Departing from Sango Port, the former capital of the Kingdom of Vanua Levu, we sailed south for half a month, passed through the Finger Bay, then turned southwest and sailed for a month, entering the shadowed sea with dense reefs and continuous whirlpools.
Irregular whirlpools, surging waves, wandering storms, and unpredictable sea monsters make this sea area a nightmare for sailors.
Even though the Great Londinium Empire sent expedition fleets several times, in the end the ships were destroyed and everyone died. Even the ship's mage who mastered teleportation spells could not carry out effective teleportation due to the disordered magic energy and was buried.
Fish belly.
At that time, the Great Londinium Empire completely conquered the Kingdom of Vanua, allowing the royal family and the remaining army to escape from the Garad continent by boat, and continued to flee southward. The fleet full of royal wealth entered
This sea of shadows.
The Vanua royal family and army found a foothold on the Qianyan Islands in the Shadow Sea and tried to rebuild the kingdom. However, the barren islands cannot cultivate a large amount of food, and hunger will destroy this exiled country at any time.
So when Vanua's fleet appeared on the coast of the empire again, it turned into a group of extremely vicious pirates. No one knew what cruel things had happened in that sea area.
The nascent empire lacked strong maritime power, and many developed commercial city-states in the south also enjoyed a semi-independent state of autonomy. When Vanua's fleet returned, many wealthy towns were plundered. The bullied Vanua
The survivors became internal agents, providing food, fresh water, and shelter to the fleet.
Over time, the story of the Vanua High Seas Fleet spread. The Great Londinium Empire launched frequent campaigns against this, and the Vanua survivors were miserably persecuted. This encouraged more people to join the Vanua High Seas.
Fleet, so that many wealthy people in the southern commercial city-states began to make secret arrangements with the High Seas Fleet to conduct smuggling trade.
As a result, the Vanua High Seas Fleet has achieved steady development. They began to engage in trade with the southern coast of the empire and the Nahasa chiefdom. On the one hand, they monopolized the huge profits from trade, and on the other hand, they raided the coast of the empire and plundered villages.
And train your own manpower to build liaison stations within the empire.
However, this situation did not last forever. About a hundred years after the establishment of the empire, with the successive growth of the Magic Council and the arcane system, and the long-term accumulation of wealth, the Great Londinium Empire finally had the strength to build a powerful naval fleet.
, and then a protracted confrontation broke out with the Vanua High Seas Fleet.
After experiencing five large-scale naval battles, during which there were countless small-scale battles between armed privateers and regular warships, as well as open and dark battles between commercial city-states on land, the Vanua High Seas Fleet was completely defeated by the Imperial Navy.
Suppressed, the empire's power also crossed the Finger Bay and the Gray Cliff Mountains, forcing the chiefdoms in the Nahasa Wasteland to the south to surrender.
However, the Imperial Navy only suppressed Vanua's high seas fleet and could not completely annihilate them. The descendants of Vanua who have been operating in Qianyan Islands for hundreds of years have been able to gain a foothold and even began to fight against the Empire.
Master arcane skills, cultivate your own unique storm wizard, and use the natural storm climate around the Shadow Sea to block the invasion of the empire.
What is intriguing is that at that time, the Kingdom of Vanua established the Holy Church as the state religion. Hundreds of years of piracy wiped out the country's faith to nothing.
"Where is Vanua now?"
While Captain Owus carefully maintained his family heirloom sword, he said with a helpless sneer: "You understand the situation now. Edward and his gang have basically taken refuge in the deep-sea squid and turned themselves into half-human, half-fish monsters.
.Especially Edward himself, whose lower body has turned into tentacles like an octopus. Not to mention that he can't listen to what I say, and he doesn't take the initiative to trouble me. I would be very grateful to him."
Sitting opposite Captain Owus, was the legendary mage of the Eye of Mystery with a serious expression. He held a wine glass in his hand and said: "You should tell me this kind of thing as early as possible. Now Nazarui has given me full responsibility for the attack on the Pentagram Tower."
Although the southern route has been successful in form, the dominance is not under the control of our mysterious eyes!"
Captain Owusi did not reply immediately, but stood up and put the family heirloom sword on the weapon rack. Next to it was a set of golden full-body knight plate armor. Platinum buttons were cast everywhere in the armor. A fan-shaped shield was supported in front of the plate armor.
, with the Black Eagle family crest of the Vanua royal family drawn on it.
"Edward has long ignored me. In the Council of Seven, I am the personal flesh ring seal." Captain Owus shook the ruby ring on his thumb. The surface of the large ruby was carved with Vanua with exquisite craftsmanship.
The emblem of the royal family.
Looking at this private living room, you can see the elegant fireplace, intricately carved columns, and various long swords, axes, and scimitars on display. It is more like a museum where the owner commemorates his past achievements. Even the pictures on the walls
The contents of the tapestry and pictures are all about the great achievements of Vanua ancestors in expelling the orcs.
But not many people know that the tapestry material is high-quality cashmere produced in the Great Londinium Empire.
"Nowadays, at least half of the Vanua High Seas Fleet has not been transformed into Deep Sea Familiar." The legendary mage with a serious expression said: "And Edward's approach has long dissatisfied the other members of the High Seas Fleet. In the seven-person council, there are only
He chose to surrender to the deep-sea squid... If there is really no harm in becoming a monster, why don't others follow suit?"
Captain Owus glanced at the other party: "It seems that you have also investigated specifically. In this case, why bother to ask me?"
"This is in return for the sponsor." The legendary mage with a serious expression shook the cup, but in the end he did not drink.
"I don't dare claim to be your sponsor." Captain Owusi waved his hand and said: "Nowadays, people only know the Archmage Bu Nieto of the Mysterious Eye, but no one has heard of Bu Nieto, the peddler of Ma Ye Guo in Xilai Port.
Nieto."
"It is true that no one knows." Archmage Buñeto said with a serious expression: "Since three generations of your ancestors and grandchildren have provided me with a lot of funding, I will not hold you responsible for the offense."
Captain Owusi shook his head and sighed: "No wonder some people say that legendary mages are monsters who have abandoned their emotions. It seems to be true at all."
Archmage Buñeto's face showed neither sadness nor joy: "I just understand that there is no need to waste energy and time on emotional communication. It is useless for the intensive study of magic and arcana. I owed you the Vanua royal family back then.
, I will make repayment.”
Captain Owus smiled and said: "Just by informing us of the Imperial Navy's movements in advance over the past few years, you have brought us huge wealth. Who dares to ask for repayment from the legendary mage of the Eye of Mystery? Bunie
When the Archmage comes back to the Thousand Rocks Islands, he is probably asking our Vanua High Seas Fleet to officially join the Eye of Mystery?"
"That's right." Archmage Buñeto said: "We are currently planning to build more floating cities and build arcane energy cores and supporting equipment. This requires a large amount of precious magic raw materials, and the ocean is the best source of raw materials."
Captain Owusi secretly sighed in his heart. In the past, they, Vanua, relied on their trade with the Kuo-Toa people to gain strong support despite being pursued and intercepted by the Imperial Navy. Through this channel, they continuously funded and trained mages, and thus created a new system.
A storm wizard with powerful combat power at sea.
And who would have expected that among the Vanua survivors who were regarded as an inferior race, there would now be a legendary mage, and he would hold a high position in the Eye of Mystery. It is a pity that this Vanua survivor would not care about the descendants of the royal family back then.
There is not much respect for the sponsor, or allowing the other party to avoid using the honorific title is already the biggest concession, right?
Captain Owus knows very well that in this era, it is impossible for Vanua to sail across the sea with a high seas fleet. The Eye of Mystery has a vast layout, and Vanua is just a force they use to contain the Pentagram Tower.
.
At the moment, I still have some use value and can sell it at a good price. If the other party changes their mind, disaster awaits me.
As for what the descendants of the Vanua royal family have been looking forward to, the grand ideal of counterattacking the Garad continent and restoring the Kingdom of Vanua by sponsoring mages, cultivating magic forces... Just think about these things, if you take them seriously, you will die without knowing how.
dead.
"What are you going to do specifically?" Captain Owusi sat down and said: "Even if I can persuade a few people on the council, Vanua is still controlled by the deep sea squid, and even the deal with the Kuo Tao fish people is still under the control of the deep sea squid.
Interrupted."
Archmage Buñeto said: "Although the behavior of the deep-sea squid is in line with the arrangement of the Mysterious Eye to a certain extent, its existence is also the goal of my trip."
"Oh? Do you plan to make it a familiar?" Captain Owus joked.
Archmage Buñeto narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Don't ask more about this matter."
Captain Owus knew that each of these legendary mages had their own secrets, so he turned to say: "Then you are going to help me deal with Edward and those deep-sea descendants, right?"
"I will help you, but now is not the best time." Archmage Buñeto said: "If Captain Edward and those transformed deep-sea relatives are killed now, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the deep-sea squid. And now
The Deep Sea Squid is leading the fishmen to fight against the Pentagram Tower, and Captain Edward is still of great use."
Captain Owus understood immediately: "You mean, let Edward lead people to attack the Wildfire Islands and induce the Pentagram Tower to counterattack the deep sea squid?"
"I don't expect them to be able to capture the Coral City of Faseno Island at once. They can launch a surprise attack on some of the small islands on the outskirts, massacre the residents there, and plunder the ships at the same time." Archmage Buñeto said:
"Recently, the Pentagram Tower is trying to resume ship traffic between the Wildfire Islands. It must do its best to disrupt shipping communication and continue to squeeze their living area."
"What a vicious plan," Captain Owus said.
Archmage Buñeto said: "The southern route has been interrupted for more than three months. If it continues like this, the mutual protection alliance in the New World may not be a problem, but the chiefdoms in Doragon and Nahasa Wasteland will have to bear the burden.
Can't stand it any longer.
Don’t forget, even if the wyverns under Doragon don’t need to be carefully raised, they still need to eat meat. The livestock pastures in the Gray Cliff Mountains and Nahasa Wasteland all rely on the feed and coarse grains provided by the Mutual Protection Alliance.
Livestock, so as to provide meat for those flying dragons. And the team of aerial mages formed from the flying dragons is the main combat force of Doragon."
"Hahaha, I'm afraid it's not only livestock feed, but also the rations for the slaves of the chiefs of Nahasa and the dragon-veined lizard people, right?" Captain Owus asked with a smile: "You Mysterious Eyes probably hate Doragon.
To the bone, right? This guy jumped out to go it alone, and also pulled away a large number of followers. And the legendary dragon vein warlock and a genuine silver dragon attracted all the dragon vein creatures."
Archmage Buñeto showed no emotion and anger, and just said: "Nahasa was the main battlefield of giants and dragons in ancient times. Due to the fierce war there, the surface ecology completely collapsed and turned into a desert wasteland. This war
Let a large number of giants and dragons be buried under the wasteland. Their skeletons cannot survive due to the strong magic, but they are also fused and degraded into associated crystal minerals. This is the reason why the chiefdoms in the Nahasa Wasteland are not producing, but pouting every day.
That’s why you can become so rich by worshiping God with your buttocks exposed.”
"But they still need to eat when they are hungry and drink water when they are thirsty." Captain Owus nodded: "Of course those chiefs and princes and nobles are not short of food and drink, but civilian slaves do not have a mutual protection alliance to maintain cheap food supplies.
Will you be willing to starve to death... Haha, I guess your Mysterious Eye has already sent people to start instigating those chiefdom slaves to rebel and cause trouble, right?"
"Those slaves alone are just like ants to be trampled by the golems under the chief prince." Archmage Buñeto said: "But to the northeast of them, the green-skinned orcs have been roughly unified. Compared with the deep trenches of the empire,
The high-walled border fortress is obviously easier for the Nahasa Chiefdom to deal with."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, green-skinned orcs have become a thing, haven't they? Back then, Emperor Hunting II of the empire led a large army to the east and defeated the alliance of orcs, ogres, jackals, and goblins to pieces." Captain Owus
He sneered and said: "But now you are funding the green-skinned orcs. How many people will die in the eastern provinces of the empire?"
"Compared to the green-skinned orcs, centaurs are the biggest threat to the east of the empire today." Archmage Buñeto said: "You can't feel it on a tropical island. The Galad continent in the north is starting to get colder, and centaurs don't have enough food in autumn.
, has assembled an unprecedented army and plans to rush into the empire to plunder, and the empire is increasing its troops to the east."
Captain Owus heard the news and asked: "Is this also the work of your mysterious eye?"
Archmage Buñeto said: "We may not be required to promote everything. The Eye of Mystery only provides weapons to a few centaur tribes. Centaurs have their own beliefs, and they have also cultivated a small number of spellcasters. They are so eager to gather an army.
, I guess you are aware of climate change... Why are you asking this?"
A light flashed in Captain Owus's eyes, and he said: "The world situation is about to become turbulent. I'm thinking that the opportunity for Vanua's restoration may be right in front of us. I just don't know if the Eye of Mystery intends to invest in us.