Nangong Yu hid his figure, and his gaze swept over the surrounding crowd. Around him, except for Ma Ke, everyone else looked like ordinary people, and there was nothing special about them. His eyes slowly focused on the dock, and there were almost all guards around the dock, judging from their clothes, they were all red armor and spears in their hands, and they seemed to be the nobles' own soldiers.

At this time, Nangong Yu noticed that on the transport ship, the armor of several people seemed to be different, although it was also red, but the shoulder armor looked thicker, showing a semicircle buckled on the shoulder, and a giant sword was inserted at the waist, the sword body was not long, but the blade was very wide.

Although they looked majestic, they were still ordinary people, perhaps stronger than ordinary people, and they did not perceive fluctuations in internal forces.

"It's not them. Nangong Yu said silently in his heart.

After searching around, he didn't find the target person, there was a potential threat, and Nangong Yu had to let go of his plan to directly snatch the Southern Cross.

The next moment, Nangong Yu had already pulled Marco out of the dock and came to the streets of Venice.

Marco asked suspiciously, "Nangong, what's wrong?"

Nangong Yu's brows twisted together, and he looked back at the direction of the dock, although he didn't feel the cold aura again, but he had no doubt about his feelings, the owner of that breath might be a threat to himself, that kind of breath, cold, condensed, if it was not cultivated, it was absolutely impossible.

Thinking of this, it was not too early to see that it was dark, Nangong Yu said: "Marco, let's go back first, there are some things I want to ask you." ”

Mark said, "What is it?"

Nangong Yu said: "What is this world like?"

Marco looked at Nangong Yu strangely and said, "That's what it looks like, what else can it be?"

Nangong Yu said: "I mean, is there anyone like me?" Nangong Yu thought for a long time, and originally wanted to ask if there was anyone in this world who knew martial arts, but he couldn't describe it in the language here, so he could only say it vaguely.

Marco listened and said, "Is it like you, or can you fight like you?"

Nangong Yu suddenly said: "Yes, yes, you can fight like me." ”

Marco said, "There are a lot of fights, but you're weirder." ”

Nangong Yu faintly felt that Marco had understood what he meant, and then asked, "Where is the weirdness?"

Marco said, "How to say, they are like oxen, they can hit one hit, and you are like an eagle, fast, and you have the feeling of killing with one blow." ”

Nangong Yu was completely depressed, what kind of metaphor is this, it seems that he still can't understand his doubts at all, so he can only find the answer by himself.

He simply changed the subject and said, "By the way, you tell me about the situation in this world." ”

Marco said, "You should really go out and walk more, don't always hide in the village, you listen to me tell you slowly......"

The two talked as they walked, and soon returned to the village by boat, and Nangong Yu finally understood the situation in this world.

Unlike the Ming Dynasty, there are many countries distributed here, and the country where it is located, with Venice as the center, is collectively known as the "most noble Venetian Republic", controls the coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea, and controls a large number of trade routes, so it is quite wealthy. In addition, there are mainly other countries such as Portugal, Spain, England, France, the Netherlands, and the Ottoman Empire, as well as the smaller Kingdom of Milan, the Papal States, the Republic of Genoa, etc., which surround the entire Mediterranean, and these so-called countries in Nangong Yu's understanding are like a group of heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, occupying a few small cities and establishing themselves as kings.

Nangong Yu knew from his conversation with Marco that these countries along the entire Mediterranean coast have experienced hundreds of years of war, and they have not stopped until now. Nowadays, because Venice has almost monopolized the trade routes of the entire Mediterranean, many voyagers have taken ships to open up trade routes further into the world, and it is rumored that some voyagers have arrived in the East, brought back many famous products there, discovered a lot of unexplored land, and thus obtained great wealth, and various countries have also taken active actions to build ships to sail in search of more wealth.

There are also martial arts in this world, but compared to the situation in the previous life, the situation of martial arts in this world can be described as miserable, almost all the martial artists practice the outer door exercises, and for Nangong Yu, these so-called outer door exercises are like children fighting on the street.

This is everything Marco can know, true qi, internal strength, martial arts, these things are almost non-existent on this continent, but what makes Nangong Yu strange is that on the dock, what is the matter with that cold breath, is it just an illusion, or is there a real hidden in the shadows, unknown masters?

Back home, Nangong Yu quietly came to the room, and saw that his father was still asleep, and there were wine bottles from last night scattered next to the bed.

When Nangong Yu was cooking in the yard, an old voice came from outside: "Luca, are you cooking?"

At this time, the sun on the horizon was already red, and it was about to fall below the horizon, Nangong Yu raised his head curiously when he heard this, only to see an old man who looked like he was in his sixties, with a slender figure and a gray beard, but he was in good spirits, his clothes were clean and tidy, and his hair was meticulously combed.

This person Nangong Yu knows, he is the head of this village, and everyone calls him Randy.

The village chief is a good man, no one can offend, the people in the village respect him very much, in the early years, when Nangong Yu's family was in the most difficult time, he sent food over.

Nangong Yu said, "Hello, Grandpa Randy. Seeing Randy enter the door, Nangong Yu put down the work in his hand, came to him, and saluted slightly. Those who are good to themselves, Nangong Yu will remember them in his heart.

Randy looked at Nangong Yu, touched his head, and said, "I've grown a little taller, and I'm wondering, why are you different from others? ”

Nangong Yu smiled and said, "Grandpa Randy, you've been saying this for a long time, and I don't know why it's different from others." What are you doing here today?"

Hearing this, Randy looked at the dilapidated house of Nangong Yu's family and said, "Is your father still sleeping?"

Nangong Yu nodded and said, "Yes, Dad is still sleeping." ”

Randy said, "I'm here, and there is indeed one thing. Your father is an alcoholic every day, and this family is supported by you alone, and it has worked hard for you. ”

Nangong Yu smiled and said: "Where is there any hardship, taking care of my father is what I should do." ”

In his previous life, Nangong Yu lost his parents since he was a child, and after he was brought into the palace, his daily life was training. In his memory, family affection is an unattainable thing. And in this life, although his father is an alcoholic, it does not affect him at all, Nangong Yu is in his body, thirsting for family affection.

Randy said: "What a good boy, that's right, Duke Gallo is suddenly conscripted this year, and he will come to our village in two days, let me ask you if you are willing to become a soldier, in that case, you don't have to go out to sea to fish every day, and earn a meager income." If you are a soldier, not only will you eat and live in the Duke of Gallo's barracks, but you will also be paid a gold coin every month. If you can make meritorious contributions, the military salary will be even more. ”

Speaking of Duke Gallo, Nangong Yu's heart moved, the Southern Cross he saw today was obtained by Duke Gallo, maybe he approached Duke Gallo in the name of being a soldier, maybe he could find out what the Southern Cross meant to him, but what about his father?

At this moment, there was movement in the house, and Nangong Yu's father, Alex, walked out of the house with sleepy eyes and said, "Conscription?"

Nangong Yu hurriedly went over to help his father, asked him to sit down next to the dinner table, and said, "Dad, you wait a while, the meal will be ready soon." ”

Alex didn't seem to hear Nangong Yu's words, but looked at Randy and said, "You just said, conscription?"

Randy actually doesn't like Alex very much, only Alex in the village drinks and doesn't work every day, relying on his son to support, if he doesn't have a son, he might starve to death, if it weren't for finding a way for Nangong Yu, he wouldn't want to come here.

Randy said, "Yes, Duke Gallo is recruiting, I'll ask if Luca is willing to go." "Luca, that's Nangong Yu's name here.

Alex seemed a little excited, his body trembled slightly, and after a while, he lowered his head again, staring blankly at the tattered tabletop.

Seeing that Alex didn't speak, Randy glanced at him, turned his head to Nangong Yu and said, "Kid, they will come in two days, and I will inform you when the time comes, you go with me." Don't be as decadent as your dad in the future, okay, I'll go first, and I'll pick you up in two days. ”

With that, Randy walked out of the yard quickly.

"Dad. Nangong Yu shouted.

"Uh.." Alex seemed to be still immersed in the psychedelic of alcohol, and didn't seem to hear Nangong Yu's words.

Nangong Yu actually wanted to go, because he wanted to find out the Southern Cross, but the only thing he couldn't worry about was his father, seeing that his father was still like this, he had to press back what he wanted to say, and continued to cook with his head down.

As night fell, after dinner, Alex was much more sober, he wiped his mouth, but today he did not go out for a drink as usual.

Nangong Yu quietly cleaned up the dishes, Alex stopped Nangong Yu, and said gently: "Child, don't clean up yet, you come over first." ”

Since Nangong Yu remembered, his father had never called himself so affectionately, and he hurriedly came to his father's side.

Alex looked at the child in front of him, his dim eyes seemed to brighten a little, and he said, "Child, do you want to be a soldier?"

Nangong Yu looked at his father and nodded heavily.

Alex said: "Being a soldier, you may be in danger of your life, you may suffer a lot, you may suffer a lot, you may have to endure a lot of hardships, have you really thought about it?"

Nangong Yu secretly thought in his heart, he came over like this in his previous life, would he still be afraid of this? And his original intention was not to really be a soldier, but to investigate the matter of the Southern Cross, but he couldn't tell his father, and he was helpless, so he could only tell a white lie: "Dad, I thought about it, being a soldier can have more money, and being a human being is always going out to see." ”

Alex nodded, his eyes seemed a little moist, and he said, "Good boy, good boy." As if he didn't want Nangong Yu to see some red eyes, he looked at the sea and continued: "Child, if you have the opportunity to go to sea in the future, promise Dad one thing." ”

Nangong Yu said: "Dad, you say." ”

Alex suddenly became emotional, trembling slightly, and said, "If you encounter pirates, remember that you must kill them all, you must kill them." ”

Nangong Yu looked at his father in surprise, and wanted to ask something, but he didn't say anything, so he had to nod. He vaguely felt that his father's decadence had a lot to do with pirates, and if he encountered it in the future, he would get rid of it.

Alex didn't continue to speak, turned his head, put his hands on Nangong Yu's shoulders, and stopped talking, just looked at Nangong Yu quietly, from head to toe, over and over again, his eyes were full of tenderness that he had never felt before. Nangong Yu enjoyed this kind of family affection at the moment, and the father and son were in the courtyard, looking at each other silently.

Two days passed quickly, and Nangong Yu would still go to the mountain every morning to do his routine homework. But instead of drinking, Alex went out to sea to fish with Nangong Yu, and it seemed that he had made a change and started to become positive. Nangong Yu was very surprised, with his father's company, he could also comfort the family affection that he had lacked in his heart for many years.

In the early morning of the third day, when Nangong Yu returned from cultivation and was about to cook, Randy appeared at the door of Nangong Yu's house in good spirits.

"Kid, grandpa is here to pick you up. Randy was probably bored with Alex, and this time he didn't even walk in, just called Nangong Yu outside.

Nangong Yu glanced at Alex, and Alex said softly to Nangong Yu, "Child, go." ”

Only then did Randy see Alex and was surprised and said, "It's rare that you woke up early today." ”

Alex didn't speak, just looked at Nangong Yu gently.

Nangong Yu said to Alex: "Dad, I'm leaving, you have to take care of yourself and drink less." ”

Alex looked at the sensible child and smiled with relief.

Nangong Yu looked at his father, bowed solemnly, and then walked out of his home.

Under the leadership of Randy, Nangong Yu followed Randy to the east end of the village, where there was a wide open space, at this time, there were already many soldiers in red armor standing here, and some young people in the village also gathered here.

Nangong Yu counted, counting himself as a soldier in the village, there were twelve people in total, but Marco was not seen among them.

Nangong Yu said: "Grandpa, isn't Marco going to be a soldier?"

Randy said, "He, like his father, only thinks about how to build a ship, so he doesn't go, and now he's already gone to the shipyard." ”

Nangong Yu nodded, he still understands this friend, he only thinks about shipbuilding, and almost everything else is not very interested, perhaps, he will become a top shipbuilding master in the future.

The other children in the village don't think much of Nangong Yu, and the dislike of the poor and the love of the rich is not only among the nobles, but also among the commoners. And for them, Nangong Yu's strange hair, eyes and skin color have long been regarded as outliers by them. And Nangong Yu himself is a human being in two lives, and his actual age has already exceeded forty, so he naturally does not want to deal with these children, for him, it is enough to have a horse to talk to him.