Zhang Rongfang was in a good mood and immediately took the three guards to walk around Citong Street.
After coming here for so long, he has never taken a closer look at the city.
While wandering around to understand the surrounding terrain, Zhang Rongfang was also thinking about how to get the three people around him to leave him.
Give yourself the opportunity to act alone.
The terrain of Citong Port is scattered, and the urban area is not large, with only a circular area in the middle.
There are clusters of buildings in this area, and buildings of various styles can be seen everywhere.
But that's not all Erythrina.
Compared with the urban area, the various manors scattered around in a radial pattern are the core here.
Each manor is surrounded by green lawns, and is patrolled and guarded by guards.
Some even built their own lookout towers and earthen forts.
There are many owners of the manor, including bearded Westerners, Hussites, and black men wearing turbans.
Walking on the street, you can see people of all kinds wandering around with translators everywhere.
Most of them are dressed like traveling at sea, and they are obviously captains, wealthy businessmen and the like who are passing through here temporarily.
Citong City is divided into three layers of rings, and the innermost layer is the area where Fuyin's mansion and so on are located.
The middle level is the temporary residence of wealthy and powerful businessmen with status.
The outer layer is the residence of ordinary settled residents.
Most of the important figures of big forces live in their own manors.
Zhang Rongfang was not interested in going to the accommodation area to check, but went directly to Citon Bay.
This is the best part of the entire port.
It was now noon.
In the bay, the sails are densely packed like a forest, and there are countless oars of different sizes, and the sound of lapping water waves is constantly heard.
Looking from a distance, it looks like centipedes with thousands of legs.
The shore is crowded with people, and cargo trucks are constantly passing by.
Zhang Rongfang and his three guards were dressed in ordinary black attire, with white rhinoceros horn belts hanging from their waists, and ordinary leather hats on their heads to prevent their hair from being blown loose by the wind.
The four of them were taking a leisurely stroll on the busy pier, looking out of place.
Zhang Rongfang raised his head and looked at the bay from a distance.
The ships were so densely packed that one could see as far as the eye could see, at least tens of thousands of them were crowded together.
Farther away, the sea surface was sparkling and golden.
There is a fleet of boats, slowly sailing towards the distance.
There were also fleets of boats slowly sailing into the harbor from the other direction.
The shouts of sailors, the whistle of unloading cargo, and the shouts of supervisors and merchants shouting orders.
Countless sounds merged into the waves, seeming to become the unique music of the entire Erythrina.
The four of them walked forward from the sidewalk to the empty space on the pier.
Standing on the beach in a deserted place, looking at the lush scene in the harbor.
"This place is really incredible..." Zhang Rongfang was amazed. His eyes fell on a large ship that had just passed by.
The length of this large vessel is at least several hundred meters.
From left to right, you can see the densely packed oars on the side of the ship, protruding from the hole in the ship, shaking in an orderly manner on the water.
There were thirty sticks on one side of the pulp, each one as thick as a bucket and tens of meters long.
Zhang Rongfang has never seen such a long and thick oar.
"This gentleman must be coming to Citong for the first time, right?" A strong man in a black turban holding a child on the side spoke with a smile.
He was wearing a gray mandarin jacket, revealing his strong and well-proportioned dark muscles. His lower body was in simple gray and white trousers, tied up at the trouser legs.
What draws people's attention is that there is a palm-width silver scimitar hanging on this man's waist.
"Can this gentleman see that?" Zhang Rongfang said with a smile.
"Of course. You can probably tell by your eyes and dress that you are from the interior." The man nodded.
He pointed at the large ship passing slowly in front of him.
"In our Erythium, this kind of boat is the largest model.
The boats here are generally divided into three types, the larger ones are called 艉克, the middle ones are called 艚, and the lower ones are called 舸."
He explained with a smile.
"A big ship like the one in front of us has an extremely thick oar, and it requires at least ten to fifteen sailors to work together to rock it."
"One oar requires the combined efforts of ten people? So many oars..." Zhang Rongfang said in surprise.
"Exactly, this kind of boat usually requires at least hundreds of people to set sail, so every time this kind of ship docks for supplies, it's a big carnival."
He pointed at the piles of trucks and groups of people dressed as businessmen who had been waiting at the dock not far away.
"Some ships basically don't take people on board. They only have people delivering supplies. They pay the money and deliver the goods. They don't even bother to talk about the price. I guess this ship is it."
"Brother, are you a local here? I really appreciate these things. I admire them." Zhang Rongfang said clearly.
"Actually, it's okay. After living here for a while, you will understand all these things you need to know.
In the past, this place was actually more lively. However, in recent years, the White Ten Sect and the Chain Gang have driven away many Enluo and West Asian people, so it is no longer as prosperous as before." The man said with emotion.
"I have heard of the White Ten Sect and the Chain Gang in other places before. Are they already the strongest force here?" Zhang Rongfang asked.
"That's not true. It's just that no one can compare to unloading goods at the dock. But when it comes to transporting goods to the inland, it depends on the Fulier family." The man replied.
"Fulier family?"
"Well, Leona Fulier, the patriarch of the Fulier family, is number one in inland transportation. She has many strong men under her command. Even the Chain Gang and the White Ten Sect can't compete with her in this area.
If I encounter someone from this family, be sure not to provoke them. If you take a step back, you can keep yourself safe by taking a step back and causing less trouble, right?" the man advised.
"That makes sense." Zhang Rongfang nodded.
At this moment, a servant in gray clothes and a gray hat came from behind, approaching quickly and said a few words respectfully to Ha Yi's side.
Ah Yian's expression changed slightly, he came to Zhang Rongfang and whispered the words.
"Borrowing someone?!" Zhang Rongfang frowned.
Princess Yongxiang unexpectedly asked him to borrow experts temporarily to cooperate with the operation.
And he had to borrow all three of his guards at once.
What is going on in this woman's mind?
Does she really think she can do whatever she wants because she is a member of the royal family?
Of course, Zhang Rongfang would never admit that although he was dissatisfied, his eyes lit up.
He had been thinking about how to open up these three spiritual channels, and now Yongxiang's loaner was exactly what he wanted.
At this time, the man saw that there was something going on here, so he nodded, hugged the child and walked away for a distance.
Watch this person walk away.
Chen Hancai said with an ugly face: "Daozi, I'm afraid we can't refuse Princess Yongxiang's Holy Chong Zhenglong."
"Can't refuse? So what if I refuse?" Zhang Rongfang frowned. How much influence can a princess have?
"This time we have the obligation to fully cooperate with the princess's actions. Now Yongxiang is asking her to go. If we don't go, she will give her an excuse and put a label of disobedience on us. By then, Daozi, you will be fine.
, but we just..."
Chen Han explained, obviously feeling very unhappy.
His duty is to protect Daozi, and if anything happens to Daozi, he will also get into trouble.
But now, if the princess asks him not to go, something will happen.
"Yes, that is what Brother Chen said. We disobeyed, Daozi, you will be fine, but it is too easy for the princess to target us. The headmaster and the palace masters will never fight against Yongxiang County because of us.
The power behind the Lord resisted forcefully." Ah Yiyi nodded in agreement.
"Is there no other way?" Zhang Rongfang looked troubled and worried, but he was relieved in his heart.
"I'm afraid not. I don't know how long we have to go. During this time, we have to trouble Daozi not to go out as much as possible. We can wait until we return before going out again." Chen Han suggested.
"Alas..." Zhang Rongfang sighed.
After a few people got the bad news, they immediately had no intention of hanging out.
From a mobile vendor by the dock, I bought some special wooden amulets, a strange flute carved from the bones of an unknown animal, and a jar of insect repellent ointment with unknown ingredients.
The four of them returned to Far Star Residence.
The healthy woman sent by Princess Yongxiang was already waiting in front of the courtyard where they lived.
"Who told you to run around?!
Hurry up! I respect the princess' order, you three come with me quickly!" The strong woman scolded with an impatient look.
Ah Er's face immediately turned red and he was about to speak. But Chen Han held him back and shook his head.
Chen Han took the initiative to step forward and clasped his fists.
"Sorry, I went out for a short walk and kept you waiting for a long time. You can go now." He went up and gently pushed a roll of banknotes over.
The strong woman quickly glanced at the banknote and her face improved a little, but it still smelled bad.
She snorted coldly, asked to follow her, then turned and left.
Chen Han and the others bowed to Zhang Rongfang with clasped fists and told him not to go out for the time being until they came back.
After hearing Zhang Rongfang's repeated promises, the three of them had no choice but to follow and leave.
Seeing the three people gradually leaving, Zhang Rongfang's expression returned to calm, he returned to the courtyard and closed the door.
He quickly packed up his things, got ready, put on his armor, and took a map with him. He walked to the courtyard gate and listened to what was going on outside.
Make sure the person has already left.
Then he quietly opened the door, flashed his figure, rushed out in the blink of an eye, and disappeared on the mountain road going down the mountain.
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To the south of Citong Bay, there is a special mountain called Huangjing Mountain.
Huangjing Mountain is surrounded by hot and humid miasma all year round, with numerous poisonous insects and swamps. Even setting fire to the mountain has been carried out several times, but all ended without any cure.
Every time it starts, the miasma mist inside surges out, not only extinguishing the flames, but most of the burned vegetation is highly toxic.
The highly poisonous plants emit poisonous smoke that no one can stop.
So after several times, many people died, and no one cared about this place anymore.
At this time, inside Huangjing Mountain.
A burly figure passed lightly over patches of dense vegetation.
Not long after, the figure stopped on a thick branch, stabbed upward with his right hand like lightning, and crushed the head of a black triangular-headed venomous snake that wanted to attack by two fingers.
"According to the map, it should be in this area. The next step is to search carefully."
The figure raised its head, revealing a face masked with pure black and silver threads.
This was the mask of the spirit envoy from the Golden Wing Tower before, which he took out and reused.
Since he was looking for the secret treasure left by Dong Zong, Zhang Rong conveniently thought that maybe wearing the mask of the Golden Wing Tower would give him some bonuses?
"This is the place. The poisonous miasma is really annoying." He raised his hand and took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, poured one out of it and put it into his mouth.
Although the health value just keeps fluctuating, sometimes going up and sometimes going down, it is safer to take some medicine.
After taking the medicine, Zhang Rongfang took out the map again and compared it.
The local map of Erythrina and the map on the key overlap. Find the place with an × in it.
"It only says it's in this woodland, but exactly where in the woodland... I don't know."
Putting away the map, he sighed.
Zhang Rongfang exerted force with his feet and continued to rush deeper into the forest. He planned to walk around the entire deepest area of the forest first to determine the degree of danger, and then conduct a blanket search.
This job is not destined to be successful at once, you have to take your time.
He just left.
There was a soft swishing sound, and two tall figures wrapped in black leather armor appeared under the tree.
"It's right here. He came here and took so many detours. The so-called secret is most likely located here.
Do you want to go back and report it?”
One person said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, wait until it's completely confirmed." Another person said coldly.
The two of them were ordered to follow Zhang Ying just to wait for this opportunity.
Now, as expected, it's their turn to make meritorious deeds!
"Where are the people? Check where they are?"
"clear."
One person took off a small black crystal cage from his waist.
In the cage, a living creature like a thin black thread was slowly swimming and crawling in the center.
It's just that it crawls very slowly, like an earthworm, taking several seconds to move.
The two looked carefully at the living creatures in the cage and quickly determined their direction.
"Walk!"
In the blink of an eye, the two of them chased in the direction Zhang Rongfang left.