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A majestic north-south mountain range separates the kingdom from the southern part of the kingdom, dividing not only the customs and customs of the two places, but also the hot air currents in the west and the rain clouds in the east. There is a distance of 500 kilometers between the town center of Wuxiang Bay and Xiange Bay, which is not far enough to be intimidating, and there has never been a traveler walking between the two towns in history, and it takes two days to sail each way, and it is necessary to go south around the strait, passing through the sea near the giant mouth of the altar.

Since ancient times, there have been five lanes in the bay, and the terrifying amount of rain is actually taking away the precipitation that should be in the fairy song bay. There is trade, but the people and the official contacts are very cold, mainly because on the one hand, there is little rainfall, and on the other hand, every summer because of the heavy rain, many people die, and jealousy makes people ugly.

Adventurers, you can save a lot of distance by taking your ship directly from the Altar Mouth. Although Raymond is not a professional navy, he is a good captain, and although Hathaway does not have to go to Saudi Arabia as a goodwill envoy, she has a responsibility on her shoulders.

At dawn the day after you passed out, Hathaway followed the adventurers to the island and boarded the ship. There's nothing she can do to stay with you, but she can still gag Captain Elander with her mission to the Sand Kingdom...... Before she resigned, she did her last thing for the guild.

Separated by a mountain,

The bay towns in both countries are bustling and buzzing, and vibrant.

When she saw the harbor of Sagee Bay from afar, Lucia waved her hand to the side of the ship, and then jumped down, laughing and laughing with her friend of the same race Doroji in the sandy country, jumping up on the blue and white sea, like two dolphins accompanying each other. There were plenty of seagulls, some of them meowing, skimming the surface of the sea, pecking at the vomit left behind by the adventurers. There are many large and small civilian fishing boats in the harbor, and they are not too far from two or three warships, so that it is impossible to see the scenery under the Viscount of Portz, and it is impossible to see six or seven tanned children with sticks and homemade fishing rods, rushing to the shore where your warship is scheduled to berth, shouting about the big boats, and ready to pestering the first to disembark for a small amount of money. The laborers on the wharf who carried sacks and wooden boxes were in groups of five or six, small in size, but with a lot of rent, and their respective foremen shouted. Scantily clad ladies and fierce men with scars on their faces stood still or wandered, as if they were waiting in the harbor for someone to get drunk or hired them, and these situations could not have been the high-handed five-lane bay ruled by Viscount Polz.

It's not to bring money, it's not to bring it. Luci Xia and her little sister had already swam ashore in advance and waved at the battleship, and the only two gold coins she had on her were still stolen...... Just a few minutes ashore.

Dorogi led his master, the Admiral of the Immortal Song Bay, to meet him in the harbor with his troops, and commanded the warship to anchor in what seemed to be a reserved mooring space, with no fishing boats around.

"Welcome to all of you in the Kingdom, and you have been waiting for a long time. I am Scorwood, the general of the garrison here, and behind me are several capable generals, and as for the merfolk Doroghi, you have already seen them. "The handsome burly man looked in his thirties, with a standard military temperament, and the handshake was firm and steady.

Raymond shook Scorwood's hand: "Long looking." My former commander seems to be ...... you"

"I fought with my father, haha! Skirmishes are always so pleasant. Scorwood laughed heartily. The scale of the war in these years was less than 1,000 people, and it was not even worth holding grudges.

In Saudi etiquette, women must speak later than their counterparts on any occasion, and they are not allowed to participate in "equal" things such as shaking hands. Hathaway bowed respectfully to the admiral, silently. Here, if the other party does not take the initiative to talk, it is disrespectful and rude for her to introduce herself.

Skowood looked Hathaway up and down, even by the standards of the Saudis, who was still quite beautiful.

"You're the orphan of the former" duke?"

"Yes, Lord Scorwood. ”

"Later, I will introduce you to the lord of the fairy song bay. Please get together and rest first, and then follow me on. ”

"Gladly. ”

"it! it! It's land, it's real soil, my hooves finally stepped on the ground and screamed!!" The first horse jumped directly from the side of the ship to the shore and cried with emotion; the second horse galloped all the way, knocked into several navy ships, fell to the ground with a pop, and kissed the ground frantically; the third horse shot down a low-flying seagull with vomit; the fourth horse showed the world how the horse was dizzy and walked.

Hathaway looked back and beckoned the adventurers to hurry down with their luggage, and Raymond commanded the soldiers to rest and prepare to leave immediately.

The most regrettable thing in this life may be that the three people who "hit the morning sky" don't seem to be seasick at all, and the captain said with a smile: "It's only a day and a night on the boat, as for it? This is the gap in physical fitness, look, we're completely fine." ”

"yes, that's great. Raymond grabbed the three men who were about to disembark from the ship, "Come with us!"

“...... Go out...... What?"

"Cleaning up the giant squid in the nearby sea area for Xiange Bay is all agreed in advance. Aren't you seasick?"

Still on the boat ??!! - the mournful cry faded away with the sound of towing.

The "Elk Stalker", who really didn't get seasick, pretended to retch a few times and followed Hathaway. Suddenly, Scorwood raised his hand and refused, "Dear Madam, I don't recommend subhumans entering town. I have also visited several towns in your country, and I think that the discrimination against sub-races here may be excessive. ”

Scorwood looked at Coco, who had dog ears and a dog tail.

Hathaway looked at the merfolk women who were sporadically wandering around the harbor and nodded silently.

So far, there have not been any subhumans other than merfolk in Xiange Bay, and even the merfolk are not many. Well, Coco can only stay at the docks, soaking up the stinging gaze around her while waiting for news. As for why only merfolk women are allowed in the city, it seems to have something to do with the age-old notion that they can bring good luck to the crew.

Coincidentally, all three adventurer teams are subhuman, with an elf in Morning Sky, Coco in Elk Stalker, and Wrathful Bravehoof. So, Hathaway and the four horses respectfully followed Scorwood and his party from the port through the business district, to a splendid exotic mansion that could be seen far away, and those who didn't know thought that the king lived here.

The seagull droppings on the ground in the port area, the messy broken vegetable leaves and wine bottle glass slag in the commercial area, even if you don't see any drunks on the side of the street along the way, it is estimated that it is related to the early morning. There are more beggars than in the bay of the five lanes, and there are more unorganized and scattered mercenaries. There were no carriages, but Hathaway didn't see half a carriage galloping down the wide, flat streets, but quite a few camels. Wrath and Courage was the first time he had seen a camel.

It's hot,

It was about nine o'clock, and the temperature was already very bitter. Hathaway secretly tugged at the back of her shirt and fanned the wind, even though she was a pure-blooded Saudi, she hadn't encountered such hot weather in many years. Not long after entering the summer, the high heat is comparable to the hottest season in Wuxiang Bay. The sea breeze blows on your hair and instantly solidifies into a thin layer of stickiness. There are still some seasick people and horses sticking out their tongues, they have long been accustomed to the pleasant climate of the fairy wilderness with spring all year round, how can they stand such heat, they have undressed and shirtless, and their bodies are sticky and sweaty.

...... Well?

Something doesn't seem right?

Hathaway looked back at the centaurs behind her, and then at Scorwood, who kept saying that the subhuman race was not welcome. Well?

Forget it, she intuitively felt that it was better not to dwell on these small problems at the moment, it was better not to know.

The grand palace and the vibrant and dirty town are like two worlds, the former has a waxed stone floor that can even reflect the underskirts of the maids, and flies will split when they fall to the ground.

The lord of Xiange Bay is full of style, the title is earl, and he is surrounded by sweet beautiful girls. He sat under three pairs of plantain fans, with a hearty fruit in front of him. With a round and fair belly, thick eyebrows, and drooping cheeks, he looks like he can be fat and a toad in his twenties.

The centaurs remained in the courtyard of the palace. Scorwood accompanied Hathaway to meet the Lord.

Hathaway saluted respectfully—the etiquette of the upper class of Saudi Arabia.

With a sigh, the lord turned a strawberry on the tip of his tongue and looked Hathaway up and down: "I heard that each territory in your country will set up three governing bodies, take the lord's money, accept the lord's appointment, serve the lord, but do the duty of containing the lord. I have never been able to believe that there is such an absurd national policy of "raising dogs that bite you" unless you listen to your envoys admit it. ”

"It is true. ”

“...... Why? It can't be that your country's top brass has broken brains. ”

Hathaway slowly raised her head and explained, "Many of the Kingdom's policies were actually proposed by one of His Majesty's henchmen, the head of the Eland Paladins. He has many noble ideas in his mind, but he is helpless that the soil of reality is unable to produce such a fantastic seed. It is said that when this policy was first implemented, the royal family financed all the civil servants to supervise the character and decrees of the local lords, and to rule the country under the rule of law, and to centralize power and govern the country. But then ......"

He laughed a few times, and the lord with a fat brain raised his cheeks and asked, "The money is not enough, right?" ”

Hathaway smiled and nodded.

So the kingdom has become what it is today, saying that the feudal society seems to be struggling again, saying that it is out of the slave society but the resources and power are still in the hands of the powerful, including human rights. Elander's intentions are good, but the world is not ready to become a utopia.

"Okay. Why did the Kingdom send you? You should know what I mean. The lord asked.

Hathaway bowed her head and replied, "Yes." ”

Why don't you send the lord of the altar giant mouth or the person in charge of the bay of the five lanes, but you prefer to send the cronies of the lord who is not close to the coast, and she is a woman.

"It has been more than ten years since my duke's family was angry with the gods and sacrificed to the heavens. More than a decade is enough to make some people change their minds and think that my bloodline has a certain level of use. Today...... I'm afraid that someone will contact me tomorrow at the latest, tell me what is not between the two countries, and give me "the pros and cons". I was sent for three reasons: to go back if I was a spy from Saudi Arabia, to prove myself if I wasn't a spy from Saudi Arabia, or to be a bridge. ”

The lord laughed.

"As a woman, you're a little smart. I've received the gift from little Kyle, and I know what you're here for. We don't have any trouble other than a giant squid in the nearby seas, but since the gift has been received, how can we ......" He motioned to the beautiful woman beside him to hand Hathaway two orders, "One catches fish, the other delivers, love or not." ”

Hathaway stared at the two commissions in her hand, and the corners of her mouth twitched. For the first time, she knew that she shouldn't talk too much, but she still had to ask: "...... is written on this order"

"The finless dolphin is a sacred creature, and you must not hurt it in the slightest, or you will all have to feed the fish. ”

"I know, but ......"

"The other is the love knife that I commissioned the most skilled blacksmith near the bay to order a while ago. You are responsible for taking it back, and if there is the slightest mistake, you will also feed the fish. ”

"I know, but ......" Hathaway asked after checking the shipping order, "are you sure ......?"

The lord was very displeased, and his thick eyebrows almost stood up. I saw him pat his proud belly and stand up: "What? do you think I don't know how to use a knife!" After that, he made a few gestures, although he was stupid and fat, but it seemed that he also had the level of a fourth- or fifth-level warrior, and the air knife swing action was acceptable.

Hathaway didn't want to say anything.

She understood.

The lord asked a famous blacksmith to order a sword, but because of his body shape, he only used a short sword, and the sword was about 39 centimeters long. Hathaway didn't want to die yet, so she wouldn't correct the noble and arrogant lord on the spot for missing the word "centi". It's useless to say, today's earth-shattering "39-meter" big knife has already been freshly baked, and it is waiting to be sent to get it.

"Yes, sir. ”

What else can Hathaway say?

So three hours later, Hathaway rode a camel against the sun and stood in front of the strange sword with "Sorrowful and Brave Hoof".

With a hilt of five meters long and a blade more than two meters wide, such a deformed behemoth was lifted early by the whole village in a festive atmosphere to four specially made flatbed trucks with three pairs of weight-bearing wheels, and the village celebrated. The old blacksmith looked to be about seventy years old, with his beard and a happy expression on his face that he would die tomorrow without regrets, and said to Hathaway and the centaurs: "I didn't expect that the old man was lucky enough to set a world record before he died, thank the gods, thank you lords." ”

yes, who would have thought.

Hathaway finally understood why only "Angry and Brave" could enter the city, as the four of them had been mistaken for cart-pulling cattle by Scorwood.

The centaurs also realized, but later than Hathaway, because when the four of them lined up in a row on the desert to pull the cart, they could not fight properly, but they encountered a giant scorpion, quicksand, and five robbers one after another.

Fortunately, a mysterious holy light suddenly flashed,

A, blinded the two-meter-and-a-half giant scorpion that launched an ambush from under the sand.

B, one of the centaurs was about to be completely trapped in the quicksand, and the quicksand stopped inexplicably, and he was pulled up by his companion again.

C, a robber suddenly rushed out of the horse's belly and launched a surprise attack, but the crossbow bolt was blocked by the holy light.

Otherwise, it will be miserable. They couldn't tell where the light came from.