Because I was born on an island, I am no stranger to the sea. The first thing that awakens that familiar memory is the smell of the wind.
Some people say it's salty, others say it's fishy. Of course, some top academic figures will come up with chemical formulas and say a lot of things that no one can understand and that are quite embarrassing. But someone didn't do that. He just took a deep breath and let it out heavily.
While living in the Southwest Peninsula, he had never been to the beach. Because the terrain of the southwest peninsula of Midi is quite unique, it is a basin surrounded by continuous mountains. The only external roads are the passes opened by the dwarves on the Doomsday Mountains, connecting the main areas of the Enchanted Continent.
During the development of the Southwest Peninsula, bold adventurers crossed the mountains and confirmed that there was the sea on the other side and there was no other new world to develop. This was confirmed again after the airship was built in Leon District. In other words, from a topographic point of view, the southwest peninsula is indeed the border area of the Midi continent.
When the familiar sound of waves crashing on the shore echoes in the ears, someone actually has the illusion of returning home. He rarely pulled himself out of his research, stopped the carriage, and followed the familiar feeling out of the woods to the edge of the cliff. When the endless sea came into view, and the sound of the surging waves was like majestic music, Lin couldn't help but raise his hands high and roar.
At this time, other people came behind and saw this vast and magnificent beauty. They were all so surprised that they were speechless. Although the two girls had heard their teachers and the adventurers coming and going say what the sea was like. But seeing it with your own eyes and listening to other people's descriptions are definitely different feelings.
Needless to say, there is no need to mention the dwarves who have lived underground all their lives. The first time they saw the sky, they were so scared that their legs went weak. So for a long time, the two female dwarves who left their hometown for the first time had to cover their heads with an umbrella or something to cover their heads, so that they could feel at ease.
But after all, the sky is not a place that can be climbed casually. No matter how vast it is, it cannot be touched. The sea is different. The dwarves never thought that when the water reaches a certain level, it will be so churning and make a deafening roar. And it looks like it can swallow itself up at any time without leaving any residue.
The lich, who rarely escapes from his meditative state, also comes to the edge of the cliff. Her temperament seemed to have changed. Just by standing over there, the rough sea waves seemed to calm down a lot.
If the former lich was like a knife that had once been sharp, and her arrogant temperament that ruled over all things in the world was still there, but it had been somewhat damaged, it would be easy for her to arouse some men's desire to conquer. But now Fen has a bit more ethereal flavor, a bit more... divinity?
In the past, she gave people the feeling that strangers should not approach her. To be more precise, it's like using hostility as a defense, stabbing anyone who gets close at any time, which makes people feel unapproachable. Now she still gives people the feeling that no one should get close to her, but she makes those who get close feel ashamed and dare not blaspheme.
Although Fen didn't say it explicitly, thinking about the secret of divine power that she had glimpsed a while ago, maybe she was transforming the power accumulated in her body. Lin had actually had this idea before; but he had no idea how to operate it. Maybe only by reaching the level of the lich can we get a glimpse of the door.
Well, there is nothing to envy, everyone has his own destiny.
Fen, who noticed someone's gaze, said unexpectedly: "What are you looking at?"
Me! Big girl, I don’t even know how to respond to these words. Someone had to touch his nose, retracted his head, and said, "It's okay. I have a stiff neck recently. My neck is a little sore."
A well-informed lich will certainly not kneel down just because he sees the sea. Looking at a few sparse sailing boats in the bay, she asked: "When you get here, what are your next steps?"
"Looking for a boat to take us inland along the Po River, we can pass through the Vida Empire and go directly to the central region of Midland, the city of Beyoglu, known as the golden town. This golden waterway will pass through many important places. Of course, there are many commercial ports and historical cities. Taking a boat to look around is the most relaxing journey. I almost fainted while riding in a carriage. And there is another advantage to walking like this."
...There was silence for a moment, waiting for someone to answer the question. Someone who was pretending to be coquettish turned around and met Fen's eyes with a smirk. He could only pretend that nothing happened and continued:
"If we want to go to the same place by land, we have to cross the entire Vader Empire. Most places in this country are not so friendly to strangers. Even if you use the identity of a magician, you may not be able to go everywhere. If you take the water route, although it also cuts across the empire, the attitude of the commercial ports towards strangers will be much better than when the nobles see strangers in their own territory. So, this way , it’s the easiest way to go. You don’t want to have to explain the same thing to the local lord every time you go, and then beg for the right to pass.”
No matter what, the level of culture and knowledge in Midi is still close to the level of the European Middle Ages and the Renaissance before the Earth. Most people are still in a state of ignorance, and the lords of various places have great power over life and death.
That kind of thing where nobles have to pay compensation for killing common people, the real situation is that a certain noble killed common people belonging to other nobles. Because the labor force in the opponent's territory was reduced, the nobles who suffered losses had to pay compensation. If the person who kills is one's own people, those who want to save face will fabricate some crimes to accuse them, and they will die if they don't want to die; those who don't care about face will kill, and whoever wants to die must die.
If it were in the southwest peninsula, where the organizational power of magicians was greater than that of any other country, and the local nobles did not have complete control over the territory, this was why travelers, adventurers, and mercenaries were running around.
However, the people of the Vader Empire prefer to call themselves the Vader Military State. From their self-proclaimed name, we can see the characteristics that this country is proud of. Don't mistakenly think that the character of a martial country's people is tolerant and generous.
Their tolerance and generosity are based on the little kindness they can give out while eating their guests and enemies to death. If you don't follow their wishes, teach them how to be a good person every minute.
In addition, they are an old and powerful country, and the lords of various places have different control over their territories than the aristocracy of the Southwest Peninsula. The most likely result of strangers intruding in their territory is to be accused of being a spy and thrown into jail for a period of time.
If you are lucky enough, you will ask about it, ask what the purpose of visiting other people's territory is, and then make a decision based on the situation. Maybe it would be a matter of losing some money, or more likely, it would be throwing him into a mine and being a slave for the rest of his life. It is not impossible for those who are unlucky to be forgotten and rot in prison.
As for the magician, there really isn’t enough to watch. It's okay if it's a small lord. Big lords will have some methods of dealing with special people. Some of them even extraordinary people have to deal with with caution. Killing a few magicians is really not too difficult.
Of course, regardless of how one should evaluate one's own strength or weakness, the lich next to him cannot be dealt with by an elite army. Even if a bunch of extraordinary beings come to attack you, you may not be able to get a good deal. But... no matter what, I have to play the trick of Guan Gong passing five levels and killing six generals, and fight a bloody path. Is there a better way to go, but do I have to commit evil?
"Have you ever thought about going to Tranquility Bay and looking for some larger, more stable boats?"
Speaking of which, this was not the first time for the group to take a boat ride. They had taken a short inland river voyage before. At that time, someone did some popular science on the pros and cons of various ship types. That trip was quite comfortable because I was willing to spend money. After the previous experience, Fen naturally raised such a question. From that more prosperous coastal city, find a more comfortable big boat.
In response, Lin replied: "The Bay of Tranquility is on the other side of the Po River. If you want to go there directly to find a boat, you will have to walk for several more days, and you will also have to find a way to cross the river. It is better to go directly to the storm. Bay, find a boat that can carry all our gear. If it is really not good, then just change boats at the next anchorage. By that time, we have entered the golden waterway, and there will be many more boats to choose from. .”
With an explanation, Fen didn't continue to find fault. As for the others, they simply didn’t dare to speak out. Because it is not their turn to make decisions, and no one asks them for their opinions.
The group of people got back on the carriage and drove along the winding mountain road toward the city in the fjord.
As the distance continued to shorten, the familiar sound of the waves seemed to have changed in Lin's ears. The sound of lapping the shore is like a ghost's roar, sometimes high and sometimes low, sometimes far and sometimes near. There was an imperceptible fishy smell in the air. It was not the smell of sea breeze, but the smell of rotting corpses, or the smell of a battlefield that had just experienced a battle. What is particularly frightening is the indescribable sense of oppression.
Whether it is someone's research or the Lich's meditation, there is no way to proceed smoothly. Lin was also thinking about whether his original wishful thinking should be changed. When they arrived at the city gate of Storm Bay, this feeling became even stronger.
Under normal circumstances, cities in Lost Land will hang the flag of the lord or the flag of the ruling family of the city at the city gate to show who the owner of the city is.
But the flags hanging on the head of Storm Bay City were not only faded and tattered, but some of them were even indistinguishable from their original coat of arms. The city gate was also deserted, and there were no soldiers guarding it, allowing people to come and go.
Such a scene made someone seriously consider whether to go in. Kaya, who was suddenly sharp-eyed and careful, pointed to a corner of the city gate and said, "This is the mark of the Han En Society."
Everyone followed Kaya's instructions and looked over. Three parallelograms connected to each other were drawn on the corners of the city gate.
"Well, maybe we can find other ways to cross the river, and then go to Tranquility Bay to find a boat?" Lin said.
And the expressionless lich just said: "Go in."
"Well, in fact, they may not be people you know, and the girl has suffered a loss at their hands. Isn't this just to advise us not to provoke these blind lunatics."
"Go in."
"Maybe……"
"Hmm~." Fen glared over with murderous eyes.
...With an attitude that cannot be questioned, someone gave in.
