While most people's attention was focused on the Dreadnought, which had just sailed away from Askatra, no one noticed that a ghostly merchant ship had sailed away from Ascatra and headed north.

And the crew of this ship, who are also sailors of the John Chamber of Commerce, stuffed this not too big ship to the brim.

It wasn't until more than half an hour later that the sailors looked at each other in disbelief as if they had come back to their senses.

"Hank, Tony, Bailey, why are you here? aren't you escorting Miss Alyssa to Karinsan?"

As if he had remembered something, one of the captains took out a crumpled letter from his pocket, and said to the other captains in a trance:

"Miss said that she asked a mage to cast a group hypnotism and mirror spell on us, creating the illusion that we would go to sea with her, but considering that this trade was too dangerous for ordinary people, she asked us to return to the Northland early..."

"Miss Elisa... Wouldn't she be more dangerous without us..."

"There are several high-ranking legal officers from Hogg Blackclaw Security on board, and a group of adventurers have been hired overnight... It shouldn't be too extreme, Mademoiselle is just worried about our safety..."

The five old captains who had followed Old John for half their lives were instantly moved by this move.

It's just that one of the crew members suddenly asked suspiciously:

"It's just... We're all on this ship... How did the other four ships get driven away by Miss Elisa...?"

“......”

......

Sea of Swords, Dreadnought.

Xia Lanwei Luosi looked at Am, who was gradually turning into a black shadow on the edge of the sky, and was slightly stunned, and there was some loneliness between her eyebrows.

Levi opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say, and finally turned into a sigh:

"I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't have taken it upon myself to bring you south. ”

He could see that this 'hometown' of Amm might not be as beautiful as he imagined it to be for Xia Lanvilos.

"Hmm. ”

Xia Lanwei Luosi shook her head a little confusedly, pursed her lips and said:

"You don't have to feel the psychological burden at all, I'm just... It's just that I still haven't figured it out, in fact, sometimes, I don't know what kind of feelings I have for that land and that family, and I don't know if I was too selfish to make that choice back then. ”

Levi's expression became a little serious: "Can you talk about it? Sometimes, troubles can only be relieved when they are spoken, and I think I am still a good listener, and I am absolutely tight-lipped, so I should be... Satisfy my curiosity. ”

Xia Lanwei glanced at Levi, pulled a strand of sideburns that were blown by the sea breeze behind her ear, and chuckled:

"Actually... My past is a very cliché story.

"My relationship with my teacher is somewhat similar to that of Calvin and Logarrie, who is my teacher, but I have always seen him as my father.

"The only difference is that my teacher, Letress, came from a complex aristocratic family, the Roznar family in the city of Esputa in the east of Amm.

He came from a side branch of the Roznar family, a family of merchants who traded in timber, furniture and furs.

"In Am, a country that worships money very much, becoming a businessman is the future in the eyes of almost everyone, and whoever can earn more money will get more voice and respect.

"Teacher, he is a very smart person, he has shown wisdom far beyond his peers since he was a child, and it is also an easy thing for him to earn money.

"But his nature is more adventurous and inquisitive about the nature of things than making money, and in a chance 'supernatural' event, he meets a mage of the Masked Mage Society, and has since embarked on a path to explore the mysteries of the nature of the world.

"He... became a magician. ”

Speaking of this, Xia Lanwei Luosi showed a wry smile:

"If it is placed in other countries, this must be a fantasy beginning that is envied by countless people, and magic is undoubtedly a gift for an ordinary person.

"But for a native-born Am, it's... But it's a curse.

"Due to the historical origins of the Shane dynasty, as well as the plague that later caused by the wizarding school, almost all of the Ams were instinctively resistant and hostile to magic and even spellcasters.

But even so, the teacher still couldn't hold back his yearning for magic and the world.

However, in order not to cause panic and rejection in his family, he chose to hide his identity as a spellcaster.

"When I was adopted by him, he was in his nineties, and his public identity was his granddaughter.

"He once said to me that Am's current values of money supremacy are in some ways pathological and distorted, and sooner or later something will go wrong.

"With the development of trade, although Amm is getting richer, the gap between the rich and the poor is becoming more and more extreme, and everyone is looking to money, and with money, they can make money, use money to bribe nobles, and then gain power.

"Almost everything in the city-states is done to make money, and it would be considered foolish or wasteful to do something that is not profitable, and Am's social apparatus is made up of chambers of commerce, which are controlled by powerful merchant families with great wealth and private armies, and every aspect or means of every transaction is disguised by the chamber of commerce.

"He said... A kingdom should not be like this.

"Because desire loses its shackles and means lose their boundaries, it will only make Amm more and more ossified, and the vast majority of people will gradually lose hope.

And such a land will undoubtedly become an excellent breeding ground for some evil gods, devils, and even demons to spread their teachings.

"Those who have lost hope, those whose properties have been merged and gone bankrupt and live on the streets, those who have no money to seek treatment from a priest even when they are sick, are like desperate drowning people, whoever gives them a 'life-saving' straw, they will desperately grasp it, even if there is a devil behind that straw, even if it may bring more terrible disasters.

And the fact is also as he asserted, in those years, all kinds of evil god sacrifices, devil summoning, and demon contract cases in Ammu were endless.

"Ironically, most of the people who deal with these sudden and vicious events still rely on the teachers, the 'masked mages', a group of legal professionals who are hated and excluded by them.

"Because the priests of Woking are not good at fighting, and the paladins are not used to these 'evil' merchants.

"In one of these cases, the teacher was exposed to the devil's summoning ritual for the first time, and he thought it seemed like a good research opportunity.

In his opinion, these orderly, evil, and transactional devils really bear some resemblance to the 'creatures' of merchants, and perhaps delving into the devil's creatures will help him find Am's way to change.

And this kind of life has lasted for a long time.

"Until... His research was stumbled upon by a relative who had come to his home party.

"Teacher, he was reported, his status as a lawyer, his study of the Devil's Codex, everything was exposed.

"In the end, he was tied to the cross like a cultist....'purified'...

"He didn't resist, because many of the people who judged him were his 'relatives' and his 'juniors'.

"Maybe in his opinion, he did break the taboo?

"Or... At that time, he was already desperate.

"Who knows? ”

Charanvi laughed lightly and muttered, "He's a pedantic fool... Bai lived for such a long time. ”

Levi could only sigh at this.

Vaguely, it seems that he can also understand the despair and sadness of Old Master Letress being betrayed by his relatives and the fruits of his life being wasted.

At the same time, I feel unworthy for this venerable old man.

The joys and sorrows between people are not connected.

Now that it's exposed, why not leave?

Maybe they will go into exile in other countries, or even go to the city of water with Charanvilos, and after seeing the rapid development of their White City, they will realize that 'learning magic can't save the Ammen'.

Sometimes, when the reason does not make sense, it is necessary to convince people with reason.

Only when you are beaten down will others calm down and listen to your reasoning.

But he opened his mouth, and suddenly thought of another layer...

In Am's environment, I'm afraid Letress thinks more about implicating his own family after he leaves...

"So he arranged your trip in advance when he noticed it?" asked Levi.

"Yes, he said that with my learning pace, he couldn't teach me anything anymore, so he gave me a sum of money for the journey, a real estate deed for Drawing Water City, and a letter of introduction to Kelburn to continue my studies at the Drawing City School of Magic. ”

Xia Lanwei Luosi tilted her head slightly, and said with some bitterness: "As a result, halfway through, a violent portal suddenly appeared in front of Senas, and he calmly told me that the teacher suddenly broke the contract with him, and he was about to be banished back to the nine layers of hell, and he asked me if I would like to believe him and re-sign the devil's contract with him, he said... He didn't want to go back to hell, and asked me if I wanted revenge?"

"So you signed with him like that?" the corners of Levi's mouth twitched, and for a moment he didn't know whether to call her naïve or bold.

The devil's contract also dares to sign it casually, and the soul may still be counting money to the other party if the soul is sold.

"yes... So compared to the teacher, maybe my luck is really good, Senas is a very special devil. ”

Xia Lanwei seemed to fall into memory: "Later, I also asked him, why didn't he do anything about the devil's contract at that time? ”

She suddenly smiled and said: "He said that he has long passed the age when he only knows about cheating and abduction, and he also reprimands those short-sighted devils, and there are not many kind 'fools' like me and my teacher, whose soul strength is strong enough to sign a contract with him and can still live in peace, he also said... There are a lot of people he offended in Bato Hell... Once banished, it is likely that he will not be able to return. ”

Levi couldn't help laughing: "Old man Senas is quite interesting. ”

Is this a world version of 'there are too many liars, and there are obviously not enough fools, so do it and cherish it'?

"And then?" asked Levi.

Xia Lanwei Luosi shook her head:

"Nothing, later, when Senas and I realized that something was wrong and rushed back, the whole castle had been emptied and burned to the ground.

"There is no revenge plot in the biography either... Since the teacher chose to let go of everything on his deathbed, I don't seem to have any reason for revenge.

"Slaughter all the Teacher's people..."

"I'm sorry. Levi apologized.

"Hmm. ”

Xia Lanwei Luosi shook her head, exhaled heavily, and said with a smile:

"As you said, it does feel a little easier to say it.

"In the first few years of my journey to the city, I was often in a very conflicted mood, and even when I returned to Am, I still couldn't figure it out.

"So I don't know what kind of mentality I had in mind when I agreed to let you go to the South.

"But I was just leaving Amm when it dawned on me that there was nothing left for me to remember.

"If a few Roznar bastards suddenly appeared, I'm afraid that if I didn't hold back and kill them, wouldn't I be a little sorry for the entanglement and troubles of this century. ”

Li Wei agreed a little: "Indeed, that kind of extremely ignorant guys, even if they kill them, it is estimated that they can't understand why they died, such a rough way is not at all hateful, nor is it new." ”

He suddenly looked at the other party and said seriously: "So, work hard to earn money." ”

"Huh?" Xia Lanweiluosi's eyes widened slightly, as if she didn't understand what the connection was.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly had the idea that I wouldn't kill them, but also make the pigs of Roznar feel painful. ”

"What's the solution?" said Xia Lanweiluosi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Do you remember what we did in Jishui City?" Levi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled evilly.

"Ahh

"Well, the size of Amm and Jishui City is not at the same level, so the method is destined to be flexible, but fortunately, Amm is not monolithic, and the first thing we targeted was the Roznar family. ”

Li Wei spread his hands and said: "It will be easy to do it after having this clear goal, don't they believe that gold coins are omnipotent? Sometimes, gold coins are indeed omnipotent, especially in such a country that worships money extremely much."

"It's just that they may not know that when the torrent of countless gold coins gathers, it can also be a weapon that directly destroys a country.

"It's... It's the power of finance!

"Imagine, when that day comes, the industry they rely on for their livelihood will become a noose around their necks, and their former allies will become daggers from behind, and they can only watch their business empire collapse step by step, and the goddess of wealth will abandon them, and they can only cry out in despair:

"Ahh

Li Wei finished reading this line with exaggerated expressions, looked at Xia Lanwei Luosi and said:

"Doesn't that feel a lot of emotion?"

"Hmm!"

At that moment, Charan Viros's eyes lit up.

"Hey, wait... It's been more than 100 years now, right? Are those guys still alive back then?"

Levi suddenly remembered a very important question.

Charan Vilos was silent for a few seconds, and her face suddenly became a little cold.

"Of course alive... At least some... Still alive...

"So much of the legacy hasn't been spent yet... How could they be willing to die?"

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