, the reason why the three major chambers of commerce are like this is not just for profit. The people of Guta do not like the Kaolin Kingdom, but the nobles of the two countries do not think so. Don’t forget that the rulers of the Huntingson Dynasty are actually descendants of Duke Heisel, and they can be regarded as genuine Cowlings.”
He continued: "Although today's Guta royal family came to power by resisting the tyrant's rule, the 'thief of the throne' Charlie is not a commoner. There is no noble in Guta itself, so his ancestors must be a certain branch of Kaolin." After the nobles. In fact, most of the Kaolin nobles also agree with this, otherwise there would be no subsequent marriage."
The Duke of Heisel in his mouth was the first ruler of the Ancient Tower. The history books of the Ancient Tower people recorded that this Duke crossed the sea, led an army all the way deep, and established a principality in the area of today's Iron Castle.
That was the origin of today's Guta Kingdom, so Duke Heisel was also called the Conqueror. That only happened three centuries ago.
As for the 'Throne Stealer', Charlie is the ancestor of the current Guta royal family. He has been dead for more than 40 years. He is a subject of the Huntingson Dynasty and has attempted to seize the throne of his family. Therefore, he has gained a reputation among the Kaolin nobles. Such a title.
But that was already a matter of previous generations. The last monarch of the Huntingson dynasty died at the hands of the mob, and no one in his family was spared. Therefore, the Cowling royal family had to pinch their noses and admit Charlie and his family. The inheritance rights of descendants.
Fang Yu also knew about this history from the community, but now that he was in the ancient pagoda, combined with what he saw now, he had a different feeling.
Like all similar ports in Aitalia, the area where the Chamber of Commerce is located is not far from the dock area, and the logos of the three major chambers of commerce are also located in the most eye-catching places here.
The logo of the Stag Chamber of Commerce is a deer head hanging on the sign, with long antlers and dark pupils. It does not look like a sculpture carved from wood, but more like a specimen made of salt. The logo of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce is the most gorgeous among the three major chambers of commerce. Although it is just a blooming tulip, it is outlined with gold foil on silver powder, which looks gorgeous but not vulgar.
Only the Black Cedar Chamber of Commerce's logo is the simplest, just a black cedar leaf. However, although the logo is simple, the Heishan Chamber of Commerce's hall is the largest and most luxurious, making it clear at a glance who has the final say here.
But underneath the logos of these three chambers of commerce, Fang Pultru saw an 'old acquaintance'.
He had seen the emblem at Traveller's Rest, El Paxin and Grande - it was actually a black goat's head carved on a wooden board, ordinary. The main business scope of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce is in the Sea of Clouds area. He had seen the same emblem in a small town to the north of Masonk Creek Station, but further south he had never seen it again.
But Fang Yu didn't expect that he would see the logo of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce here again. Although it seemed a bit natural when he thought about it, this port was actually around the Sea of Clouds. However, he was a little surprised that the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce's business reached Guta Lai.
As soon as he saw the black goat, he couldn't help but think of the unsmiling middle-aged man he had met at Traveler's Rest, the initial journey of the Seven Seas Brigade, and the various experiences of Dolifen. I also remembered the young man named Lu En thirty years ago.
He couldn't help but turn around and realized that the other people in the team were also looking at him - Luo Hao, Tang Xin and Alyssa had not experienced what happened to Dolifen, but Tianlan, Jita, and Parker Luoyu But I remember it clearly.
"It's the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce!" Tian Lan couldn't help but let out a low sigh of surprise, "I didn't expect to meet a chamber of commerce opened by an acquaintance here. It's great now. Regardless of the three things Sister Sylvide said, At least we can rest assured whether the big chamber of commerce is willing to do business with us, and maybe we can get a discount or something."
Fang Yu glanced at the little girl speechlessly after hearing this. Although they had met Lu En once or several times in Dolifen, the other party never said a few words to them from the beginning to the end. Even if Mazak looks at them differently because of their relationship, the other party may not be in this place.
They know the president of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce, but ordinary staff of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce may not know them. As for discounts and so on, just think about it.
Of course, Tianlan was right about what he said. The Kaolin people had a chamber of commerce stationed here, which indeed saved them a lot of trouble.
After all, the store owners are not just talking about bullying customers. The three major local chambers of commerce may treat them, outsiders who live in a good place, as fat sheep and slaughter them.
But now, you don't have to think about it so much.
But before entering the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce's residence, even Fang Plover himself did not expect that contrary to his guess - not only did the staff of the Chamber of Commerce know them, but the moment they walked into the Chamber of Commerce's residence, they seemed to be familiar with them. They have been recognized.
It is conceivable that the size of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce's residence in a place like this is naturally not very large. There is not even a hall inside, it is just an office at best.
There was only one staff member inside. When they entered, the man was still writing with his head buried on the table. He raised his head and looked in this direction when he heard the sound.
In appearance, the man had typical features of the Guta people, with high cheekbones, which made the whole face look particularly serious.
However, when the ancient pagoda man saw them, a hint of surprise flashed through his solemn expression, and then he stood up unconvinced.
"Are you Mr. Ed?"
This sudden question immediately made Fang Yu and the others stop, looking at each other with a bit of surprise.
Fortunately, this is an ancient pagoda. If it were anywhere in Kaolin-Ithulian - except for Crosswind Harbor - he would probably be ready to escape with the others.
But here, he just stopped and looked at the other party suspiciously. He quickly calmed down and asked, "Who is your Excellency?"
The man raised his eyebrows and quickly replied: "Mr. Ed is joking, since you have come to this place, don't you know who we are. Please don't worry, this is an ancient pagoda, even if someone recognizes you, I can’t do anything to you. Has the president already told us about Mr. Ed?”
Fang Yu thought that if this wasn't an ancient pagoda, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to stand still and speak at ease now. However, he had already roughly reacted and asked: "Your president, Mr. Rune Lincius?"
"Exactly."
Fang Yu was slightly stunned and couldn't help but frown. In his impression, Lu En was not such a frivolous person. How could he reveal their affairs to his subordinates so easily?
The president of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce should not be unclear about the stakes of their ID numbers.
And even if they weren't wanted, the affairs of Nicol Bolas were still kept strictly confidential.
Or is it that the other party is actually Lu En's confidant and they happened to meet here?
Seeing that he fell silent, the staff member started to speak first: "Mr. Ed, please understand Mr. President, he has some difficulties in informing us of your matter. And please rest assured, except for a few key points near the Sea of Clouds, Outside of the node’s station, the president did not inform too many people. I assure you that these people are loyal and reliable and will never leak any information."
Fang Yu couldn't help but raise his head when he heard this, not quite understanding what the other party meant.
But Sylvide helped him raise the question: "You said he only notified these key nodes near the sea of clouds. What do you mean?"
"I don't quite understand," the ancient man from Guta shook his head, "but now I think it's Mr. President who thinks that the only way for you to go north is not only in this place, but also in Grande and Yunzhi Port. , as long as you land at the port, Mr. Ed, we will find out soon."
Fang Yu was quite surprised: "Wait a minute, you still have manpower at the port."
"That's natural, Mr. Ed. In fact, our business has shrunk a lot in the past few months. The main task assigned to us by the president is to find you."
"Find us?" Even Luo Hao was a little confused now. Although he had not experienced the battle with Dolifen, he had heard Fang Yu and others describe the battle afterwards, and he also knew that President Rune What role did it play?
But this role is obviously not up to par with the current situation.
"Yes," the staff member nodded, looked at them and said, "In fact, this message was left by Mr. President a few months ago. He only asked us to try our best to pay attention to your movements and tell us that if you go north If so, it’s very likely that we’ll be walking for a few days.”
He smiled: "But to be honest, I didn't expect that you would arrive at the ancient pagoda first. I was not prepared to receive you. It seems that the person at the port has not come back either. He is either on his way back or... I just missed you guys.”
Fang Yu was confused after hearing this, and couldn't help but ask: "But I still don't quite understand. It's true that we know Mr. Lu En, but why are you looking for us?"
"Two things," the staff member replied: "Mr. Ed should be going north to deliver something to the president, right?"
Fang Yu nodded. If a piece of news could be considered something, in addition, they also wanted to return the lost power of the Golden Flame Ring to Mazak.
——If giving it back to Mazak can be considered as giving it to him.
"Then you don't have to go."
The staff then looked at them and answered bluntly.
"What?" Fang Yu was very surprised: "Why is this?"
The other party shook his head: "I don't know the details, but this is the order of Mr. President. More importantly, Mr. President mentioned that when you come back, he and Mr. Mazak may no longer be at the Traveler Take a break."
Fang Yu opened his mouth, as if he was listening to a fantasy story. The reason why they went south was because Mazak entrusted them to deliver a letter and deliver the Ring of Golden Flame to the old gentleman in Grande.
But in fact, the old gentleman also told them that this was actually a task and test given to them by the owner of Traveller's Rest. The purpose was to go all the way south along the road Nicol Bolas used to go north. Investigate the truth behind the Dragon Witch incident.
Now they have completed this task perfectly, not only allowing the ancestor of Mazak and Ms. Misu, the dragon-slaying hero Yoxiude and his lover to achieve liberation together, and the restless souls have returned to the peaceful star. In the glory.
And beat the Rangers.
Although they have not done their best, it is obvious that it will be difficult for the other party to make trouble again in a short period of time.
Now that it was finally time for them to collect what happened along the way and report them to the provider of this task, the person in front of them actually told them no need?
So what exactly has their 'work' been for this year?
But the staff member seemed to see their confusion, and then he spoke again: "This is one of the things, Mr. Ed. The other more important thing is that the president has something he wants us to hand over. you."
"...Perhaps that thing can answer your questions."
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