The lake is vast, and the transpiring water vapor hovers over the lake to form clouds, and the thick clouds flow at all ends, deep and ethereal, like the background of an angel mural.

The sun recedes into the horizon, and from east to west the sky takes on a deep purple, blue-violet, pale purple and a little purple-white, before transitioning below the horizon.

In such a twilight, through the natural barrier formed by layers of reef whirlpools, the "Strings of the Gods" that Lin An and others were riding finally docked in the natural harbor of Paradise Island.

From the boat, you can see the rough outline of the twilight paradise island, with the rich verdant towers revealing the spires of the castle, and the dense black pine forests covering the colored tiles of the roofs, as if they were uninvited guests in a fairy tale paradise on a mythical ship.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Standing on the side of the boat, a slow male voice suddenly sounded in Lin An's ears, and Remus appeared beside her at some point, rarely holding a crystal cup in his hand.

"It's like a green pearl embedded in a lake, but the more beautiful it is, the more possessive it is – it's enviable that the owner of this place can own such a beautiful island!"

Lin An's expression remained unchanged, and she didn't even speed up her heartbeat, but her vigilance had been secretly raised, but she found that in front of this person, no matter how she secretly woke up, she would be diluted by Remus's invisible aura.

"Is this a conclusion drawn from your own experience?" Remus smiled and said softly, "It's a pity that this beauty is beautiful, if it were me, I would definitely possess this beauty alone, and I wouldn't let people see a single thing." ”

Lin An's thinking had not been blunted yet, and the two seemingly unrelated words were connected, and Lin An suddenly found some kind of hint, and she immediately had the urge to leave.

The impulse seemed to be immediately noticed by Remus, who smiled softly, his leisurely gaze revealing some amusement.

"I'm sorry. The ship has already docked, and I am afraid that it will be temporarily lost in the next place. ”

For this Excellency with unknown intentions, Lin An really couldn't get along too much, so she made a simple salute as a farewell, and then asked Bedika to lead the way back to the cabin.

……

Cabin.

Kress looked at the maid in front of him and raised an eyebrow.

"Lord Remus...... Did he really say that? ”

But he obviously didn't think that this maid dared to make up a lie in front of him, so he immediately added, "Well, you did a good job! Well...... Do you still have relatives on the island? ”

The group of people who were sent to the "Strings of the Gods" all had their relatives on the island. This maid will be no exception.

Bedika's voice immediately trembled with excitement, and she said with strong self-control: "Yes, honorable lord. I also have a younger sister. ”

Lukav was behind Kress, looked at Bedika for a moment, and suddenly said, "Is your sister the Afra of that?" ”

Bedika's face froze.

"Young Master, Afra is the number one candidate for 'Narcissus Stamen'. I heard that there are already two or three guests who have already taken a fancy to her in advance. Lucaf said.

"Oh?" Kress was taken aback.

He didn't expect that the maid in front of him, who was only middle-class and upper-class in the paradise island, would have a sister with qualifications far superior to her.

You must know that there are only twelve flower fairies named after the flowers of December, and some of them have not yet been decided, but each flower fairy will not have more than three candidates, in other words, the appearance ranking of Afra in Paradise Island is at least in the top thirty-six. Behind each ranking is a lot of money and hard work.

Kress looked a little hesitant, "Who is the person who has a crush on Afra?" ”

Lucafe lowered his head and whispered two names in Kress' ear.

Bedika only felt her whole heart clenched. Any thought of the two people in front of them will decide the fate of themselves and their sister.

"It turned out to be them!"

After listening, Kress frowned slightly, and tapped his fingers on the armrest twice, "Forget it." Isn't there another candidate for 'Waterline Stamen'? "In his position, he doesn't break his promises casually. Even if the object is an insignificant maid.

Bedika's heart loosened, and she felt her heart explode in ecstasy!

She had no idea what she was doing, but instinctively knelt down and heard Lucaugh's admonition, "...... Since the young master's leniency, you have to do a good job, you know? ”

"Yes! …… Bedicca, do your best! Bedika's eyes were steadfast.

"Alright, let's get out." Lucaugh Road.

After Bedika left, Lucav hesitated, "Young Master, have you made up your mind?" ”

"His Royal Highness is eloquent, no less than His Majesty. He needs to open Perre's breakthrough now, and Yumir and their family are not enough-"

Kress tracing his fingers lightly on the armrest, said slowly, "And that Lord Remus has basically determined that he is an archmage, if you can win him over, this can be a force that can decide the outcome at a critical time." ”

Indeed, Merlin's strong men are all on the surface, and no matter how secret their contacts are, it is difficult to escape the eyes of those who have a heart.

And the power represented by a strong man who is not known to others is likely to become the decisive factor in a critical situation, and for them, the temptation is too great!

Lucaugh was silent for a moment, "The Purple Rose Lady is not easy to control. ”

This can be seen from several contacts, not to mention that if you really want to send her to Lord Remus, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not fight back.

Kress smiled, stood up, walked to the window, and pulled out a pure white rose with dew in a crystal vase.

"It's not a bad thing for her, if I were her, no matter what the cost, I would have to restore the lost spellcasting ability, otherwise no matter how beautiful she looks, she will be just an ordinary vase-"

Looking at the white Fangrui in her hand, Kress said lightly, "If she is wise enough, we can work together...... If she doesn't know each other—"

The man's five fingers rubbed lightly, and the white roses that had just bloomed were scattered.

……

More than 100 people disembarked from the "Strings of the Gods", and many of them seemed to be regulars, and after stepping out of the pier, they did not hesitate to enter the forest not far from the pier and disappeared in the narrow mountain path.

Seeing this, the other guests frowned thoughtfully, and also walked into the dim mountain path in groups and threes.

Others boarded the empty carriage next to the wooden stack. Then out of nowhere, a coachman came out, and without asking the destination of the guest, he drove away quietly and low-key.

Lin An was a group of five, and the people were almost the last to get off the boat.

By the time they walked out of the wooden stack, there were only a dozen people left on the dock, including Jacob and Galileo, as well as Kress and his two cousins.

Bedika knew something about Paradise Island, and after Lin An asked her, he took her off the boat, and Bedika also called another male waiter. A group of seven people on the boat was also a relatively large combination, so it quickly attracted the attention of those who did not leave.

Galileo seems to have deliberately waited for Andre to appear, and when he saw Lin An's party. Immediately raised his voice in surprise and said: "Hey, dear Andrei, why are you here too?" ”

Although his expression could not be seen clearly through the deep twilight, anyone could hear the thick banter and ridicule in Galileo's voice.

"Probably because someone is in a hurry to find death." Andrei sneered.

"Maybe it's who is looking for death—why don't we make another bet?"

Galileo spoke loudly. Suddenly, he looked at Andre's side with some malice, "Why don't you just make a bet with the female mage next to you, and if you lose, let her be my personal maid - of course, if you can't bear it, Shiryl can too." ”

He knew very well how to provoke Andrei.

Andrei's face darkened. Lin An and his twin sister were undoubtedly his biggest rebels, even though he knew that Galileo was deliberately provoking him, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart!

But someone responded one step ahead of him.

"Absolutely!"

Lin An stepped forward. Blocking the direction of Andre and Shiryl's shots without a trace, his eyes were like water, and he casually swept Galileo's side, chuckling, "But as an equivalent bet." How about that handsome mage beside you as your bargaining chip? ”

"You!"

The original provocateur becomes provoked. Galileo's eyes almost jumped, but he was held down by Jacob, who was also facing him with a sinking face, and he didn't know what they whispered, Galileo snorted angrily and brushed his sleeves away.

Jacob, who had been keeping a low profile on the side, didn't seem to intend to attract Lin An's attention, and only glanced back at Lin An when he was leaving.

The guests who did not leave the dock for the time being watched a scene, laughed and discussed a few words in a low voice, and left one after another.

Kress and his entourage had already boarded three carriages, and they didn't plan to meet Lin An and them, but they accidentally saw a figure walking slowly from the trestle, and Kress's eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Master Lin, Lord Remus, do you want to go together?"

Lin An saw Kress's face behind the carriage lift the curtains, and then following his gaze, she saw Remus.

The aura on Remus's body was like that of an ordinary person, and there was no special aura, even Lin An's perception could not be recognized, so he realized that Remus was behind him one step later than Kress.

"Ah, it's Lord Remus, get in the car, what happened to the rest of that story last time you said!" Behind Kress was a face that was as delicate as a nightingale.

Remus, dressed like an ordinary wealthy businessman, nodded to each of them, smiling and shaking his head at Ke Millie.

"When the twilight came, it was the time of the magic, and I just took a slow walk to enjoy the night in the forest and the scenery along the way."

As he spoke, he walked slowly towards the woods on the shore, and soon disappeared when he entered a path.

"Lord Remus is still so quirky!"

Ke Mili failed to invite in front of Lin An, and some of them were lost, and after complaining, they scolded the coachman, "Don't you go quickly, do you still have to wait for those inexplicable broken houses?" ”

C. Millie and Kress were not in the same car, and C. Millie's carriage left first, and Kreiss had to apologize with a wry smile and let the carriage catch up.

Finally, only Lin An and his party were left on the dock.

"Let's go too." Lin An said to Bedika, looking sideways, "Andre, what are you looking at?" ”

Andre stared straight at the forest where Remus had left, as if stunned.

"It's nothing, that Lord Remus just now, when did you meet him?" Andrei asked with some distraction.

"I've only met on the ship once or twice," Andre didn't seem to attract much attention to Remus, and Lin An didn't want Andre to pay too much attention to this strong man of unknown origin and unknown intentions, so he asked rhetorically after a simple answer, "What's wrong?" ”

"Nothing. It's just that I intuitively feel that he's a little weird," Andre scratched his head, as if wondering how he was reacting, "and he seems to be a little familiar, but he can't remember where he's seen it." Shiryl, do you have an impression of him? ”

He turned his head to ask his sister that Shiryl was inseparable from him, and that she had usually seen people he had met.

Shiryl shook her head, her movements concise and unequivocally negative.

"Is it a delusion?" Andrei was a little unconfident in his memory.

"Forget it, don't think about it. Let's hurry up and get in the car, it's getting dark. Salin said. He looked at Lin An, who had a calm expression, and glanced thoughtfully at the mountain forest.

……

The paradise island is planted with large black pine forests. The space close to the ground is occupied by dense low shrubs, and the lush pine forests are full of wild interest.

The road through which the carriage traveled was hidden in the bushes, so narrow that only a single carriage could pass, and as it passed through the bushes, you could hear the sound of hares, badgers, and badgers fluttering in their nests.

The terrain is gradually rising. When they reached a clearing in the middle of the mountain, the path in front of them suddenly narrowed, and Bedicka motioned for Lin An and the others to get out of the car, because the next part of the road could only be walked.

"What a great place to camp, strange, where are those castle houses we saw on the boat? I didn't even see anyone else along the way! ”

The Luminosity holds up a steady and bright ball of light. Andrei said strangely as he walked.

What Andre said was not an illusion, and Lin An had also discovered that there was something wonderful in this black pine forest. It seems to take advantage of people's visual errors and misalignment, although there is no illusion array in it, it feels a bit like Qimen Dunjia in the previous life.

Lin An glanced sideways at Salin.

He also seemed to notice something special, and after wandering around, he looked up at the canopy above his head, and his brow was relaxed. looked at Lin An, and a slight smile overflowed at the corner of his mouth.

Bedica turned back. Smile slightly.

"Your Excellency Andre, there are many special places on Paradise Island, but there is a feature on the island that needs your attention, if there is no waiter who is familiar with the road to lead the way, you had better not walk around, otherwise it is easy to get lost in the forest and find your way back."

Andreqi said: "So, what about those guests who walked into the mountains and forests without anyone leading the way just now?" ”

Bedica covered her mouth and smiled, "The mountains and forests of the former peninsula are very safe, there are only some small animals in it at most, as long as those guests find a random forest road to the end, they will meet the accommodation or the waiter on the island." ”

"The former peninsula, that is to say, the rear peninsula? Isn't it safe there? Saleen interjected.

Bedica seemed to realize that she had lost her words, and her face froze, but she walked in front to lead the way, and no one saw her expression, so she hurriedly made up: "This Bedica doesn't know, because I've never been to the back either!" ”

Salin laughed, "Then you guys are really private here!" ”

Bedika nodded, "Of course, there are many guests on the island who don't want anyone to know that they have been here, and the attendant will take them to the common place unless the guest asks for it. ”

"A common place? Is it the castle? Salin asked again. Before they landed, they all saw the spire of the island's woods from the boat.

"Castle? Oh, you mean the Red Fort, the castle with a crimson spire. ”

Bedica asked in the affirmative, and after receiving an affirmative answer, she said, "Yes, the Red Fort is indeed one of the public gathering places on the former island, open day and night, and you can always ask if you want to go. ”

"Are there other different castles?"

"Bedicka doesn't know how many castles there are, the only ones known are the Red Castle, the Green Castle, the White Castle and the Black Castle." Bedica replied.

Everyone was a little surprised, because from the outside, this mountain forest does not look like there are so many castles, and it seems that the large black pine forest on the front island is not just confusing to the inside.

Everyone became more and more mysterious and curious about this island, and even Lin An was no exception.

Then Salin leaned over and said, "I'm really curious now if I can unravel the mystery of this island if I fly over the pine forest." ”

"Maybe." Lin Anyi is concise. But in Lin An's mind, this island is not so simple.

She knew that everyone was beginning to feel the mystery of this paradise island.

They don't even know the route and direction of Paradise Island.

Because after announcing their trip to Paradise Island, the "Strings of the Gods" asked them to enter the cabin to rest, and the reef around Paradise Island was complex, and there seemed to be some kind of power to suppress spells, Lin An and Andre cast spells several times to peek outside, and the spell effects disappeared quickly, but it was not the energy prohibition of the imperial capital. More like a natural environmental effect.

This kind of environment may be formed naturally, or it may be done by manpower, for example, in an environment where the elements are unbalanced or passivated, it is difficult to cast spells normally, in this case, a martial artist who cultivates Dou Qi will be useful.

The only thing they knew now was that the voyage to Paradise Island was about a day or so away from their original bay, and such a distance was not a desperate situation for a formal mage, so they were not worried.

"However, I am more curious about the owner of this paradise island now." Salin said again.

Lin An nodded.

Truly. She also wanted to know who had such a big power to build this paradise island under the nose of the imperial capital.

"The view, though. It lives up to the name of Paradise Island. Lin An said.

Yes, even at night, the black pine forest does not bring people the usual gloomy and dark feeling, but walking in the quiet forest, there is a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere.

Lin An didn't know how this was made. But it is still a psychological suggestion that the people who built the island must have had top architects under their hands.

Andrea and Bedika earlier have already spoken about the role of those castles.

“…… I don't know what's in there, I don't know,"

"Waitresses who receive guests outside are not allowed inside the castle, especially those of us who have been trained to send them out. I can't even know anything. ”

Lin An and Salin glanced at each other, this paradise island was more private than they thought.

As he spoke, Lin Luqian suddenly became cheerful.

Dense and soft grass stretches out. A small pool of water glistened in the moonlight. The waterhole is bordered by a rocky shore that rises slightly above the water, and the boulders are covered with blue moss, and the parts without moss reveal the smooth surface of the stone.

Above the stone bank, a wooden trestle bridge is erected on the waterhole, and there is a two-story hut with white walls and red tiles. The fence next to the house was covered with creepers.

Bedika pushed open the door of the fence, and two twin siblings, no more than twelve years old, came out of the hut.

Lin An and his party had already walked to the fence at this time. The two pairs of identical lake-green eyes looked out of the fence, and both of them smiled in surprise, and fluttered to the edge of the fence like little birds, and said in a voice that was so delicate that both men and women said:

"Welcome back, young master."

……

When Lin An and the others arrived on Paradise Island, they were in a cabin on the ground floor of the "Strings of the Gods".

A faint smell of blood and foul smell filled the cabin, masked by the strong smell of beech barrels stacked in the cabin.

At the back of the cabin, in a corner where many barrels were piled up, some half-black, half-yellow cotton wool was piled up, and the bloody bandages were particularly glaring in it, and a half-unconscious man leaned against the barrel, his sallow-yellow face was haggard and tired, his lips were an abnormally poisonous purple, and his drooping eyelids were trying to stay awake.

The hatch opened a slit, blowing in a slightly fresh air.

The man woke up with a stirring spirit, and peered alertly through the hole dug in the barrel in the direction of the hatch.

A figure slipped through the hatch, then quickly slammed shut.

The silent footsteps and alert posture were familiar to the man, and he breathed a sigh of relief and called out in a low voice that was almost breathless: "Amani! ”

"Lake! How are you? ”

Amani quickly and lightly moved away the two beech barrels, jumped to the ground silently, saw his companion leaning next to the beech barrel, and quickly took out the water and medicine in his arms, and at the same time chanted the words, a burst of green light appeared in his hand, and pressed it towards the wound of his companion.

Poisoned and injured, Ryker wanted to stop it, "It's not that you can't cast spells, it's better to stay and find out Randy's ......"

"Hell has passed that hellish voyage, and the ship is now on some paradise island,"

Amani reassured his companion and said, "Don't worry, I've regained my ability to cast spells now, and the toxins on your body are not difficult to expel and I have already found Randy's whereabouts." ”

Lake's eyes lit up, "Can you get them out?" ”

"Not for the time being, it's very well guarded, and there are more than a dozen people in the other cabins, all of whom were originally guests on the ship, and I suspect we have inadvertently gotten involved in some trouble." Amani's face sank and he whispered.

Lake's face changed.

He knew Amani's abilities, and where he couldn't even sneak in, it was unusual to guard the strict Cheng dù, and such a strict Cheng dù would not be against bandits like them who stole the auction items.

What's more, at the moment before the auction began, his companion was arrested along with the dozen or so guests, and no one on the ship noticed—

Lake has a hunch that they are indeed in big trouble this time!

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you for the big tips from Mu Sheng and Zhang Ga, and the big pink ticket from Ji Mu Sheng! o(n_n)o~

I forgot to write the character card in the first few chapters.,Make up for it.,Actually, this character should appear in chapter 505.。

Lake – A member of the Brotherhood of Thieves, Amani. Blake's companions, this time trying to commit a crime on the strings of the gods, the companion was mistaken for a Holy Empire spy and accidentally involved.||,The fastest update,I hope you can like it.。