“This atmosphere really feels like a downtown area.”
Lorenzo stood on the pier, and the Dawn Advance docked behind him. This huge body attracted the attention of everyone nearby. The Vikings stopped what they were doing and stared at this group of foreigners who had come from afar.
people.
"Indeed, although they are two completely different places, this atmosphere and this feeling actually make me feel like I am home."
Shrike glanced back and forth, and from the facial makeup of these Vikings, it could be seen that they came from different territories. There were men and women, old and young, and everyone gathered here with different intentions.
In the bay.
Blood dripped, soaking the ground and staining the water.
The Vikings not far away let go of their hands, and a head rolled into the sea. The headless corpse was stiff for a while, and was kicked down. The executioners wiped their sharp knives and watched from a distance.
After taking one look here, he turned to do other things. No one was panicked by this person's death. It seemed that this kind of thing was very common here.
"That man broke the law and killed someone, so he was punished."
Haibold followed up, looked at the ripples on the water, and then said.
"Lengbing Bay is a mixed bag, but it has the most stringent rules. Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished... unless no one knows that you broke the rules."
Haybold said meaningfully to Lorenzo that judging from Lorenzo's character, Haybold only hoped that when he broke the rules, he had better do it cleanly.
"It sounds interesting. It has iron rules, but it's still chaotic." Lorenzo said.
"It would be better to say that it is precisely because of the chaos that stricter iron rules are needed to restrain it. Otherwise, who knows what will happen here."
Shrike knew these things very well. In his opinion, there was not much difference between a gangster and a king.
"From now on, we have to be more careful. Floki has been absent from the territory for many years, and all the dominance is given to his subordinates, who do not have the status of lords. There are too many people with different ideas here. What?
There are spies from other lords or certain groups here."
"It looks more and more like downtown. Are there any gangs here?" Shrike asked.
"I'm not sure, but there should be quite a few similar gangs. They use Lengbing Bay to smuggle and do some gray business. Some of them are instructed by other lords to come here to complete certain purposes."
What Heibald said made both Lorenzo and Shrike become more and more happy. If they didn't have a mission, these two people would probably rush into this chaotic place and start conquering the world.
"But why hasn't anyone come to greet us yet?"
Lorenzo looked at the gray city. The chaotic buildings continued to the end of the field of vision, built along the raised mountain. On the mountainside, in the largest building, from that position, you could overlook the entire Lingbing Bay.
, Lorenzo guessed that was where Floki lived.
"Because the interior of Lengbing Bay is also in chaos now."
A voice sounded from the side, startling Lorenzo. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a small fishing boat floating on the sea below the pier. The man's face was smeared with makeup, making it difficult to see clearly.
His appearance.
"Foreigners of Yin Erweg, Lingbing Bay is not a good place right now. You'd better leave as soon as possible."
Lorenzo looked at the man intently, thoughts flashing in his mind.
"Who do you work for? Other lords? Or the king."
Obviously, this man has been waiting here since early morning. He is aware of the movements of Lorenzo and the others, as well as their identities.
"Lord Wilgdason has not appeared since he returned to Lingbing Bay a few months ago. The external publicity has always been that he contracted some kind of disease at sea and is in treatment, but the treatment took too long.
, some people say that Lord Wilgedasen has died a long time ago, and it was Garen who killed him. During this long period of time, Garen has already controlled everything in Lingbing Bay."
The man did not reveal his identity, but explained the current situation of Lingbing Bay to Lorenzo and others.
"So the lords can't hold themselves back, right?
The war is coming, and Lingbing Bay will only become more and more important in the future. Whoever controls Lingbing Bay will have the right to speak." Lorenzo continued his words.
The man smiled and said nothing, and Lorenzo turned to look at the endless buildings. He noticed the direction of many eyes, and some people were looking at him and sizing him up.
"The lords want to seize power and divide and control this land. This is a very good opportunity..."
The front became lively, and a team strode towards the pier. If Lorenzo guessed correctly, this was the team coming to greet him.
"So, the king wants me to make a big fuss here, right?"
Lorenzo looked at the man, dissatisfaction rising in his eyes.
"We can't let Floki die, so the lords are actually against us, using Yin Erweg's hand to get rid of these powers, and all this has nothing to do with the king. Even if there is dissatisfaction and hatred, it will only be transferred to the outside world.
of Inerweg.”
The man shook his head and rowed the boat slowly away from the dock.
"I didn't say I was His Majesty's."
"Actually, it's easy to guess. Isn't the king also a lord? The largest lord in the Viking kingdoms."
Lorenzo watched the man disappear into the sea fog. He could feel that this territory was full of disputes, and now they were hidden in the darkness and had not yet broken out.
"Are we being taken advantage of?"
Shrike was also a little unhappy and asked in a low voice.
"Not really. He didn't do anything. The king was just explaining the reality. Everything will happen as he expected... But I still hate this. He is so condescending and self-righteous. Although his achievements are indeed worth being proud of.
."
Lorenzo looked disgusted. He hated these superior guys. He always wanted to drag these people into the muddy puddles and stomp on their faces with his feet.
Heibald remained silent. As a king, all this was beyond his expectation. He felt that his situation was a bit embarrassing.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Lan Jade asked curiously, she was quite looking forward to Lorenzo. This interesting detective always had some unique ideas for solving problems when faced with them.
"What else can we do? Let's proceed as planned."
Lorenzo said casually, then strode forward with a friendly smile on his face to greet the group of Vikings.
…
The bonfire was burning, spitting out black smoke, rising all the way up the chimney, and blending into the gray sky. The light shone on the faces of several people, and the light was as red as blood.
"So, when can we meet Lord Wilgdason?"
Lorenzo sat on a chair and asked the deputy who was greeting several people.
This was a slightly bad meeting. Not only did Lorenzo not see Floki, he didn't even see Garen. Only Garen's deputy came to greet him.
The news he brought was similar to what Lorenzo knew. Floki was seriously ill and could not get out of bed, and Garen was busy dealing with internal affairs and had no time to take care of a few people.
As for trade, things like that have become much simpler. Garen is in charge of Floki's place. As long as Garen is willing to give his head, that's fine. Judging from the attitude of his deputy, as long as Seleucid's demands are not too excessive, Garen will not do anything.
He agreed without hesitation, because the problem in Lengbing Bay was so serious now that he had no time left to deal with other matters.
Thinking of this, Lorenzo didn't know what to think of Ragnar, the Ice King. He was very aware of what was going on, but he didn't lend a helping hand. The reason was very simple. This was Floki's territory and he had no right.
Intervene, just like that, and let the situation slowly simmer until it explodes.
Lorenzo had already guessed the ending. Ragnar must be the winner in the end. He did all this for the ideal country in his mind, but even so, Lorenzo only felt a chill and fear about it.
He is so much like those people, monsters devoured by ambition.
Lorenzo had seen too many monsters like this, and even said that he himself was such a monster.
"I don't know when you will get better, but this will not affect the signing of our previous agreement. Once Lord Garen has time, he will deal with this as soon as possible. Please rest here for a few days to relax.
The fatigue of travel.”
The deputy said to Lorenzo with a smile.
"As for the maintenance of the Chenhui Advance, we are also gradually docking it, and the Lingbingwan Shipyard will give priority to these matters."
It sounds like this is the only good news.
After calming Lorenzo and his party, the deputies left, leaving a few people in the room.
You looked at me, I looked at you, our eyes crossed back and forth several times, and we fell into a strange calm.
"Lorenzo, what do you think we should do?"
Lan Jade asked. Obviously, everything was going in a bad direction. Their trip to Floki was very important. He had already reserved a place for him on the armored ship heading to the Silent Sea.
"Floki...do you think he is alive or dead now?"
Lorenzo groaned for a while and asked this question.
"If he died, was Garen covering up his death? But that's not right. If Floki dies, the situation is over. No matter how much Garen tries to cover up, he will gain nothing... Maybe Floki is still alive.
, it’s just that life is worse than death.”
"What do you mean?" Shrike looked at Lorenzo.
"It's very simple. Garen is responsible for all matters in Lingbing Bay. Over the years, it can be said that Garen's prestige is higher than Floki's, but all this is not his, but Floki's. Once
If Floki dies, or he no longer cares about the sea, then all this will be taken back. If I were Garen, I would keep Floki alive to ensure the continuation of power, but not let him live too comfortably.
To prevent interference with Galleon’s power.”
Lorenzo smiled evilly as he thought about those terrible conspiracies.
"Like turning Floki into a vegetative state or something."
"What if... Garen is loyal to Floki? Maybe Floki is really sick?" Seliu felt that Lorenzo's speculation was flawed, "From the lord and king's greed for Lingbing Bay,
Look, if Garen was "greedy for power, he should have been instigated long ago, instead of waiting until now."
"Maybe they didn't lie to us, Floki is really sick."
Shrike said that he also felt that Lorenzo's dark fantasy was a bit unrealistic. To be precise, there was something wrong with Lorenzo, and his thoughts were somewhat dark.
"Then what kind of disease will defeat Floki? He has been traversing the sea for decades, the duel of life and death, the roaring sea, and the unknown land. None of these can stop him. As a result,
An unknown disease hit him?"
Heibald was also puzzled. Everyone knew about Floki's great achievements in navigation, and everyone also understood how powerful this man's body was.
"Maybe it's because he is old. We are all mortals, and a precise bullet can take away our lives," Lorenzo said with a smile, "We are all made of paper and will shatter at the touch of a touch."
The conversation stopped for a while, and Shrike almost opened his mouth, but closed it anyway.
Mortals are indeed fragile, but there are not only mortals in this room, but also a false god whom they respect, although this false god has always regarded himself as a mortal.
"But it may be that some kind of disease has taken away Floki's health. I guess he may be tied up in chains now, craving for blood and flesh, and drooling greedily."
Lorenzo became serious, his voice carrying the sound of sword fighting.
"Erosion is also a disease."
The expressions of several people changed slightly. Based on the time, it can be inferred that Floki has probably turned into a blood-thirsty demon. This also explains why Garen has been protecting Floki. Once exposed, Floki will definitely die.
, and he was extremely loyal to Floki, so he could only wait for time and fight for more.
"He met a demon?"
Lan Jade said softly, and then her eyes turned cold. The others stopped talking and looked at each other, reading the same information from each other's eyes.
Floki once again entered the Sea of Silence.
"No...it's not possible. To explore the windless land, he needs a lot of supplies. The last time he returned to Lingbing Bay was half a year ago. He doesn't have enough supplies to support the exploration."
Shrike interrupted. He had studied this enemy a lot. Judging from his experience at the time, Floki was simply unable to sail.
"That thing?"
Shrike stared at Lorenzo and said, with fear hidden in his eyes.
"It's unlikely. If something like that were to take action, Floki's life would not be spared at all. It might even destroy the area where Floki is."
Shrike refers to the Silent One, and Lorenzo knew exactly what he meant. Before coming to the Viking countries, Lorenzo was very anxious. Listening to Shrike’s description, Floki was definitely on the Silent One’s assassination list. He
He was afraid that he would be killed by the Silent One before he even saw him.
But it's not bad, and the current situation is not bad.
Lorenzo doesn't care about Floki's life or death at all, as his true abilities have always been hidden and no one knows.
As long as Floki is still alive, it won't be a problem even if he turns into a monster.
As long as Lorenzo can invade his [Gap], Floki will have no secrets left.
"Let's go, Shrike."
Lorenzo suddenly stood up and picked up the cane that had been placed aside.
"what?"
“Aren’t you interested in the Vikings’ ‘Downtown’?”
Lorenzo opened the door and said to the people behind him.
"These lord spies hiding in Lingbing Bay must know more than we do."