Chapter 72, Sea Breeze and Waves (Part 2)

It is indeed a long and boring time to stay at sea for five days. Back in his room at night, Ryan noticed Teresa was reading a book, so the man went up and sat next to the woman: "What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking at something left over from the Wizarding Empire." Teresa saw Ryan coming, so she leaned into his arms intentionally. Ryan neither actively refused nor accepted, but let her, this This made Teresa feel very happy, so the sorceress simply leaned into his arms: "Are you interested in finding out? There is a reward!"

"What reward?" Ryan asked curiously.

"...Go and wash yourself, and then I'll tell you." Teresa signaled the man to take a shower in the cubicle.

Both fresh water and hot water are precious resources in the ocean, but it is not difficult for Ryan and Teresa to obtain fresh water. After Ryan cleaned himself up, he found Teresa sitting on his bed, a woman Opening the window of the cabin, seeing Ryan coming out of it, the woman's eyes flickered with light, and she motioned for Ryan to sit beside her: "Come and sit."

The woman's purple high heels were placed under the bed, and the man sat on the bed: "What about the reward?"

"Don't worry..." Teresa got into the man's arms and sat on his lap: "Do you like it? This is the reward."

"I don't think I can say I don't like it." Ryan hugged her gently, and the two of them leaned against the window like this, watching the rolling waves in the dark night.

After a while, Teresa said leisurely: "Exploring the ruins is very important to me, and it involves my father."

"Your father?"

"Well, my father." Teresa sighed as the scent of lavender came, "My father... just disappeared in the ruins."

"I'm very sad." Ryan expressed his sadness.

"This matter has nothing to do with you... Although many years have passed, my mother and I still hope that my father is still alive. We all believe that he is so powerful that he will not die so easily." The sorceress shrank into the man's arms Shrinking, as if to absorb some warmth: "So, the exploration of Polis must continue."

Polis, located in the Tazir Desert, was once the capital of the human wizard empire, but now all its former glory is buried under the ruins, whether it is the Garland Council, the Imperial Royal Wizard College, or another major spellcasting institution in the mainland. The organization of wizards, the Alliance of Wizards, is trying to discover the remaining mysteries and wealth, but the ruins under the ruins are extremely dangerous. All kinds of horrible evil creations and alchemy corruption are soaked in the terrible ruins, and there is a serious magic imbalance.

In that magical place, sometimes a gust of chaos can wipe out an army in an instant, and it may restore all physical strength and magic power to a desperate traveler in an instant.

"Your father... how long has it been since he disappeared in the ruins?" Ryan pondered for a while, but still took the initiative to speak.

"Twenty years." Teresa sighed deeply, this time is indeed too long.

"Then I have to tell the truth, unless your father lost his memory or simply ran away and didn't come home, otherwise, even if he is still alive, he is no longer your father...he has become something else It is." Ryan said without hesitation.

Logically speaking, he should comfort the sorceress at this time, saying something like "Your father is sure to be fine" or "You will definitely meet again", but he didn't think it was necessary, the sorceress is not a fool.

"I know, but you have to see people to live, and corpses to die. Even if he turns into something else, my mother and I will end his pain with our own hands."

"You know best."

"Okay, rest Ryan, I'm not going anywhere tonight, but you're not allowed to do anything else." Teresa took out a pillow.

"You bother me even more, Teresa."

"Well... well, you can touch what you like..., but you are not allowed to do anything else..." The voice became smaller and smaller until it was inaudible.

"This is more or less..."

Then there was the sound of two people being covered by the quilt, and the sound of thin breathing covered by the waves.

In the early morning of the next day, Ryan stood on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze. Many acquaintances came, including the half-elf ranger Estelle, Alfred, Lops, and several people he was familiar with were on the deck. superior.

The half-elf was obviously not very used to being on a boat. Ryan saw that his face was very bad, so he took the initiative to chat with him: "Ace, you will not continue to be Mr. Matz's guard?"

"That would have been a deal, my friend, the forest told us not to stay in one place for too long, Nord is too cold, if Mr. Matz hadn't offered a high price, I certainly wouldn't have chosen to take that trip with you Such a dangerous journey." The half-elf covered himself with a hood, it was winter, and the weather was very cold.

Due to the continuous divine power of Sea God Mannan, the ocean will not freeze until December. Now it is the beginning of November, and sea transportation can still operate. After December freezes, it will have to wait until the next February in Nord. The coastline will thaw.

"It was indeed a very dangerous journey. We almost died in those few battles. Afterwards, I met the four-armed bull demon alone. The journey ended, and we encountered this terrible encounter again. " Ryan spread his hands, this series of battles made him suffer a great test, but it also gave Ryan a great harvest.

In any case, Nord's journey is over, and the next destination is Marienburg. Ryan has four god gold coins alone. He is thinking that he may need a foothold and a cover for himself in Marienburg. The identity of the true purpose.

Estelle looked up at Ryan, and suddenly whispered: "I admit that you are a warrior, Ryan. I admire your fighting power and willpower. The forest brings us keen vision and excellent marksman instinct, but Takes our wrist strength and our powerful magic."

Ryan sat next to Estelle: "There is always something to gain."

"Mr. Lane, are you planning to go to Fort Marien?" Lopes is extremely bored by himself. He is not Alfred's paladin who can spend a day with a holy book alone. The young vagabond The knight likes excitement and various activities. After hearing that there was a passenger ship going to Marienburg, this guy forcibly squeezed in, saying that I would also go to Marienburg together.

"I'm not going to Fort Marien, what am I still doing on this passenger ship?" Ryan thought that the young man's conversation skills were really bad, so he complained mercilessly.

"Hey, I just want to know if you need a follower." Lops rubbed the back of his head and laughed.

"No need for now, by the way, Estelle, do you know who the current elf king is?" Ryan still asked Estelle.

"I don't understand which one you are talking about? The King of the Forest? The Phoenix King? Or that disgusting Witch King?" Estelle said puzzled.

"Hey, have the King of the Forest and the Witch King changed between the establishment of the empire and the present? I must ask you the Phoenix King." The kings of the wood elves and dark elves will never change, only the Phoenix King will Change.

"What you said about the Phoenix King... In fact, our forest had nothing to do with Azul, but we all know the Phoenix King now. He is called Finuba." Estelle nodded: "He was in two or three hundred I visited our forest years ago. At that time, the king of the forest, Orion, gave the most warm reception to this friend who came from afar, but our king refused the request to return. Later, the phoenix lord named Finnuba He will become the next Phoenix King."

"'One Piece' Finuba?" Teresa appeared next to Ryan, and the sorceress took Ryan's arm very naturally: "There is a lot of news about him, in the great holy war one hundred and fifty years ago In the middle, it was the Phoenix King who got in touch with His Majesty Ludwig, and he sent the High Elf Grand Magister Teclis to lead a team of High Elf Mages and a team of Hoeth Sword Masters to help the Empire. They played an extremely important role in the Sand War, and the meteorite summoned by Teclis alone destroyed several regiments of Chaos Demons."

"After the war, the empire and the high elves concluded a trade agreement, and Teclis officially stayed in the capital of the empire. It took more than twenty years to establish the Imperial Academy of Wizardry before returning to Ulthuan." The sorceress said this paragraph History speaks out.

The high elves are the highest in the continent in terms of soldier quality, naval level, and spellcasting background, but the low birth rate and long time to become talents have constrained their ability to send troops and military strength, especially after thousands of years of fighting with the dark elves. During the Desperate War, the war ability and population of the high elves have fallen into a serious decline.

Their army is still the strongest in the world, but it is no longer invincible. Their navy is still rampant on the sea, but they can no longer easily divide their troops to fight on two or even multiple fronts at the same time.

When the economy and productivity continue to decline without expansion, one of the pillars supporting the high elf economy becomes trade with humans. Humans like high elves and various luxury crafts, spices, high-end food and various magic items. Elves need to obtain a lot of raw materials and ores from humans.

"By the way, Ryan, why do you know this?" The sorceress asked curiously: "The high elves are not easy to deal with. Except for a few strong humans, they don't treat us as human beings."

"Marienburg is the most important trade point between the empire and the high elves. When we get there, we will definitely deal with the high elves." Ryan shook his head. He was thinking, how would he obtain the right to investigate in Marienburg?

In Nord, he is a knight of the kingdom, and he can investigate more freely, but it is not the case in Marienburg, which is a very chaotic territory. His knight status is useless, but his force and prestige are useful.

Just have to wait and see.

"Ah Fu and I are together... In short, when we arrive in Marienburg, let's find a place to live first, and then slowly start investigating." Looking at the blue sea, Ryan made a temporary conclusion.

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At the same time, news of the victory in the championship showdown spread across the continent.

Fort Marien, the largest trade center and the largest port in the old world, has a large amount of gold and currency flowing into this port terminal every year, but rarely flows out. Countless young people eager for opportunities and wealth continue to come to this place.

The entire city has several urban areas, each of which is comparable to an independent city. The deep-water docks that can carry millions of tons of displacement constantly have large ships coming in and out. The city is located in the cursed swamp at the mouth of the Rick River. The city, founded on the island in the middle of the delta of the Riker, connected to the Coastal Road, bringing its merchants into the empire by land.

People who have seen Fort Marim say that it is a monster that devours gold and sea water.

The resident population of Marienburg is about 150,000, but the actual population of the city may be 500,000 or more. Since the "savior" Ludwig allowed Marienburg to become independent 150 years ago, The city is growing extremely fast in a crazy and sick way like it's been thrown out of its shackles, with more buildings going up every day, on top of existing ones, even on bridges In the shallow and shallow water areas, criminals dig deeper tunnels every day, hoping to smuggle precious items through them. The originally well-planned blocks of the entire city have become blurred, and the influx of more people has gradually made Marienburg unstoppable. Just as a city, it is more like a large urban circle.

The aristocrat who now rules Marienburg is the Grand Duke of Marienburg "The Lender" Van der Gouber-Schulz. This nobleman in his fifties may be the wealthiest person in the world, and his blood It is also very strange, in essence, he is an imperial man, but his family emblem is an iris flower that has a deep relationship with Britannia.

On the tall castle, the Grand Duke of Marienburg Vanderguber-Schulz, who is over fifty years old, is sitting in his magnificent office, carefully examining the IOUs one by one.

The names of many great nobles in this world can be seen on the IOUs, especially the IOUs of the Dukes of Brittania. The IOUs of this world cannot be denied, because every IOU in Schultz's hand has No nobleman can deny the divine power that has been justified by the God of Justice.

"Your Excellency Bohemond still owes me ten carts of gold marks, Mueller, do you have any news?" Schultz rubbed his brows, each and every scroll was full of divine power, which seemed to make him Some dizziness.

A courtier named Muller immediately stepped forward and told the Duke: "Your Excellency Berhemond said that you need some grace."

"Okay, just tell him to settle the balance before the Winter Veil Festival, but if you delay the Winter Veil Festival, I will charge additional interest."

"Understood, Your Excellency the Duke, the Empire is pressing for this year's defense expenses." The courtier Muller immediately wrote down the Duke's order.

"This money must be given, please notify His Majesty Karl Franz as soon as possible to send troops to collect it." The Duke also nodded, and Marienburg has to pay a "protection fee" to the Empire every year to guarantee his own Independence and security, in exchange for the Empire sending troops to protect the city should it encounter an enemy it cannot face.

"Also, according to the news from the front, the bear tribe that was raging in Nord was defeated. The reason for the retreat was that a young white wolf knight killed the famous chief of the bear tribe in the championship duel, Chaos Champion Biri Grid." Mueller pulled out a new record.

"Championship match? Interesting, Nord still has this kind of warrior?" Schultz touched his chin with interest, his thick beard was carefully groomed by the Duke, and it was clean and beautiful: "Young White Wolf Knight? Could it be that big Hammer or something?"

"Yes, Duke, that young man is Sledgehammer Ryan. According to our sources, he is sailing to Fort Marien."

"He's coming towards me? Strange, won the championship match, didn't the Nord or the Empire reward him with a title or something? Such a person who can fight is not from a serf background, there is no reason why no one invited him." The Duke said a little strangeness.

"Ryan is the White Wolf Knight, and...the Order of the Holy Maiden issued a statement that he is now the God's Choice for the Lady of the Lake." The courtier Muller called up Ryan's detailed file: "The major forces should have been preparing to invite him Yes, but if we really want to take action, it should be after the Winter Veil Festival."

"Then this is very interesting. All the strengths are competing for this newly rising star... Interesting, you say, what if I recruit him as another guardian of this city during this time?"

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