By the time Elizabeth wrapped up her "bulletproof outer cover" and changed into a thinner robe and came up, several people on the deck were studying the bird on the ground intently.
Elizabeth: "What are you doing? Cockfighting?"
Wang: "After ten repeated experiments, we have determined one thing. The mutation of positive energy currently only appears in Langdon Territory. There is no such tendency in River Valley Territory. Positive energy still plays the same healing role as in the past."
As he spoke, the druid said something to the bird, and the bird flew up and returned to nature.
Elizabeth looked serious: "So what is done to cats and dogs is the main reason for this phenomenon? Is the sect we are facing the kind that intends to destroy the world through evil rituals?"
Wang shook his head: "It's not clear yet. I won't judge a cult until I actually capture and interrogate its minions. And we have more pressing things to worry about now."
The mage looked at the steep hillsides on both sides.
Wang: "It turns out that's why this place is called the Valley Territory. This is the valley cut by the Laenlan River on the Matlao Hengduan Mountains."
The dwarf said disdainfully: "How dare you call this a mountain range? This is just a taller hill! The mountains in the Kingdom of Mountains are the real mountains, the world's mountains!"
Marika: "Most of the Valley Territory is mountainous and hilly. There is only a small plain in the west. This plain is connected to the plain where the Southwest War took place. Precisely because they are all mountainous, the Valley Territory does not have much agricultural products.
It can barely support the current population by relying on valleys and terraces.
"It used to be a rich mining country, but as more and more mines were mined, it finally penetrated the underground kingdom of the cavemen, and then there was no more. The population of the Valley Territory would never be able to raise an army to destroy the cavemen.
"I wanted to hire others to do the dirty work, but the Duke's family didn't expect that their financial resources would suddenly be cut off and they didn't save any money. So in the end, the River Valley Territory ended up in this state."
Elizabeth added: "When I was studying the history of Kuusania, I learned that the commercial income of the Valley Territory was originally equivalent to ours, because many people bought ore from them. After the ore was gone, merchant ships no longer stopped in the Valley Territory.
. Then they built the Watergate."
Wang said "Oh" and then asked enthusiastically: "Is there a caveman kingdom underground here? I never knew that cavemen are a feudal race."
Marika and Elizabeth looked at each other.
Elizabeth: "Well... the caveman's underground kingdom here is a metaphor for the caveman's nest, and is used to describe that this nest is very huge."
Wang: "Oh, I understand."
The dwarf snorted: "Cavemen! These abominable evil creatures were expelled here by the Mountain Kingdom! Unfortunately, the Mountain Kingdom has been shrinking its sphere of influence and cannot even protect the Shield Road. Otherwise, just write a letter to them.
With a single call, the dwarf army will wipe out this tiny caveman lair."
Wang: "We all believe this."
At this time, the lookout on the mast shouted: "We saw the water gate!"
Everyone immediately rushed to the bow of the ship and looked forward, and sure enough they saw a large number of masts of ships waiting to pass in front of them. Above the masts, you could see a majestic bridge spanning the entire valley.
Wang frowned: "This is more like a bridge than a door."
Elizabeth: "Yes, the main body of Watergate is a bridge. By the way, this bridge has a special design, which can easily remove the feldspar in the middle, and then it becomes the first line of defense of Lakeside City, the capital of the Duchy."
Xiaobai muttered: "Why is it called Lakeside City? That city should be by the river, right?"
Elizabeth smiled and said: "Because there is a lake."
The king took out the letter from Bruce: "Okay, now we have to carry out the task assigned by the Duke. First we have to get in touch with the agent sent by the Duke to manage the Valley Territory. The Duke's letter said that his name is Sadiq Harvey.
"
Dwarf: "Sadiq Harvey. (Calm)"
King: "Come on, you already played it once yesterday. That's it. And this is not an enemy, but a friendly force we want to save. In addition, the Duke's letter said that the Duke of River Valley has no son, but he has a second brother named Stowe
He is still alive, so he may be the mastermind of this incident."
At this time, the lookout at the top of the mast shouted again: "A group of cavalry with the flag of the Duke of the Valley is approaching along the river bank."
Wang: "Okay, if nothing unexpected happens, it is coming for us. Prepare to dock, we will meet them. Elizabeth, prepare the scorching ray."
After speaking, he shouted to the captain at the helm: "Get ready to dock!"
While turning the helm, the captain ordered the sailors: "Get ready to dock and lower the sail at half sail!"
As the boat approached the shore, Elizabeth asked worriedly: "Can we just approach it like this? Will it run aground?"
The captain smiled and turned back and replied: "Don't worry, have you seen the row of wooden piles in front? There are water depth marks on the wooden piles. You can know the water depth at the position of the wooden piles by looking at the marks. These wooden piles are also temporary fixing points for the boat on the river bank.
, after tying the cable, just shout from the other side and a ferry boat will come to pick you up."
Wang: "I guess this boat costs money."
"You guessed it right." The captain looked helpless, "But because it takes a day or two to pass the customs, sailors often disembark to have some fun. In addition, the captain and the cargo want to go ashore to pay money to pass the customs, and they also have to pay the hired help first.
The money for the boat is ashore.”
Wang frowned and looked at the row of wooden piles: "These wooden piles are basically used to prevent the ship from docking on its own."
Captain: "You're right. There is a consensus among boat operators that the people in the river valley deliberately did not build a pier here at Water Gate, and that was their idea. Their ferry boats can park directly on the beach without having to
Just drag it to the beach when the time comes.”
Elizabeth commented disdainfully: "This is too stingy to earn such a small amount of money."
While they were talking, the sailors tied the boat to the wooden stakes, and at that moment the cavalry unit carrying the flag of the River Valley Leader also arrived.
The cavalry captain with feathers on his helmet shouted loudly: "Miss Envoy Langdon, Master Harvey asked us to pick you up and take you to Lakeside City."
Elizabeth turned to look at the lawyer.
Wang lowered his voice and said: "If Sadiq Harvey, the agent sent by your brother, sent these knights, they should not let us go to Lakeside City, the Duke's residence, but should let us go straight through the customs. After all, we have a destroyer.
The world crisis needs to be solved.
"No, this is not the knight sent by the acting official."
Flint clenched his war hammer: "Then take action? Kill the knights and leave one alive to ask about the situation?"
Wang: "No, don't worry. Elizabeth, try first to see if you can come up with something."
Elizabeth nodded, stepped forward and stood on the edge of the ship, leaning against the side of the ship and asked the knight: "I have the important task of solving the crisis of world destruction, and I don't have time to waste here. Please clear the relationship immediately, Mr. Acting Officer, and let us pass."
The knight responded: "The acting official wants you to go over because cats and dogs have begun to disappear in the riverside city. Please go and discuss the matter quickly!"
Elizabeth thought for a moment and felt that this was not something she could handle, so she turned to look at the lawyer.
Wang was speechless and asked Xiaobai: "Can you call the animals now and ask them if any cats or dogs are missing in the lakeside city?"
Xiaobai: "I don't know, because I don't know how far that city is. Let me give it a try."
After saying this, Xiaobai whistled, and immediately a sparrow flew from the town next to the water gate and landed on her finger.
Xiaobai: "Chirp, chirp, chirp."
The sparrow immediately responded cheerfully, as if it were a nightingale singing at night.
Flint muttered: "Why ask the sparrow? Is that accurate?"
Wang: "Maybe it's because cats like to kill sparrows, and they kill them purely for fun and don't eat them at all. So if you ask the sparrows, you will definitely know whether the number of cats has decreased. After all, they are natural enemies."
At this time, Xiaobai listened to the sparrow and let it go with a wave of his hand. He turned to look at the mage: "The sparrow said that the number of cats in the nearby big city has not decreased, so we still have to be careful. But I don't know if this big city is the lakeside that I want to ask about."
After all, the city sparrow cannot read."
Wang: "That should be it. The Valley Territory is very underdeveloped, and the mining industry has been in decline for decades. Now only Lakeside City can be called a big city."
After speaking, he glanced at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth immediately shouted to the cavalry: "We are now certain that the number of cats has not decreased! What do you mean, sir?"
Several knights looked at each other, obviously this situation exceeded their expectations.
While the knights were at a loss, Wang asked the captain: "Is there no way for Minato to break through directly? If we want to forcefully break through the level, where should we attack?"
The captain pointed to the tower on the left side of the stone bridge across the river valley: "The machinery that operates the water gate is there, but this tower is equivalent to a small fortress, which is difficult to break. In addition, what about the Duke's order?"
Wang shrugged: "It seems that the Duke will find another way to solve the problem of the River Valley Territory."
As soon as he finished speaking, the knights also came out with results. The leader of the knight squad shouted loudly: "Mr. Harvey also discovered other suspicious signs. Please go to Lakeside City quickly to discuss!"