Chapter 834

This is the ocean port of eboden.

The harbor connecting the gem River and the fog sea has always been the most important tax channel for eboden - a large number of warehouses, processing workshops, alchemical commodity shops and luxury vendors are all over it.

With the help of the ocean luxury trade, the commodities from the Yasur elf Kingdom under the eagle king, those exquisite satins, dyes, gemstones, carvings and weapons... Make this harbor become one of the few commodity distribution centers of the Empire.

Of course, it is also the most chaotic Distribution Center - as long as your pocket is filled with shiny metal discs, you may buy royal tribute that should have appeared in the sky palace from a beggar wearing a linen cloak in a street where sewage flows wantonly.

Although the heavenly palace soon realized these problems and used all kinds of ways to strictly picket the smuggling trade; However, the huge interest space makes people still keen to take risks and "crazy temptation" on the edge of the upper gallows, so that the situation has not improved, or even intensified.

Free eboden gives smugglers plenty of space to move, and the huge trade volume and huge interest network also make the search extremely difficult.

Brandon I, the sixth generation known as the "sage", Charlotte I, the tenth generation known as the "impatient like fire", and even Eckhart II, the twelfth generation, can only sigh in the face of rampant and blatant smuggling.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages; Commercial ports, docks, trade unions, shops, chambers of Commerce and mercenaries that thrive on ocean trade will also be severely affected by the ebb and flow of ocean trade.

Due to the "disappearance" of the ocean fleet, the prosperity originally brought by the "gem route" also withered. Large and small warehouses and shops were empty, leaving only empty markets; Traders and workers do not exist in one out of ten, which makes the "free parliament" have to face a large number of unemployed people in a mess.

In the dilapidated and muddy streets, two men in the same cloak met in this deserted "prosperous market".

Both sides noticed each other almost at the same time, with sharp eyes and staggered soldiers in the silent air.

"I thought you would have to wait two days to arrive, but you came so soon... It was much beyond my expectation." a long and vigorous voice sounded from the white bearded lips under the hood:

"My predictions are usually very accurate."

"When I received this from a businessman on the way, I speeded up a little." the one armed Knight with a broken sword handed a letter in his arms:

"It was an East Saxophone merchant who bought Bain's wine and was going to exchange Saxophone's local products for lottel's leather and wild honey - I guess people all over the Empire have seen this letter now."

"Yes, our bold Duke Byrne gave all of us a big surprise... Although for some people, there may be only surprise but no joy."

With a mocking tone, the old man slowly took off his hood on his head, revealing a high head, bright eyes with a convincing look: "as half of his guide into the wizard's way, old man is quite proud of him."

"For the chaos he brought to the Empire, it made everyone with faith sit uneasy;" the one armed Knight was also an undisguised sarcasm:

"Or for the Archbishop of innocent and the heresy court, who were nearly angry and angry by him?"

"These are only a part, a small part." the old man's loose, wrinkled face is filled with youthful vitality:

"Of course, a very important part."

The one armed Knight did not speak and allowed the old man to entertain himself.

After a few seconds, it seemed that the old man who had just slowed down from the acceleration of his heart brought by joy took a long sigh of relief, gently pressed his chest, bowed to the indifferent one armed Knight, and completely lowered his high head:

"In the name of consul eboden and the first elder of the nine pointed star wizard tower, old crona solemnly welcomes you to accept our invitation. Your Excellency the knight of the oath is visiting here!"

In the face of a humble and even respectful old man, the one armed oath knight was not touched. There was only a pair of bright eyes on his still cold face.

However, the old man still didn't think much of it and smiled warmly: "the wizard tower was very encouraged and glad to know that you came. Of course, for some well-known reasons, we can't prepare a grand welcome ceremony and banquet for your arrival. Hope Haihan.

But... It's really hard not to recall the good days of the past when the "sword of oath" that used to save mankind and punish evil reappeared. "

"Is it a good day to be regarded as an evil cult and hunt around?" the oath Knight interrupted him again: "I remember the sharp decline in the number of 'oath swords', and the great achievements of your wizard tower?"

Corona smiled lightly and didn't care.

He folded his withered hands in front of him and straightened his chest - no longer an easy-going or humble old man, but the elder of the nine pointed star wizard tower and the consul of eboden.

The world's leading wizard.

After a moment of silence, the oath Knight said faintly, "how did you find me?"

"Of course, like everyone else." corona smiled in amazement at first. Unexpectedly, this was the first question of the oath Knight: "as the escort of the former Lord Francis, you are a double wanted prisoner of the church and eboden. Anyone can find a wanted warrant with your portrait anywhere."

In addition, as Eboden's Consul, I certainly have my own intelligence network and the eyeliner of various chambers of Commerce, and you can't be silent without leaving a trace at any time. As the first patriarch of the wizard tower, the leader of the whole empire wizard is also obliged to give me the latest unusual information.

Between the words, there was a trace of pride in the old man's voice.

The silent oath Knight waited until he finished, then said again expressionless, "how did you find me?"

"I told you, my prediction is always very accurate." corona smiled and said slowly:

"And there are few mistakes."

The answer seemed to be more "persuasive" than the pile of content just now, and the oath Knight did not continue to ask.

"That's all for chatting. Let's get down to business." gently moving over the topic just now, the old man only kept his smile on his face, pointing to the ruined port market behind him:

"Standing here, I know everything more clearly than before - the accident of the ocean fleet not only lost important financial resources for eboden and the Empire, and displaced thousands of people, but also cut off our last line of contact with the Yasur elves, and we can no longer have any possibility to communicate with them."

"In this way, the Yunling kingdom of the southern dwarves completely severed its relationship with the Empire due to Byrne's actions and civil war disputes; the proud eagle king of the Western Azores will no longer have too much relationship with us; the turbulent Empire has completely become an island."

"The Empire has always been an island. It has been and will be."

Shaking his head, the oath Knight seemed to be very indifferent to corona's pessimistic attitude:

"When the elves of the ancient wood forest invaded lottel, did the eagle king in the distance have any compassion? When the Centaur trampled on the green sea, it was themselves who saved the Boyi herdsmen; not to mention Byrne, who was once a dwarf colony, and the Arles who are still fighting with the trolls today."

"The only people who can save the Empire are the humble and devout believers of the Holy Cross and... The self-help of his impious believers."

Looking at the difficult expression when the oath Knight said the second half of the sentence, corona flashed an imperceptible smile from the corners of his eyes.

"Maybe, but at any time, the more friends, the better, even those who are ambiguous and even two faced." the old man smiled cunningly and whispered:

"In any case, we must restore the smoothness of the gem route as soon as possible and open the channel to the Azores elf kingdom; since we can't do it, we must at least find out what caused the total destruction of the ocean fleet and never return."

The plain words made the oath Knight show a dignified expression: "do you think... Is an evil god?"

"Oath knight, have you ever hunted wild animals or mutant monsters?" corona still didn't answer directly, but the conversation changed:

"When I was young... Ah, it was the ninth generation. I used to hunt ogres in the ancient wood forest of lottel with my mentor to obtain its leather, bone and brain marrow... All important alchemy materials."

The oath Knight looked cold and was impatient with the old man's way of "telling stories and reasoning".

"Interestingly, the blood, eyes and hearing organs of Ogres... Are not important, so we thin wizards hunt them in a more 'special' way."

Corona stepped forward with a trance of memories in her expression:

"First, use kindling agent and explosion to make noise and attract their attention;"

"Then, lead it into the trap already prepared; after it falls into the trap, blind its eyes and ears with a crossbow;"

"On the earth wall of the deep pit climbing out of the trap, there are traps made of sharp stones and iron hooks, large and small. Tear its flesh and blood;"

"The crossbow that shot through its eyes and ears had already been coated with special alchemy, so that its plasma could not solidify and flow;"

"Finally... In the face of an ogre who has no strength to resist, can't find the enemy, and is so weak that he can't even call for help, he is finally weak that even some of our weak wizards can win."

The oath Knight's pupils coagulated slightly.

"If we allow our eyes to be blinded, if we hide on our island and watch the enemy massacre our allies, or turn them into our enemies; if we try our best to survive, and then become the last to survive..."

Corona sighed, "what shall we do when the enemy comes towards us?"

The silent oath Knight never responded.

But corona knew that he had persuaded him.

No... it should be said that he would not refuse from the beginning, but the concept is different with the same purpose and means.

I hope this temporary story can make him a little more alert and focus on the longer term rather than looking for an enemy that may not be found at all?

"When will your ship leave?"

Step forward, the oath Knight asked in a deep voice.

Corona smiled lightly and waved elegantly. "No, the ship is not for you, but for the sky vault palace, more precisely, for the eyes of your majesty,"

"Although the wizard tower has been kept as secret as possible and has been foolproof, I guess... There should be at least two hands of night watchmen, spies, or even real night watchmen on that ship; we don't need to spend too much effort to investigate the scene. They are the real professionals."

"As for you... I have arranged another boat for you - small but stable. If there are sunshine and stars, it can even cross the sea of fog and go to the kingdom of elves."

The knight of the oath stared at him, frowning more and more.

"What on earth do you want to say?" the oath Knight looked impatient. "Do you think the accident of the ocean fleet is the masterpiece of those sharp ears?"

"I'm a wizard. I won't draw a conclusion easily without evidence." the calm corona shook his head, but gently raised his index finger:

"Yes, I have no evidence to prove that the elves did all this; but... I have no evidence to prove that it has nothing to do with them."

"And I really hope it has nothing to do with them."

"Speaking of the Azores on the other side of the sea, our empire always seems to misunderstand them - either exaggerated or belittled." corona walked in slowly, and his calm and soft words were full of power:

"Most of the eboden people describe it as a rich country full of gold. The elves there live in a gentle town that will never be disturbed, never have to fight or kill; we foreign 'barbarians' are blocked out by a barrier composed of thick fog and can't get close to it;"

"A friend who once visited a remote island in an elf Kingdom, Halin van achamay, told me that the nobles there love art and enjoy life; compared with their swordsmanship of dancing in the rain and whispering in the wind, our proud knights are like animals hybridized by stupid horses and donkeys;"

"As for the colleagues of the wizard tower, they all agree that... The mastery level of the Azores for magic and the power of emptiness has already surpassed us, even..."

"Go after the mighty dragon Kingdom, Ned Hogg!"