From Alice's point of view, walk down the spiral staircase, step out of the arch of the main fort, and walk along the cyan stone all the way to the battlements, looking at the slowly opening city gate, the cyan rocks, and the green beech trees come into view.

The feeling of sharing the field of vision is very wonderful, just like Qin Song's vision is bound to a free and flexible camera, without any movements, the perspective flows naturally, capturing the scenery and capturing all kinds of details.

Outside the gates was a convoy of horses dragging four-wheeled wagons, neighing restlessly and spewing hot air from their nostrils. The dozens of knights who accompanied him, young and heroic, dressed in neat armor and carrying swords and shields, gave a solemn salute to Leah, the true owner of the castle and the rightful lord of the Blackstone Domain.

These well-armed knights were not meant to put on a show, to show off the dignity of the lord. In fact, the Thunderstone Collar is not a very peaceful place, it is located in the southern border of the Tia Kingdom, on a fan-shaped plain formed by the impact of a river called Seth, facing the sea on one side, surrounded by mountains on three sides, the arable land for growing crops is very limited, not to mention the smooth transportation, there are only two passages in and out of the Black Stone Collar, one is located in the Black Fog Forest, and the other is located in the Thunderstone Canyon.

The Black Mist Forest is not only home to ferocious beasts, but also to the fearsome tribe of dreaded tooth-dreaded orcs in the depths, and the Thunderstone Canyon on the way to the harbor of Daotanzhen is a lair of rugged mountain roads, wind-swept sand, and numerous caves formed by wind erosion, which are deep and complex, and are the hiding nests of several bandit groups that kill and steal goods.

A winding road is sandwiched between the steep brown and black rock faces, and from time to time a howling wind rushes through the cave, making an eerie whining.

In the center of the procession, a four-wheeled carriage with two riders riding side by side, carrying a simple carriage made of felt, accompanied by ten knights, walked in the center of the procession, the safest position.

Inside the carriage there was a grease lamp, and the orange flames danced and reflected in the spacious carriage. The floors are covered with wool carpets, and the walls are lined with rose-red cotton cloth, which contrasts with the rough felt that has been weathered and dusted on the outside.

A seat large enough for two or three people to sit together, covered with soft cushions, took up half of the carriage. Alice wasn't used to riding in these two carriages, and although it was the best carriage at Blackstone Castle, the padded underneath her ass had little effect during the violent bumps.

If it had been the usual, she would have vomited her bitterness a long time ago. But now, in her little head, she is still recalling the knowledge described by the ancient gods, what is it?

"Leah, do you know what knowledge is?" Taking advantage of her sister's good spirits, Alice finally couldn't help it: "The gods told me that knowledge is power. ”

"Knowledge is power?" Leah looked at Alice in surprise, she had never heard of such a strange expression. In her mind, strength is power, and knowledge is nothing more than the little stories that weak scholars make up in books. But she was not willing to deny the existence of the god.

"Maybe that's what you might say. Fencing, horseback riding, hunting, and spear throwing are the most valuable knowledge of the instructors. When you master this knowledge, you have the power to kill the enemy. In Riah's conception, knowledge is the skill of killing enemies, which can barely be equated with strength: "In the Church of the Holy Spirit, the Guardian of the Holy Spirit is the embodiment of the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord of justice and glory, and the power is its most reliable ally." A pious and skilled knight can gain the favor of the noble Spirit Knight, and have the opportunity to teach combat skills beyond mortals and possess true power. ”

This answer was not approved by Alice, a man with arm strength can defeat one, a man with wisdom is invincible, and the martial arts described by Ria are just a higher level of arm strength in the end, and may defeat many people, but it is far from being invincible.

But the sensible Alice did not refute it, each god is completely different, and there is no need to affirm another god by denying one god, let alone the god that her sister believes in.

All I have to do is stand firm in my faith, and sooner or later true knowledge will unveil it, Alice secretly decided.

When we arrived at the port of Dotanzhen, the sun was setting, the clouds were dark, the outlines of the distant mountains and trees were blurred, and seagulls were hovering above the cargo ships and fishing boats docked at the pier, and the sea breeze mixed with a faint smell of fish.

It was nearly dusk, and the pier was still busy, but it was actually a bay with a simple platform connected to a large open space. The porter shouted and cursed, and was carrying the bags and boxes and dragging them down the gangplank to the shore and stacking them in the open space, where the leader of the caravan and the port tax officer gathered together to count the goods and check the accounts with a serious face.

Leah meets the scout Eric who is guarding the harbor - a freckled fellow, small in stature, not a knight, but very alert and agile, and a talent for finding information. However, Eric, who has always been hippie and smiling, has a very bad expression, and leads Leah and Alice to find the cargo ship docked at the dock.

Leah was about to step on the gangplank to board the boat, but Eric jumped in front of her to block her, his expression nervous: "Lord Leah, I don't recommend that you wait for the boat yourself. All you need to do is hire some porters. ”

The situation was unusual, the lord greeted him personally, and Karrick should have disembarked a long time ago. Liya's heart suddenly lifted, and she took out the majesty of the lord, and rebuked, "Eric, get out of the way!

"But......" Eric muttered for a long time, and spat out a few words: "Karrick, they have been cursed by the sea god!"

"What!!" Riah's pupils dilated, and she pushed Eric away, and quickly stepped onto the deck. Alice followed, her expression equally urgent.

Soon, they saw Karrick lying in the captain's quarters, curled up on a rudimentary bed.

"Ah......h

This terrifying and ugly appearance like a carrion crawling out of a grave made even Qin Song, who shared his vision, startled.

Karrick, who used to be strong and burly, has a hearty personality, but now his face is gray, the corners of his mouth are ulcerated, his gums are swollen, and his neck is bruised, and his image is terrible, as if he has some terrible contagion, or a terrible curse.

Leah's body shook, and her eyes darkened.

O curse of the god of the sea, the most terrible nightmare of those who beg for a living on the sea.

"Leah, is that you?" Karrick's slumped gaze focused slightly, his swollen lips twitching, and he made a painful sound.

"Uncle Carrick, don't speak. I'll take you home now!"

Karrick struggled, "I'm sorry, Leah, I'm sorry. The expedition failed, and most of our cargo was swept into the sea. And my sailors, your people, I am afraid that there is not much time left to serve you. ”

With the help of Alice's vision, Qin Song was always observing Karrick, and he had no idea what the curse of the sea god was. But his symptoms—it seemed a bit like, the nightmare of the Age of Discovery.

Scurvy.