Chapter 159: Tianqing Sword (Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket!)

The cold evening wind blew across the sea, bringing the unique desolation of autumn.

Tianqingdao, located at the end of the route in the inner sea area, close to the magnetic mine sea area, has attracted a large number of sea adventurers to stay here due to its unique geographical location.

As time went by, over hundreds of years, this place gradually developed its own system and rules.

Tianqingdao, port area.

An ordinary three-masted sailing ship gradually approached the shore.

Ryan walked down the gangway with disguised Furenyi and Cecilia.

This ordinary three-masted ship was what Ryan asked Ariel for before leaving the island. After all, driving the [Black Rose] into the port to dock was too ostentatious and easy to cause unnecessary trouble.

At the moment when the strength is not strong enough, it is better to keep a low profile.

As for the [Black Rose], it has been put away by Ryan.

Looking at the bustling port with people coming and going, Ryan showed a look of surprise on his face:

"So many people?"

Unlike the islands in the outer sea area, Tianqingdao is an island deep in the inner sea area. Logically speaking, the number of ships arriving here should not be too many.

"It should be the influence of the Tianqing Sword Competition. Among the pirates and sea adventurers, the proportion of professionals who practice one-handed swordsmanship is quite large. Tianqing Fruit is second. These people are most likely here for the "Sacred Artifact Inheritance."

Freni held Xiao Zi and whispered beside her.

At present, Xiao Zi has completely changed. The scales on his body and the wings behind him have disappeared. He looks chubby and very cute.

Of course, this is just a trick.

In fact, Xiao Zi's appearance is still the same. In fact, because of three days of eating and sleeping well, his body has expanded a circle, and the scales on his body have become hard and thick.

This is a special secret technique called "spiritual camouflage", which was summarized by Freni during this period of time by studying the principle of "overturning mask".

With her own second-level strength, plus the blessing of magic, even if it is an ordinary fourth-level, it is difficult to see through the disguise without serious spiritual search.

When Ryan learned about this, his jaw almost dropped.

As both of them are at the second level, Freni can research secrets by herself, while he, ahem...

It can only be said that in the world of professionals, the crude melee fighters are at the bottom of the contempt chain, and there is a reason for that.

"That's true, but the attraction is too great..."

Ryan looked forward, and there were at least dozens of professionals in the crowd, and the weakest among them would not be lower than the second level.

The third level is the mainstream, and there should be fourth level, but they use special methods to suppress their spiritual fluctuations, so Ryan can hardly see it-although his spirituality has reached the fourth level, his status has not reached it, so in terms of spiritual exploration, he is far inferior to the real fourth-level professionals.

On the outlying island, the fourth level is the absolute ruler, but when it comes to Tianqingdao, it seems that the fourth level is no longer so unattainable.

"Let's go, let's find a place to settle down first."

Freni said softly.

Ryan nodded. It's the most important thing for a newcomer to settle down.

Unlike the outlying islands, the mixed crowds of Tianqingdao are more suitable for the three of them to hide in.

After walking a few steps forward, Ryan was attracted by the large wooden sign inserted beside the road.

The wooden sign itself is nothing special, the important thing is the bounty notice posted on it.

Seeing this, Ryan became interested.

Speaking of which, every professional pirate carries a bounty, and the amount of the bounty also reflects the strength and power of the pirates from the side.

The Tianqing Kendo Competition is coming soon, and the information on this wanted board can be used as a reference.

Ryan's eyes fell on the top of the bounty notice, which was much larger and more conspicuous than other notices.

"Reward notice."

"Name: 'Sword Traitor' - Durland."

"Introduction: A traitor of the Tianqing Sword Dojo, who once obtained the title 'Tianqing Chief', and his usual weapon is a one-handed sword. A few years ago, he stole the secret swordsmanship of the Tianqing Sword Dojo and fled, and killed two fellow disciples. When he defected, his strength was 'Senior Fourth Level', and his current strength is unknown. His methods are extremely cruel and brutal. The reward is 100w pounds (which can be converted into an equivalent high-level wonder), and he will get a chance to be personally instructed by the leader of the Tianqing Sword Dojo."

"Reward party: Tianqing Sword Dojo (provides guidance opportunities), Alliance of Nations (provides rewards)."

Under the reward information, there is a vividly painted human face.

On the screen, a young man with light golden short hair laughed wildly and wantonly, and his eyes revealed a kind of indifference and coldness that regarded life as nothing.

On the wanted panel that was all black, white and red, the only colored wanted poster was so vivid and conspicuous that anyone passing by would not miss it.

"What a high reward!"

Ryan was a little surprised.

A million-dollar reward, especially one that could be converted into an equivalent high-level wonder, was enough to drive pirates and sea adventurers crazy. Once they met "Rebel Swordsman Durrand", they would try every means to attack.

As for the opportunity to be instructed by the leader of the Tianqing Sword Dojo, Ryan could not judge its value because he did not know the leader's strength, but being able to be ranked with the former was enough to show its weight.

However, from the fact that this reward could still be hung here, it could be seen that for many years, no one had been able to complete the wanted list of "Rebel Swordsman Durrand" by the Alliance of Nations and the Tianqing Sword Dojo.

Behind the high bounty was a high platform piled with countless blood.

Ryan withdrew his gaze and looked at the other bounties below.

It is impossible to say that he is not moved by the reward, but Ryan has a calm judgment.

Regardless of whether his current strength makes it possible to arrest "Sword Rebel Duerland", he himself is also a wanted person.

The Alliance of Nations is an organization composed of all the countries in the mainland. It aims to maintain peace and stability among the countries and fight against the powerful empire in the north of the mainland. The four strongest countries are the "Four Committee Countries". The Kingdom of Augustus was one of the four major committee states.

Ryan himself is a wanted criminal in the Kingdom of Augustus. He went to the Alliance of Nations office to receive his bonus. Was he planning to surrender?

One thing is very interesting. The introduction on the wanted list only explains the reason why the Azure Sword Gym wants "Sword Rebel Duerland", but it does not explain the reasons for the sky-high bounties offered by many alliances.

To be able to cause the alliance of various countries to "bleed so much" means that "Sword Rebel Duerland" must have done something that seriously harmed the interests of various countries, but the wanted list did not explain it, or in other words, did not dare to explain it.

The various reasons are intriguing.

Under "Rebel Durrand" are the bounties offered by various great pirates.

Those who can be called great pirates are all powerful pirates who have reached the fourth level of strength and have committed numerous crimes.

Ryan scanned it briefly.

It was found that the bounties for these big pirates were generally between 30 and 40 thousand. Although it was also very high, it was far inferior to the "Sword Rebel Duerland".

In fact, after the gold pound reaches a certain order of magnitude, it no longer means much to professionals who do not develop their own power. Only various resources that can improve their strength are hard currencies.

For example, a million-pound bounty is just like that. The key is that it can be converted into a high-end rare treasure that has no market price. This attracts countless bounty hunters to flock to it.

After reading the information on the wanted board, Ryan withdrew his gaze and was about to call Freni and Cecilia to leave together. Suddenly, he turned his head as if feeling something and looked at a man not far away who was also watching. Wanted young man on board.

He is about 1.85 meters tall, has an ordinary face, and is neither fat nor thin. He has long black hair tied into a ponytail behind his head. He wears a slim-fitting black-soled gold-plated suit. He has a sword on his left waist and a sword at the end of the hilt. A bunch of red sword spikes.

Black hair, that's a pretty rare hair color.

The breeze blew, causing the sword spike to sway slightly. The black-haired man noticed Ryan's gaze, turned his head, and his eyes met. A trace of surprise appeared in his eyes, and then he smiled faintly, nodded to Ryan, and opened and closed his lips.

Although there was no sound, Ryan still understood his words: "You are strong, we will meet again..."

Then, under Ryan's gaze, the black-haired man turned and left without any sloppiness in the whole process.

Freni, who was standing next to Ryan, noticed something strange and said softly: "Is this?"

Ryan frowned and shook his head: "It's okay, I met a very strong swordsman."

This black-haired man's strength is at least level four, and he is a very powerful swordsman.

If his appearance, features and spirit were not too different from the "Sword Rebel Duerland" on the wanted board, Ryan would have thought that this person was the "Sword Rebel Duerland".

The appearance can be changed through strange objects, but a person's eyes and temperament are difficult to change.

The black-haired swordsman's eyes were very calm, completely different from the indifferent and cold look in the wanted portrait.

A powerful swordsman attracted by the Azure Kendo Tournament?

Ryan thought so.

"Let's go, let's find a suitable hotel first."

Ryan suppressed his thoughts, took steps, and headed into the distance.

Freni frowned slightly. She felt an inexplicable danger from the black-haired man, which was the warning brought by the witch's sixth sense.

But there is no conflict between the two parties at the moment, so there is no need to worry too much.

So, she raised her legs to follow Ryan.

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Unlike the outlying islands, there is no country on Tianqing Island. Instead, there are club-like organizations named "Tianqing Alliance".

The Azure Kendo Hall is the undoubted big brother of the Azure Alliance.

In the course of hundreds of years of evolution, chambers of commerce continued to settle here, and gradually, a huge city named "Azure City" appeared on the island.

The structure of Azure City is similar to that of a normal town, divided into the central area, the inner ring area, and the outer ring area.

As the leader of the alliance, the Azure Kendo Hall is located in the central area. As for the inner ring area, there are clubs of various sizes, while the outer ring area is mostly populated by ordinary people.

Even Tianqingdao, which has many professionals, still needs a large number of ordinary people to maintain the operation of the city.

Ryan, Freni and Cecilia stayed at the 'Moon Bay Hotel', which was a large hotel located at the junction of the Inner Ring District and the Outer Ring District.

The unique location ensured the security here, and the various conditions of the hotel were also quite good, so the three of them chose this place.

After choosing a place to stay, Ryan and Freni had a brief discussion, and the three of them decided to split up and collect intelligence. Before leaving, Ryan gave the "sound-transmitting conch" he got from the Phantom Beast Witch Meloye. There is one for each of the two women, so that they can make emergency contact easily.

When arriving in a new place, understanding the rules is the most important thing.

Only in this way can we take advantage of the situation and get twice the result with half the effort.

Although the core of the pirate profession is "confrontation of rules", when the rules are beneficial to oneself, it is not impossible to use them.

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Lian walked on the noisy street, and the professionals everywhere were either wearing weapons or carrying weapons on their backs, giving people a feeling of enthusiasm.

After wandering on the street for a while, Ryan stopped in front of a tavern called "Old Black".

After a brief thought, he stepped into the "Old Black Tavern".

He was ignorant at the beginning and was cheated by the Black Agate Chamber of Commerce. He still remembers it in his heart - he could get more information at a lower cost by going to the tavern, but he stupidly went to the Chamber of Commerce to buy information first.

After a failure, Ryan chose to go directly to the tavern to inquire about the information.

When he opened the door curtain, he was greeted by the hot breath and the unique rich aroma of malt beer.

Ryan's arrival did not attract the attention of others.

He found a slightly remote bar counter and sat down, saying to the waiter, "Give me some of your special food and drinks."

The waiter nodded upon hearing the voice, and soon brought a large steak covered with honey and a glass of malt beer full of yellow and white foam.

Ryan simply cut a small piece of steak and put it in his mouth to chew. It must be said that the taste is really good, but it's a pity that the raw material of the steak is just ordinary animals. For him who is used to eating monster meat, it has no edible value.

On the contrary, the malt beer is a bit interesting.

Ryan drank the beer lightly while listening quietly to the sounds around him.

"Have you heard? Today, a very powerful female swordsman came to the No. 3 sword stage. The original stage owner was defeated by her before even lasting three moves. Her strength is so terrifying..."

"I've heard about it. In addition, this female swordsman has a great figure. Although she is wearing a mask, she must be a big beauty, hehe..."

"According to this situation, others can only challenge other sword stages. After all, only the stage owner can participate in the final three days later."

This is a conversation between a table of drunken pirates.

Ryan's eyes moved slightly, and he extracted a lot of information from it.

The sword stage should be a form of selection for the Tianqing Kendo Competition. At present, only the stage owner, that is, the master of the sword stage, is eligible to participate in the final Kendo finals. I don't know how many sword stages there are.

Just as Ryan was thinking, suddenly, the lights in the tavern dimmed.

Such a sudden change happened, but none of the people in the tavern showed panic, but they all became excited.

"Oh oh oh!"

"Here it comes, I've been waiting for several days, and finally I've waited!"

"It's not easy."

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

The shouts one after another sounded, making Ryan a little suspicious.

Just now he was still wondering how so many professionals gathered in a tavern in the outer ring area. Now it seems that it is not an accident, but this "Old Black Tavern" has its own special projects that attract these professionals.

At this time, a gentle male voice appeared in Ryan's ears.

"This is the "Spirit Shadow Performance Troupe" invited by the "Old Black Tavern" at a high price. It can present the famous scene of the leader of the Tianqing Sword Dojo at that time to the greatest extent - [Tianqing Sword]."

Ryan turned his head suddenly and looked in the direction where the sound came from. He saw a black-haired man wearing a black-bottomed gold-ironed suit sitting in the corner, raising his glass to Ryan.

Is it him?

Coincidence? Or...

Ryan frowned, but did not speak.

"Pah..."

At this moment, the lights suddenly came on in the dim tavern.

A man in a black tuxedo appeared under the light, his ten fingers kept tapping in the air, and the spiritual light gradually wove into a beautiful picture scroll with his movements.

The spirit shadow performance officially began.

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(Seeking monthly tickets at the beginning of the month~)