As soon as the quill stopped, the rustling sound of writing stopped abruptly.
Idrim Basket raised his head and looked at his servant, "Do you have an appointment?"
"No, but it seems to be something urgent. As you asked me, I'll give you a call."
Idrim looked at the pocket watch hanging on the bookshelf and nodded.
Not long after, the servant brought in the unconscious Oronze man.
Idrim took off his glasses and glanced at the other person. From his dark skin, he could see the traces of living in the air and sea for a long time.
He asked in a kind voice: "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
The man's face was pale and dripping with sweat. He struggled for a while before he said: "I..."
"I'm here to report..."
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The Floating Island Whale is spectacular, with its mountain-like side slowly approaching the tree branch trestle of Tarn.
When it stopped, a long whistle sounded.
The tourists on the boat side cheered, as if celebrating the end of the half-month-long journey.
Starting from Dolifen, the Floating Island Whale was in the sky for a full week. Although there were drinks and various entertainment activities on board, it was a bit overwhelming for the guests in the lower class cabins.
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The sailors lowered a long gangway, which was also a novelty from another world.
In the past, they used to jump directly when they got off the ship. People with wind element adaptation can float on the empty sea for a short time. This ability allows sailors to sway down like feathers.
People who are not adapted to the wind element could not get on the ship in the past.
Sailboats have matured and grown larger over the past half century, and the requirements for freight and passenger transportation have also arisen.
It was against this background that the Floating Island Whale came into being.
Counting from its first voyage, it has been running on this route for more than ten years. Of course, judging from the age of the ship, it is still in its prime.
Tourists crowded off the boat.
On the other side of the gangway dedicated to first-class passengers, a young man with black hair was walking down the stairs carrying a huge suitcase.
Because the suitcase is so huge, it has actually caused complaints from the gentlemen and ladies around me.
The black-haired young man had no choice but to apologize to everyone around him.
Fortunately, he had good facial features, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. Although the men were unhappy, he quickly gained unanimous understanding from the ladies.
They poked at their gentlemen, and the latter had nothing to say.
The young man walked down the gangway, let out a deep breath, put the suitcase in his hand heavily on the ground, took out a piece of paper, and looked around.
Dock workers were running over in groups. Those who arrived early picked up the goods unloaded from the ship and left, while those behind were waiting for the crane to deliver the second batch of goods.
The young man walked up, stopped one of them, and asked how to get to the place on the note.
I asked three or four people in a row before I got an accurate answer.
"Golden Oak Chamber of Commerce Mansion."
He checked it again, then took out the communication crystal, lit it, and said: "Qingye, I'm here."
"You should call me captain." A woman's voice came from the crystal first.
"That won't work. As agreed, I'm just a temporary worker, Ms. Lin."
"You have been with us for two years and have never seen such temporary workers."
"Okay, Lin, don't interrupt." Another voice came from the communication crystal, more calmly, "The analysts only speculated that they may be in that area, but if you find anything, contact other people first."
"It's very difficult? But I heard that the opponent's level is not high." The young man asked while walking forward with a communication crystal in one hand and a note in the other.
"You know about the Blue Journey Group, right?" the voice said.
"That Qing's guild?"
"Yes, Qing went to Idos not long ago and seemed to have suffered a lot."
"what happened?"
"He didn't say anything, and the video of the live broadcast at that time was also withdrawn. We also looked for screen recordings, but you know that the people who recorded the screen were basically his die-hard fans, so it can be said that we didn't find any useful ones."
"It is also said that the aborigines did it. The Cang Tour Group and other guilds lost several aerospace ships in that battle. I don't think they could have done this anyway."
"That's not necessarily the case," the young man said, "The blind god Descartes."
"That was the arrangement of Babartan, the King of Sand, and I heard that Ye Hua was also involved."
"Okay," the young man nodded, "Anyway, I will pay attention."
"I trust you in all other aspects," the voice replied, "but you must be more careful this time."
The black-haired young man had a slightly embarrassed look on his face, "Those are just trivial matters."
"Sir," he immediately heard someone calling him from the side, "is this your box?"
The young man was startled for a moment, then turned around and saw a short, cute little girl not far away waving to him.
There was also a young man wearing a thick coat standing next to her. The young man's face was a little pale, but he was very handsome and looked a little childish.
But that gaze is always a bit unenergizing, giving people the feeling of a dead fish eye.
The young man saw the big suitcase over there, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar it became.
Isn't that his box?
He slapped his forehead and almost forgot something important, but luckily someone reminded him.
There are still many good people in this world.
"What box?" asked the voice in the communication crystal.
The young man closed the crystal and replied: "It has nothing to do with you, I took the job from outside."
The sound coming from the crystal stopped suddenly, leaving only two people looking at each other on the other side.
"This guy." Qingye looked at the crystal in his hand and shook his head.
On the giant tree of Tarn, the black-haired young man solemnly thanked Ai Xiaoxiao.
"It's a good thing you met us," Ai Xiaoxiao said, "otherwise you would have lost this box."
The box looked awkward on the side.
Of course, it wasn't the awkward address, but the fact that he couldn't cover his face always made him feel uncomfortable.
He had no choice but to turn his face slightly and look at everyone around him with a look that looked down upon heaven and earth.
But in fact, few people noticed him. Except for a few middle-aged ladies, they looked at this handsome boy curiously.
But there was no way, this was Fang and Luo Hao's idea. After unanimous discussion, everyone came to the conclusion that his best disguise was to show his face. Only in this way could he be completely different from the image on the wanted poster.
Although Xiang Xiang usually looks like a middle-aged boy, he still obeys the leader's suggestions.
The black-haired young man had no choice but to thank Ai Xiaoxiao again: "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Ai Xiaoxiao said, "but be careful next time."
He nodded, picked up the huge leather suitcase, said goodbye to the two of them, and then walked towards the elevator along the path he had just greeted.
The elevator was on the other side of the Tarn, past the Trace of Osiris. After walking for about ten minutes, he saw several elevator platforms.
But before they could get out of the elevator, they saw the door in front of them opening with a loud bang, and then a group of guards in bright armor rushed out in a menacing manner. They were fully armed and walking toward them with halberds in their hands.
The young man stepped aside and looked at this scene with some surprise. He had passed three or four checkpoints along the way. Something had happened to Orenze, and he looked heavily guarded.
…
Ai Xiaoxiao watched the man walk away, then turned around and said with a bit of fun: "That man is really interesting, he's almost the same as me."
She gestured, "...Speaking of it, I almost lost such a big box once, but luckily Tangtang found it for me. At that time, Tangtang and I weren't very familiar with each other, but later we became the best.
Friends."
"Let me tell you, although Tangtang talks a little harshly, she is actually a very nice person."
The box turned back to look at her and ignored her.
However, Ai Xiaoxiao didn't realize that she was disliked at all, and kept talking.
Until Luo Hao completed the formalities at the port authority and came to the two of them, "Let's go, we can go to the ship now, Miss Tata will be waiting for us there."
The fat man put the heavy shield on his body and said so.
The Heavy Shield Iron Guard will wear two layers of armor in battle. The outermost layer is the armor powered by the magic furnace, but that thing is heavy and consumes energy all the time, so he is only wearing the inner layer of chain armor at the moment.
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But when it comes to inner armor, it actually covers almost the whole body, plus iron foot guards, which is similar to the heavy armor warriors in the Middle Ages.
The Iron Guard is a profession that relies heavily on physical fitness and endurance.
Because of this, a large shield that seemed heavy to ordinary people was no more than a cloak in his hand.
In response to his words, Ai Xiaoxiao nodded, and Xiangxiang naturally had no objection.
But when the three of them walked towards the Seven Seas Traveler, out of the instinct of a cautious person suffering from persecution and paranoia, Luo Hao subconsciously looked around.
And with this startling glance, he saw the guards in bright armor surrounding the huge tree trunks on the other side of the port.
Luo Hao couldn't help but look back at the direction of the Seven Seas Traveler, and a hint of uneasiness suddenly flashed in his heart.
He put down his shield and patted the two of them on the shoulders, "Do you think those guards are coming towards us?"
Ai Xiaoxiao looked back a little confused, but how could she understand the intentions of those guards. "How could it be," she said, "aren't we not up there?"
"No," Luo Hao shook his head, "They are not coming for us, they are coming for the Seven Seas Traveler. I have a bad feeling."
"No, but how do they know about the Seven Seas Traveler?"
Ai Xiaoxiao suddenly opened her mouth wide. She saw the guards turning a corner and coming towards the trestle.
Although there are many large ships parked on this trestle, and the Seven Seas Traveler is also hidden among the masts, it seems that the other party's intention is really coming in their direction.
Seeing this scene, Xiangqian said nothing, put his hand under his coat, and pulled out the Imperial Glory with a clang.
Luo Hao was almost frightened to death when he saw this scene. He quickly held down this guy's hand and pushed the sword back.
"What are you doing, seeking death?" He said angrily, "Get on the boat, hurry up."
Box was stunned for a moment. Although he was a second grader, he was not stupid. He raised his head and looked over there. He quickly understood and his eyes naturally fell on the mast of the big ship beside him.
He raised his hand, gently pulled on his glove, and then fiddled in that direction. The cable hanging on the mast of the big ship seemed to be pushed by an invisible hand, and it fell off and hit the pile of piles on the side of the ship.
on the box.
The box immediately tumbled down and rolled into the piles of goods on the dock, causing a domino-like chain reaction in an instant.
There was chaos on the dock for a while, and the guards were blocked on the other side of the trestle by the scattered cargo and the crowd surrounding them.
Luo Hao turned around and gave a thumbs up to the box. But before he could put his hand down, he heard a stern question coming from the direction of the port:
"Who performs magic within the city's wards?"
The voice was not loud, but it was full of majesty. Before he finished speaking, several light doors opened on the other side of the trestle.
In the light door, Terravoto believers wearing blue robes stepped out.
"Go to the boat," Luo Hao decided immediately, pushed the box and Ai Xiaoxiao forward, and then picked up the big shield in his hand to block it.
Those Terravoto believers wearing blue clothing have already seen them. Although they are believers, most of them are magicians just like the mystics who believe in Andrama and the scholars who believe in Angina.
The believers raised their staffs and pointed at Luo Hao and the others. A huge force hit the fat man's shield and knocked him away.
He rolled backwards several times and stopped until he hit a pile of boxes.
"Fat man!" Ai Xiaoxiao was frightened and shouted nervously.
"Damn it, can you please give me a nicer name?" Luo Hao was about to cry but had no tears. He got up from the ground. He was not injured because of his chain armor.
He raised his head and saw that the believers and guards of Terravoto had jumped over the overturned goods and were chasing in this direction.
Luo Hao suddenly came to his senses and put the big shield in his hand against the ground. He pushed forward with all his strength. The shield immediately swirled like a saucer and swept towards those people.
Fortunately for the guards, the magicians walking in front were caught off guard and were immediately thrown into confusion by this strange attack method.
Luo Hao seized the opportunity, jumped up from the ground, and ran towards the Seven Seas Traveler.
At this time, the box had grabbed the ladder thrown down by Miss Tata's control of the sailboat and climbed onto the boat.
Then he turned around again, grabbed Ai Xiaoxiao's hand, and pulled the little girl up.
At this time, Luo Hao had already arrived under the boat. He reached out and grabbed the box, like a bag of potatoes, and lifted him up several meters from the dock and put him on the boat.
"Fuck," Luo Hao said immediately as soon as he landed on the ground, without even having time to take a breath, "Ai Xiaoxiao, Box, you go to the magic cabin and start the magic engine immediately."
Xiang Xiang and Ai Xiaoxiao nodded, immediately turned around and got out of the cabin.
Luo Hao rushed to the side without stopping, untied the rope tied to the side of the ship, and then shouted:
"Miss Tata, raise anchor and raise sail!"
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Fang put down the communication crystal a little unexpectedly.
Unexpectedly, the efficiency of the Art Struggle Guild was quite high. It was just after noon, and the other party had already sent a message saying that they planned to sell the Earth Source Crystal to them at the original price.
In fact, after what happened, they could try to lower the price again, but Tang Xin didn't think it was necessary. After all, their identities were not safe at the moment, so there was no need to cause trouble.
Fang himself agreed with this statement. He thanked Silian in the communication crystal, but the latter said that he was the one who should thank him.
After discussing with the other party when to make the transaction, he closed the crystal and breathed a sigh of relief.
Everything went wrong after arriving in Oronze, but they finally accomplished one thing, and it was the main purpose of their coming here.
More importantly, letting the descendants of Flor steal the chicken but lose the rice.
It turns out that the descendants of Flor also have ideas about the Art Struggle and other local free guilds, and the guy named Tusi is just a secret agent they have already bribed, but they just want to use this to teach Fang and others a lesson, thinking that it will be perfect no matter what
There was no way he would suspect the mole, but he didn't expect to be found out so easily.
Natus is currently facing jail time, and in order to win leniency from investors, he can only tell the truth.
After this incident, the descendants of Flor offended not only the local Free Guild, but also the investors who were interested in this guild behind the scenes.
Although Fang didn't have a good impression of these people, he was happy to see them not dealing with each other.
"It seems that things here have come to an end," the big cat man's voice came, "We are just waiting for news from the Holy Lady."
"Your Majesty the Holy Lady?" Fang was a little surprised. This was not the first time he heard the big cat person call Miss Attila that way.
But Rhett still answered casually, "The guardians of the White Oak Temple, the unicorn girls, and the daughters of Amea, what are they if not saints?"
Fang knew that the daughters of Amea were just a title, but actually had the same meaning as the unicorn girls, referring to the druid girls who were deeply loved by her.
But what made him a little funny was that the big cat man's tone was full of resentment towards Miss Attila.
Because the person making the big cat man's voice was actually a big spotted cat lying on the windowsill.
Its gray gem-like eyes were looking at everyone, and it twirled its beard with its paws.
In order to go out to find information in the morning, he almost fell into the clutches of a circle of springing female cats and was unable to return. In the meantime, there were two little aristocratic girls who wanted to capture him and take him back as a pet. In short, it was not thrilling enough to be appreciated by outsiders.
But thanks to this strange appearance, I got a lot of useful information.
"Mr. Reid, how long will you last like this?" Jita asked a little worriedly.
"Seven days," Rhett sighed, "Don't doubt your skills, Ms. Attila. Potions is also a druid's job."
Alyssa, who was sitting on the side, was already laughing so hard.
But it was at this time that a red light lit up in the darkness.
Baggins made a silent gesture to everyone. To be on the safe side, they used Ai Xiaoxiao's crystal to communicate with outsiders, but Ai Xiaoxiao was not here, so the crystal was naturally left to the boatswain for safekeeping.
He opened the crystal, and a somewhat anxious voice immediately came from it:
"Ed, my deputy came to see me this morning, but I was not at home at the time. It was my servant who told me about this."
"When I came back before, I saw your wanted notice, and then I thought about what might have happened... That young man is a little timid. I'm worried that he will do something wrong. You'd better be careful and leave Oronze as soon as possible.
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Fang was slightly startled, never expecting that such a thing would happen at this moment.
But just as he was about to speak, his own crystal suddenly lit up.