Chapter 2 Traces of the Deceased

The Pearl Islands are an important transit point between the east and west continents. Many fleets will stop here, rest and replenish, and then continue the journey.

In a long time ago, this was a sparsely populated island. Later, with the increase of ships, it became prosperous. Legally, the Pearl Islands were part of the Plantagenet Dynasty, and Di belonged to Xihai Prefecture, but it is not the same as the mainland. Unlike Zhou County, a large number of officials will not be dispatched directly here, and most of them are local self-government, similar to the custodial system in remote areas of the dynasty.

Because they often come into contact with travelers from the East and West continents, the atmosphere here is relatively developed, and people have a strong ability to accept foreign races and new things, and they are not as conservative as those within the dynasty.

Walking on the street, Lorraine Hill can see a lot of oriental-style red bricks and blue tiles, pavilions and pavilions, and the shops on the street are also rich and novel.

You can see fine porcelain depicting knights and roses, knight plate armor printed with oriental black bird patterns, exotic short skirts with side openings, tassel pendants woven with fine threads of red and green, depicting angels The embroidery that came into the world, as well as the revision of the cooler skirt, are more suitable for the climate of the island in summer.

The new things along the way are dazzling. People here don’t think there is anything wrong with mixing and matching styles like this.

"Sister Loren, over there." Eidolon suddenly pulled the hem of Laloran Hill's clothes and pointed to the ice drink shop on the side of the street.

There are huge square ice mirrors in the store. The ice mirrors made of bronze are cold and air-conditioned. There are small signs on each of them, which say the desserts inside, such as 'Lychee Cream Water' and 'Kumquat Balls''. Sanctuary Ice Wine, Snow Bubble Bean Water, Blue Cream, Perilla Drink, Agarwood Perfume, Cuiyue Parfait, etc.

"Eyeling wants to eat cold drinks." Roland Hill walked over and looked at the customers who bought it curiously.

After many people choose what they need, the clerk will take a small bowl to open the ice mirror, then scoop out a small spoon, put it in the bowl, and some will add finely crushed ice cubes, rock sugar, etc.

If you look closely at the ice mirrors, you will know that these are alchemy creations, which can be cooled by magic. Of course, the name of the East may be different, and some will be called magic tools.

Although the principle is similar to the current freezer in the West Continent, the appearance and shape are very different. The East side still continues the shape of the ice mirror before, with a simple and calm feeling, and there are birds and birds in the corners. Pattern of clouds.

"How about something?"

"Just the lychee ointment water, I haven't eaten lychees for a long time." Ye Ling pointed to one of them.

"Then I still want 'Blue Cream', it always feels like a variation of some kind of ice cream." Roland Hill thought for a while and chose.

So the girl and Ye Ling stepped forward and ordered the ice drink they wanted.

"Okay, two wait a minute."

After a little while, the two clerks brought the two bowls, "A total of 20 copper horns."

"It's a bit expensive."

"That's right, it's not easy to transport things from the Pearl Islands, so it will be higher than the inland." The clerk explained it skillfully, and it seems that he has heard such complaints a lot.

"Okay." After paying the money, Loren Hill slowly tasted it.

The slightly sour blueberry mixed with the icy sweetness of the cream brings a refreshing and pleasant experience to the tongue. Although it is slightly different from the ice cream in the memory of the previous life, it is already surprising in this era.

"Wow, liar, there is no lychee." Ye Ling muttered unhappily from the side.

"Miss, in fact, there is no lychee in the lychee paste, but it does have the taste of lychee. This is a popular way to eat." The clerk on the side explained patiently.

Lychees are born in southern countries, and have a short shelf life, so it is difficult for most people to eat them, so they can only use this substitute to satisfy their cravings.

"I used to eat it every year." Ye Ling was still a little angry. Unlike ordinary people, this eldest lady can indeed eat fresh lychees every year.

"Okay, don't embarrass others." Roland Hill smiled to appease the little Longniang, who quickly calmed down.

In fact, Ye Ling wasn't angry at all, just a little disappointed. The lychee that was written on the brand was obviously not.

There will indeed be more serious customers, Roland Hill sighed, if she opened the store, she would probably think of changing the name, or simply calling it 'Iced Sour Plum Soup'?

After the two finished their cold drinks, they continued to stroll on the street. In addition to businessmen and tourists, they could occasionally see patrolling teams. They wore dark blue shirts with good material and straight knives on their waists. They looked good. .

Probably all have the level of Sequence 3, the captain may have Sequence 4, most of them are Ocean Sequence or Dragon Sequence, Roland Hill has a little perception analysis.

"You guy, how dare you lie to me!" A roar suddenly came from the street, and there was a sound of smashing things.

Hearing this sound, many people on the street turned their attention.

Several people in black and red robes were beating around a thief, and they chased in the middle, smashing a lot of roadside goods.

Soon the stall owners gathered around, and the passers-by on the side hurriedly avoided it.

"What's going on!?" Seeing this scene, the patrolling team pushed aside the crowd and stepped forward.

"Master Daowei, they are forced to buy and sell and beat people." The businessman who was beaten ran over as if he had found a savior.

In this seaport where there is intensive trade between things and things, it is easy to have some conflicts and discord, so there are often sea patrol knife guards in shirts to maintain law and order.

"You fart! It's obvious that you lied to us." The popular group became anxious and crowded again.

Come, want to hit that businessman, their bodies are overflowing with strong magic power, and their fists are like piercing gold and cracking stones.

"呲la—" With a hurried sound of drawing a knife, the eight sword guards raised the long, narrow and sharp knives in their hands and aimed them at the violent elements.

"Don't be impulsive! Senior brother, don't be impulsive."

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, a woman in the same style of clothing ran out of the group. She had a dark red bang on her forehead, which was different from the overall black hair. It was very conspicuous. .

After struggling for a while, the strong man was gradually pulled away by his companions, and then the woman in front kept apologizing to the sword guards.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble, we will compensate you at the price for the broken things on the road, no, it won't make it difficult for you..." She seemed to want to explain and calm down, and there was some panic and urgency in her words.

"And me, you don't need to worry about hurting people. If you are so wild, who will dare to do business in the Pearl Islands in the future."

The businessman who was beaten before ran out again, pointing to the blood on his face and the torn clothes on his body, crying loudly, making many people around him feel sympathy.

"Indeed, that's a bit too much."

"It's scary." Some little girls were a little scared when they saw the dark red blood stained with ashes.

"Tell me one by one." The knife guards separated the people on both sides and asked in a calm voice.

"Okay, let's talk first. We are members of the Tuo Lion Hall in Nanfengzhou..." The woman in black and red said.

Lorraine Hill, who was listening to the development from a distance before, slowed down after hearing the words 'Tuo Shi Tang', and then slowly walked over.

It turned out that a few days ago, the members of Tuo Shi Tang bought a large number of medicines for the treatment of trauma from this businessman, but they did not want to find out today that these medicines are actually inferior products, far from being as good as they said before.

"Why do you say it's a defective product, my medicine is genuine, and the effect was shown to you from time to time, didn't you agree?" The businessman immediately disagreed.

"Besides, I was originally planning to transport it to the dynasty to sell it. You blocked the market at the port. If you insisted that I sell it all to you, and forced the delivery on the same day, I lost a lot."

If it is shipped to the inland of the dynasty, the profit will indeed be higher, which is common sense known to many businessmen.

"You!" One of the people's face was flushed red, and his body was steaming with steam. Seeing this scene, the businessman hid behind the sea patrol knife guard again.

"Slow down." One of the sword guards came out from behind, looking coldly at the members of the Tuo Shi Tang who disrupted the order.

"This is not Nanfengzhou. You are wild here, and Tianhai Pavilion can't spare you."

In Xihai Prefecture, Bibo Tianhai Pavilion is the biggest force, even better than the dynasty officials, because this is the autonomous region of the dynasty, and there are not many troops stationed here. These sea patrol knife guards are also members of the organization of Your Excellency Tianhai, and naturally represent the authority of Tianhai Pavilion in this area.

"The businessman said that he only sold it to you when you blocked him and forced him to buy his goods, right?"

"Yeah, but he's selling fakes."

"Fakes? Do you mean those medicines are completely useless?"

"Useful, but not very useful, and not worth the price at all."

"Did you not inspect the goods at that time?"

"Inspected, but the ones that were inspected at the time were all very good, but the later ones were completely different from the previous ones."

"My goods are all good things. The chambers of commerce I worked with before have a good reputation. You are innocent!" The businessman jumped out again, and the blood on his face had been wiped off, and he looked much whiter.

"What is completely different from before. Isn't that what you saw at the time? Now you regret it, and then you say that mine is fake. Is there any business that does this?"

After that, the two sides quarreled for a while, and both sides said their own things, but neither of them would let go.

After a long time, the few sea patrol knife guards were obviously impatient and interrupted both sides.

"Since you inspected the goods at the time, you shouldn't regret hitting people afterwards. Besides, you are still suspected of forced buying, so this is not right."

"You guys, first pay the stall owner's stuff, then pay the businessman's treatment fee, and finally pay a fine. This is the end of the matter."

Hearing such a judgment, the people in Tuo Shitang immediately became angry, but under the cold and stern blade of several sword guards, they became calm again, stomped their feet unwillingly, and finally had to accept this reality.

After all, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. This is Xihaifu, which is far away from the endless sea. If you commit a crime, if you are wanted, you may not be able to go back to Nanfengzhou.

Several people became low, and later the woman comforted everyone and left slowly after paying the money from the stall owner and the merchant.

Lorraine Hill followed Eidolon and came to the hotel where they were staying.

The hotel has a Western style, with black exterior walls and vertical windows, through which you can see that people are drinking and dining in the lobby.

"What should I do? I've spent the money now, but I haven't bought anything. I'll be scolded by the helmsman when I go back."

"You still have the heart to worry about being scolded. What I'm thinking about is whether the injured branch master can be cured, and the next fight between the lion and the dragon will begin again."

"Many brothers in the hall have been injured, and there are few famous doctors in the south. The medicines have been consumed a lot over the years, and many of them have been cut off by the opposite side. They can't buy them at all, or they won't send me.

They took the boat to the field to purchase. "

"I hope that Brother Di, who went to Huaxuzhou, can buy enough medicine, otherwise many people will die in the battle of lions and dragons in the future."

"Huaxuzhou is famous all over the world. It is one of the 36 schools that majors in the Baihua lineage. I heard that the stoves for alchemy and medicine are lined up in the school, and the fragrance of medicine rises like a colorful cloud of smoke. , covering thousands of miles."

"There must be enough medicinal pills over there, but the price is not low. The quantity that Senior Brother Di can buy is probably limited."

"Ah..." After speaking, several people sighed again.

Thinking of the scolding they will face when they go back, and the fact that many of their fellow brothers and sisters may die due to lack of treatment, the more they think about it, the lower they feel, and even the popular ones punched themselves a few times.

"Excuse me, how many are the members of Nanfengzhou Tuo Lion Hall?" A soft voice sounded behind them.

"Who are you?" They turned around, and then saw a girl in a Western-style dress standing behind her, looking at her appearance, dreamy and peaceful, with a feeling of calming down unconsciously.

"I went to the dynasty before, and I was helped by an uncle. He is a member of Tuo Shi Tang. Now I'm back in the east, and I want to inquire about his whereabouts."

"Oh, who is it, can you name me?"

A few people were curious about who helped the eldest lady, but they didn't have any hope of finding that person. Tuo Shi Tang is a fairly large organization with more than 100,000 official members, and there are countless affiliated gangs around. And they are only members of a branch under the Tuo Shi Tang, and it is also the mission of the branch to come out this time.

"His name is Yu Baiqiu, and he should be around 50 years old now." Roland Hill recalled Yu Baiqiu's appearance and wanted to describe his characteristics.

"Excuse me, this lady, there are too many people who came from a small town and then came to Nanfengzhou." A man from Tuo Shitang shook his head.

"The original body of our Tuo Shi Tang is the Cao Gang in the rivers and lakes. Do you know what the Cao Gang is?"

"I know a little bit about the organization that helps escort the goods."

"That's right, but in fact, there will always be various people and things of the three religions and nine first-rates when traveling around, and people will inevitably encounter things that are bullied by local snakes in other places, so in order to protect ourselves and the goods, we people They had to unite, and then they formed a Cao Gang."

"We cooperated with many chambers of commerce to help them transport their goods, and we also needed a lot of protective power along the way. Later, we would collectively teach some practices and skills, and gradually formed a large faction, that is, Tuo Shi Tang. ."

"Many people who run water and transport will join us in order to protect themselves and obtain a stable livelihood, so there are people from all over the world in our Tuo Shi Tang, and there are many people. The conditions you are talking about now are to find such a person. People, I have no intention of looking for a needle in a haystack." He replied with a sigh.

"Okay, okay, why are you talking so much today? Is it because of this eldest lady that you are unsure?" The companion next to him came over to demolish the stage, and the two fought a few more times.

"Sorry, this eldest lady, we don't know the one you mentioned, and we don't have any spare time to help you find it now." The previous woman came over and explained to Roland Hill.

"Is that so..." Roland Hill was a little lost, thinking about it, in this day and age, it is really difficult to find someone who is not famous.

"Wait, Yu Baiqiu, General Yu? I seem to know him."

A young man as thin as a monkey raised his hand.

"you say."

"I have been to Fuyun Lake before, and there is a powerful branch master there, who seems to be called Yu Baiqiu."

"Fuyun Lake, wasn't that the battlefield of the previous battle between the Lion and the Dragon? I am afraid that the branch there has been destroyed. The last time was very tragic." Several others muttered.

Hearing this, Roland Hill finally couldn't help asking.

"What is the fight between lions and dragons?"

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