"I am coming!"
Victor shouted into the forest.
"Come here, why are you shouting so loudly? Are you afraid that others won't know that we are meeting in private?"
A mysterious neutral voice spoke up, reprimanding Victor.
"I'm sorry, sir. I just suddenly received a signal that you were going to meet, and I got a little excited."
Victor apologized humbly.
If this scene were seen by people traveling with him, they would probably be shocked.
"Excited? You are indeed very excited. Otherwise, why would you dance so happily today?
It’s like you’re afraid that others won’t know that you’re targeting Nok Lane! "
The mysterious man said in a cold tone, obviously dissatisfied with Victor's performance today.
After being scolded, Victor knelt down directly on the ground covered with dirt and rotten leaves.
He lowered his head and admitted his mistake and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper today. But Luke has been with me for so many years.
I can't avenge him, I'm not willing to do it! "
"Presumptuous! A mission is a mission! Why are you unwilling to sacrifice a servant for the mission?
Don’t forget, everything you have now was given to you by someone!
Are you really acting it out, thinking that Luke is your benefactor?
Do not be silly! He is just your brother's spy by your side!
In addition to taking you to eat, drink, and gamble, did he really teach you your skills?
Your eldest brother can directly inherit the title of Marquis.
Although your second brother is only a baron, he has a fiefdom and a private army.
Although you have the title of baron, you only receive a symbolic salary!
Do you have real power and a fiefdom?
No, none!
He, Luke, is not a fool. Why did he just leave two high-quality stocks and not invest in them?
Coming to follow you?
Is it because you are stupid?
I thought you had seen his true face over the years,
I just kept having fun with him, pretending to be crazy and acting stupid.
I didn't expect that you would actually have feelings for an spy installed by someone else.
You disappoint me so much.
If you continue like this, I think I should consider replacing someone to perform this task. "
Hearing that the mysterious man was about to give up on him.
Victor suddenly became anxious.
"Sir, I was wrong! Please, don't give up on me, please give me another chance!
Jim Victor will definitely prove to you that you made the right choice! "
"Huh! That's good. Stop talking nonsense. Nook Lane will definitely take action in the past two days.
When the time comes, I will find a way to get close to him and spy on him to see what he is up to.
You should take good care of other people and don't let them cause trouble. "
"Yes! I understand!"
"Okay, back off! Go back about three hundred meters. There are edible wild fruits on your left.
Take it back for business. I should go back, otherwise I will be discovered. "
"Congratulations, my lord."
Victor knelt on the ground, cupped his fists and bowed respectfully.
After waiting for a while and finding no response,
He breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that the person was really gone and he was temporarily safe.
If you are really given up by an adult,
I'm afraid that what's waiting for him is death!
Join this mysterious organization, the contacts are all mysterious,
It can be said to be quite dangerous.
But with high risk comes high reward.
The foundation he has built over the years was all purchased with the help of the organization.
He just used his name to do things for the organization by using these industries.
He has no regrets,
He didn't want to be a disgrace to the family.
One day, he will trample under his feet those two brothers who like to be eccentric whenever they see him!
Clean up your mood,
Victor followed the mysterious man's instructions and found a cluster of wild fruits.
Hastily wrapped the wild fruits in coats,
I randomly smashed two small trees, dragged them back and walked back.
On the road, I met Feng Deke who had collected more than ten kilograms of firewood but could not find wild fruits.
The two returned to camp together.
Returning to the camp, the two found that the others who had gone out had not returned yet.
So the two of them put down the firewood and handed the wild fruits to Hathaway who came out to check.
Out again.
After all, this little firewood is not enough for a day's consumption.
Firewood is needed for cooking, heating, and lighting.
Although it is summer, they live by the river,
There is still a lot of moisture in the morning and evening.
Their firewood consumption cannot be satisfied by just a dozen kilograms of firewood.
Victor dragged back two small trees.
But they are all wet and cannot be burned as firewood immediately.
Just to take wet branches to burn at night,
Used to create thick smoke for mosquitoes.
I've been doing this every night these days,
What can really cook and start a fire are the dry firewood collected by Feng Deke.
If we don’t make more trips, we won’t have enough firewood.
Originally, Sister Sophia had always been in charge of this matter.
After all, one of them cut down the tree and the other carried it back.
It doesn’t take half a day to prepare for a day or two.
With things like this happening today, the four Nok Lanes will definitely not have a meal with them again.
You will definitely have to rely on yourself in the days to come.
The most troublesome thing is that Charlotte, the only one among them who can cook, is still unconscious.
I don’t know who will cook next.
If it's just barbecue, Treville and Lucian can still do it.
But when it comes to making broth or something, they have absolutely nothing to do.
After all, even if it's broth, you don't just boil water and throw the meat in.
If you want to make delicious broth, you must master the heat and seasonings.
They didn't have any seasonings, they were all prepared by Leo and others.
Then Charlotte was in charge and sisters Sophia were in charge of cooking.
Sister Sophia is definitely not helping now, and Charlotte is unconscious again.
They want to have a good meal, but it's difficult.
Their knowledge of wilderness survival was taught by sisters Leo and Sophia.
If not for the precarious situation in the past few days, which forced them to seriously learn this survival knowledge,
They couldn't even light a fire, let alone cook.
However, Feng Deke told them a piece of news.
Rescue will definitely arrive in the next two or three days.
Because, counting the days, they can wait for the next scheduled ship from the Royal City to Wucheng.
Even if there is no rescue, they can stop the regular ship and return to the town of Sainas.
But in that case, they would be in a little trouble.
That means there is no money.
At that time, they were attacked by a six-headed snake, and all their money sank at the bottom of the river along with the regular ship.
Coupled with the subsequent floods, all this money was carried downstream by the floods.
If they returned to Sainas Town penniless, they could only ask the nobles of Sainas Town for help.
This would embarrass them.
Therefore it can only be regarded as a minor trouble.
With this guarantee from Feng Deke, they have the confidence to fight against Nok Ryan.
Otherwise, I really think they are all fools!
However, they overlooked one thing.
That is whether the scheduled ship in Wangcheng will operate normally.
The truth is, no.
The Chamber of Commerce of Ventuos discovered that the regular ship disappeared after leaving Senas,
Naturally, he ordered the suspension of regular ship operations in the royal city.
They don't want to lose another scheduled ship.
A large ship over a hundred meters long can be launched into the sea.
It cannot be built with money, even if it is the third largest chamber of commerce in mainland China,
I can't afford this kind of loss.
What's more, a large ship that is 100 meters long takes several years to build.
Even if extra manpower is deployed to expedite manufacturing, it will take more than a year.
Even the Chamber of Commerce will feel distressed by the manpower and money wasted.
Not to mention that they have to report to the local kingdom and get permission before they can be produced.
Therefore, Feng Deke never thought that his inference was wrong.
Of course, he just deduced the wrong time for the regular ship to appear.
But it does not mean that the rescue time was calculated wrongly.
Just two days after they were left out by Leo and others,
On the third day, they waited for a turnaround.
Early on the third day,
Three medium-sized sailboats appeared near Fisherman's Bay.
A fifty-meter-long sailing ship belonging to the Royal Guard fleet sent by His Majesty King Louis.
Two smaller sailboats, only 20 to 30 meters long, were rescued from the Tetmora and Victor families.
The three ships all set out from the royal capital and met each other on the front and rear legs.
After learning that everyone has the same purpose,
Just united together.
After all, more people are more powerful, which can increase the search and rescue range and reduce the difficulty of search and rescue.
Of course, they are not searching blindly.
After confirming that the scheduled ship disappeared between the town of Senas and the next stop of Petep,
The three ships rushed to the town of Petep at full speed to investigate.
After asking the townspeople at the dock, they found that there had been a sudden flood many days ago.
Along with the flood came some broken boards and branches, as well as animal carcasses,
The rescuers of the three rescue boats determined that the scheduled ship must have been in distress upstream.
There are only two places upstream where an accident is most likely to happen.
One is a swamp forest with a harsh environment,
The other one is Fisherman’s Bay.
The swamp forest has complex terrain and many dangers.
But on the main road, it's pretty safe.
Even if it is a cargo ship belonging to a small private businessman, as long as you are careful,
Basically everything passes safely.
Not to mention the well-guarded regular ship of Ventuius.
Smaller monsters may not be able to threaten regular ships.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.
What if the monsters in the swamp forest riot?
The swamp forest is different from the ordinary forest.
It is a water forest.
Trees all grow in swamps,
Forming patches that look like land,
But in fact they are all quagmire "trap" swamps.
The creatures inside are even more proficient in various disguises and sneak attacks.
It made countless teams who had planned to explore and hunt for treasures hate it.
If the monsters in the swamp forest really rioted and attacked the regular ship,
I'm afraid everyone on the boat will be dead!
They searched hastily around the swamp forest channel,
No large shipwreck was found except for some broken planks.
However, they found some rotten human corpses that had been chewed up.
It looked like he was a passenger on a scheduled ship.
Unfortunately, the bodies recovered were too rotten.
There was no apparent cause of death other than the stench and signs of gnawing.
However, the discovery gave the rescue team an idea.
They ruled out the possibility of a regular ship being attacked here.
Because if the monster here attacks the regular ship,
There's no reason why any bodies should survive.
Judging from the degree of bite on the corpse,
The corpse must have been pushed into the swamp forest from upstream.
Then it was discovered and eaten by monsters in the swamp forest.
As a result, the body decomposed too quickly.
Even the monsters here are unwilling to eat.
Therefore, the rescue team thought of another possibility!
The fishmen in Fishman Bay attacked the scheduled ship, causing damage to the scheduled ship and causing people to be trapped.
Or maybe he was simply captured by the fishmen.
At least, the rescue team still has hope to save some people.
A boatload of people, even if the fish-men eat people, they can't eat them all at once!
Including the Ventuius Chamber of Commerce's escort team, how much can it protect the safety of the nobles on the ship?
With this idea in mind, the leaders of the three rescue ships reached an agreement.
Immediately rush to Fishman Bay to investigate the situation.
Confirm whether the disappearance of the scheduled ship is related to the fishmen.
If it has nothing to do with the fishmen, then don't get involved with the fishmen.
Return to the swamp forest to search for the whereabouts of the scheduled ship.
Whether their goal is dead or alive,
They must find answers and evidence before they can return to the royal city to report.
Otherwise, if they dare to return without an explanation, they will all be punished.
However, to their surprise,
When their ship carefully entered the Fishman Bay,
He was not attacked by the fishmen.
Instead, I saw a large water village standing next to the channel.
This scene made them vaguely uneasy.
Just when the three team leaders were discussing whether to go ashore for reconnaissance.
But I heard the good news brought by the messenger.
"Report! A newly built wooden house was found on the right bank of the river. The scale seems to be in line with the size of our human habitation.
And the number was small, so it was probably the work of a small group of survivors.
But the strange thing is that not far from them is a fishman village.
After observation, the fishman village was completely closed and there seemed to be no communication with the houses on the river beach.
Please give instructions from the commander whether to send personnel to land for investigation. Report completed! "
When the three leaders heard this, their faces suddenly showed joy.
"Quickly, send the order and dock a little upstream of Fisherman's Bay. Each of the three ships will send five investigators to land for investigation.
The rest of you, get ready for battle! The crew is ready to set sail at any time! "
"Yes, sir!"
The messenger turned and left, and the three of them also said excitedly:
"I hope there are really survivors on the shore. In this case, we will finally have an explanation."
"Yes, if all the nobles are safe, maybe we can still be rewarded."
"I don't dare think about rewards. I'm thankful that there is no punishment."
"That's right, the people who disappeared this time are all our masters.
By the way, I heard that there is also our future queen? "
"Ahem, as long as we know about this kind of thing, don't talk about it outside. If anything happens to that person,
For the sake of His Majesty’s dignity…”
If there is any leftover, the leader of the Royal Guards will not be needed.
The leaders of the other two families understood the meaning behind these words.
If something scandalous happens to the future queen,
Whether it was defiled or eaten by fishmen,
It will cause unnecessary trouble.
In order to cover up these scandals, they might all have to die!
When they thought of this, their faces suddenly became sad.
"Forget it, don't scare yourself here. Let's go to the deck and take a look.
If the masters are still alive and well, we can welcome them,
Otherwise, we won't be able to bear it if the master blames us. "
The person who spoke was the leader of the Victor family.
Obviously, he was well aware of his young master's temper.
For better or worse, be prepared.
"Okay, let's go out. It's just time to take charge of the overall situation."
The three of them walked to the deck.
By the way, the ship the three of them were on was a royal sailboat.
After all, with three ships operating together, there is no need for three people to give orders.
Therefore, the three of them got together and discussed.
Orders were given from the Royal Guards ship, and the other two ships followed the orders.
Convenient, labor-saving, and organized.
When the rescue boat discovered the rescuers' camp on the river beach,
The people in the camp were also aware of it.
Not to mention the fish-men tribe.
Long before the scheduled ship entered Fisherman's Bay, it was discovered by the fishman tribe's secret sentinel.
Someone was sent to notify Nok in advance.
After Nok got the news, he quietly left the camp with sisters Leo and Sophia.
Entered the fishman village.
“Sofia, Sofia, it’s still too late for you to regret.
I won't hide it from you, there are already three rescue teams coming outside.
As long as you go back, you might be able to follow them onto the rescue ship and leave. "
Nok explained the situation to Sister Sophia.
Sophia shook her head and said, “No need to test us anymore.
We sisters have sworn allegiance to you long ago.
Not to mention that without your protection along the way, our sisters and that group of people would have been doomed long ago.
They are of noble status, even though they were polite to us when they were in trouble,
But they may not want others to know about such embarrassing things.
If we leave with them, we might be killed by them on the way.
Throw it into the river to feed the fish.
Not to mention we are isolating them all together these days.
Let them suffer a little more. "
Listening to Sophia's words, Nok thought of the fishy smell he had smelled in the camp these two days.
I don’t know if Charlotte is deliberately pretending to be sick or if she is really frightened.
A few grown men have been cooking for the past two days.
As a result, the soup made from fish, shrimp and shellfish caught by the river was fishy and ugly.
Nok could smell it from a distance anyway.
But they didn't see any of them drinking the soup, so it was probably all fed to Charlotte.
Perhaps this is the real reason why Charlotte cannot recover?
I was poisoned by those "river soup" (o(╯□╰)o)
“Okay, since you don’t plan to go with them, then leave with us.
If I don't leave, I'm afraid they will attack the Fishman Village!
By then, if we were in the village, we would be unable to argue. "
After saying that, Nok ignored the surprise of the two sisters and took them and Leo towards the back of the fishman village.
Accompanying them were the murloc priest Lanpi and the murloc leader Blackpi.
After arriving at the destination,
The four of them saw that all the fishmen in the village were gathered here neatly.
"Okay, Lanpi, Master, I'm leaving. After I leave,
You are following the plan. I guarantee that not only will you get compensation,
You can also establish yourself completely in Fisherman's Bay.
Unless the kingdom is willing to send a large army to surround you,
Otherwise, this Fisherman's Bay will be your world in the future. "
The blue-skinned priest looked at Nok reluctantly and suddenly said:
"Master, can I leave with you?"
Nok looked at Lanpi in surprise and asked, "Why do you have such an idea? You are a priest of the fish-men tribe."
Lanpi scratched its big fish head with his short hands and said with deep eyes:
"Because the world described by the master is very big, and Blue Skin wants to see it."
Nok looked at the fish-man who suddenly became philosophical, and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration and expectation in his heart.
So Nok knelt down and looked level with Lanpi.
"Lanpi, the outside world is currently very unfriendly to you fishmen.
Well, give me some time.
ten years.
Give me ten years, Master dare not let the world fully accept the existence of your fish people.
But at least the outside world can accept the presence of one or two fishmen around humans.
And during this period, you gave the Society the "Anthropological Linguistics" that I left for you,
By the way, we will train the next priest for the fish-men tribe,
When the time comes, I will come to you,
Or you can go to the human world to find me.
Remember, my name is Noak Lane.
When you go to the human world, you will definitely get news about me, I promise! "
At this moment, a light called "ambition" flashed in Nok's eyes.
Seeing Nok making his promise so solemnly,
Blueskin was excited.
So, it made a move that shocked Nok.
I saw Lanpi kneeling in front of Nok and saying loudly:
"Master, Lanpi asks Master to give Lanpi a human name.
In the future, Blue Skin will definitely use this human name to walk in front of his master in person.
Serve your master. "
Looking at Lanpi's firm gaze, Nok would be lying if he said he wasn't shocked.
He stood up slowly, stretched out his right hand with a serious expression, and placed his palm on Lanpi's head.
"Okay! Lanpi, my servant, master, I will give you a new name today!
You are a priest of the fish-men tribe, and you are full of curiosity about the outside world.
You will definitely become the greatest priest among the fishmen.
So, I named you Hope!
The human meaning of this name is 'hope'.
This shows that you are the new hope of the fish people.
I will give you my last name again, and I hope you will not disgrace my last name.
From today on, you are Hope Lane the Murloc!
My first alien servant, Nook Lane! "
"Thank you, Master! Hope Lane, swear to defend the honor of the master to the death, and live up to Lane's name!"
The fish-man Hope looked at Nok with admiration and made a lifelong promise.
Nok pulled Hope up from the ground;
He glanced at the black skin with envy in his eyes,
He said to it in fishman language: "Don't envy it, you have your own responsibilities.
After I leave, you will still be the king of the fishmen.
You must shoulder the responsibility of promoting the fish people.
However, remember that the overall strength of the fish people will not be a match for humans.
I also don’t allow you to be enemies with humans.
You can rob passing ships,
You can also kill humans who resist attacking you.
But humans who surrender, and humans who pay,
You must not destroy them.
Otherwise, I will definitely come back to destroy you personally.
You should understand that I can give you everything now,
Then I can take it all away.
Moreover, among humans, humans who are more powerful than me, are stronger than me,
There are more fish and shrimps than in the Seine River,
If you don't want the murlocs to perish, listen to Hope's advice.
It is the smartest fish among your fish people,
Although it is my servant, it is also a fish-man.
It won't harm you.
Okay, let’s take action! "
Black Pi, who had been warned by Nok, did not have the complex thoughts Nok said.
It only knows that following the priest and the human king,
They have barbecue to eat and a safe house to live in.
I can avoid being bullied by humans in the future!
The fish-men tribe did not make a living by robbing humans.
But being attacked by humans, they naturally want to attack humans in revenge.
After hundreds of years, there will naturally be hatred.
After hundreds of years of consumption, the fish people not only failed to develop and grow,
Instead, they were restricted to Fisherman's Bay.
But now, it sees the hope of the fish-men clan growing.
So, how could it disobey the order of the human king?
Follow the human king,
The fishmen can also go out!
"Gululu!"
Black Skin raised its big bone club and shouted loudly.
"Gululu!"
The whole fish-men clan shouted,
The shouts shook the sky.
This movement caused the humans who landed to panic.
I thought the fishmen were coming.
Fortunately, after they hid for a few minutes, they found that there was no other movement in the fishman's village.
Then they continued to approach the river beach.
But they don't know,
At this moment, a strange raft carried a wooden house and four people from Nok Lane.
Surrounded by twenty sturdy fishmen,
The wooden door that slowly rose from the water village left and entered the Seine River.
However, due to the terrain of Fisherman's Bay, the human rescue team on the other side of the bend was blocked by the fishman village.
The raft that secretly left was not found.
In this way, with ten murlocs pulling the boat and ten murlocs boarding to protect it,
The four of them, Nok, headed down the river towards the swamp forest.
