The sudden visit interrupted the conversation, which was of course bad news for Salin, but Lin An, who was considering how to reject him, welcomed it. "It doesn't look like a good time to do it." The stone statue of the cat and beast can block the voice of the interlocutor, but not the sound of the surrounding environment, and of course Salin also heard John's report, and said helplessly on the other end.

"It seems so."

Lin An said lightly, simply saying sorry, the cat and beast scratched his ears with his hind legs, and returned to his original appearance.

Lin An took the stone statue aside, tidied up the thin blanket on his lap, picked up the travelogue in his hand again and put it back on his lap, and responded, "Please come in." ”

Johann turned the door knob to reveal the figure of Fritz, who was holding a bouquet of pink lilies, looking fresh and delicate, with fresh dewdrops, and he did not know where he had gotten it on this journey.

"Good morning, Lynn."

Fritz saw Lin An sitting by the window at a glance, a book spread out on the hazel Angela embroidered thin carpet, and a few strands of long black hair crawling mischievously up the pages of the book, but Lin An didn't notice it, because she was turning her head to look at him.

Fritz inserted the pink lily he brought into a crystal vase, replacing the flowers he brought yesterday by the way, and at the same time observed Lin An's face.

"You look a lot better, but that's not a reason for you to sneak a book."

Since she was unable to publicize Lin An's abnormal physical recovery, Lin An had always claimed that in her recuperation, even if she occasionally walked around the boat, Sidney would cast spells first so that people would not notice her, so in Fritz's eyes, she was still a sick person.

"In fact, my body has already healed, but you are too cautious, otherwise I would have been able to move around freely," Lin An shook his head and raised the book in his hand. "I should always have something to pass the time."

Fritz looked at Johann suspiciously, and Johan nodded and said, "Miss is indeed basically recovered and can move." ”

In Johann's eyes, Saleen was much more dangerous than Fritz, just as a scoundrel in the skin of a gentleman is always more dangerous than a gentleman:

Although Fritz is a married man, he still acts according to the rules, as long as Lin An has a normal relationship with him, even if everyone knows that Fritz is Lin An's admirer, they can't say anything, after all, Lin An's beauty is seen by everyone. Rare people of the opposite sex can resist it.

And the Lord Saleen, judging from the way he handed over the stone statue, clearly did not like to follow the rules. However, he has enough masculine charm, and Lin An's attitude towards him seems to be different from that of others, and John can't help but feel worried about it.

Therefore, he would rather Fritz occupy Lin An's time than see Lin An and Saleen have too much contact.

Fritz didn't know what the master and servant were planning in private, and he looked happy. You Ran said happily:

"Really? This is great news, arguably the best news I've heard since I boarded the ship. ”

Lin An heard something else from it, thinking of Fritz's recent busyness, he looked at his face again, and asked suspiciously:

"You've been busy lately, what's going on?" She blamed herself. "Or did the ending of the incident at Pearl Castle not go well? Bad news coming from the imperial capital? ”

Fritz had only been busy since she boarded the ship, and she had to think of that.

"There is indeed some small turmoil over there in the imperial capital, but it is not big. When we arrive at the imperial capital, the wind and waves will be calm again,"

Part of the reason for his recent busyness is this, Fritz is not a silent devotioner, but he is no longer an adolescent who likes to show off his feathers. So to put it simply, it's time to stop. Then turn the conversation away.

"It's just a little trouble on official business...... Not to mention these boring things, I rarely have a busy time today, just to change my mood, and sure enough, I can't help but be happy when I see you! ”

"It's rare that I actually have the effect of pistachio," Lin An pursed his lips and smiled, "It just so happens that I am really locked up, since you rarely have time, can you accompany me to the deck for a walk so that I can breathe a breath of fresh air?" ”

Lin An had never asked for him, this time was undoubtedly a rare opportunity, of course Fritz would not go against her wishes, and immediately said:

"Of course, I'm honored."

When Johann heard this, he saw that Fritz gave him a look, quietly opened the hatch, and said something to the people outside the door, Lin An heard the low voice of the Sims butler, and the footsteps of leaving gently.

Lin An didn't pay attention to what they were doing, and soon after Fritz gentlemanly exited the cabin, he changed into a robe and came out of the cabin.

As if Lin An was really weak, Fritz stood on the outside of the aisle on the side of the ship, gently supported her elbows, and slowly walked towards the deck with Lin An's steps.

There was no one on the deck unexpectedly, only a few two or three mages and a few honorees standing on the side of the ship blowing the wind, looking extremely empty, and they only smiled slightly when they saw Lin An and Fritz appear, and nodded politely to the two, and did not crowd around to greet them like the other honorees.

Fritz saw Lin An's surprised look, so he said, "I think you just want to let off steam, and you don't want to be disturbed too much." ”

It turned out to have been "cleared" in advance, presumably by Steward Sims just now.

Lin An secretly sighed that he was indeed a political rookie who could have a place in the court of Alabhaham, which can be seen from the details of handling things and the meticulousness of figuring out people's hearts, which can make the recipients obey his advice without being dissatisfied, which requires considerable skill.

The scenery on the water is not very beautiful, the section of the river traveled by the Honorees fleet is a tributary of the Sunkin River, a major tributary of the Deep Water River, and the upper Sunkin River runs through almost the entire lower basin of the Deep Water River, and the Blue Plains of the lower basin, which is mainly composed of triangular impact plains, is the main territory of the Blue Lions of the Jacobite family, and one of the main grain producing areas of Merlin.

If it were not for the fact that this section of the river was a downstream tributary of the Xunjin River, a tributary of the Shenshui River, it would be difficult to imagine the terrain they were currently taking, and the altitude was all the way up.

"After this section of the channel, it will pass through the port of the Sunjin River and enter the downstream basin. In another day's trip, you will be able to see the blue plains. It was James's old home, and it was really into the heart of Merlin, which is often referred to as the cashmere ring......"

Standing at the bow of the boat, Fritz pointed out the scenery and people along the way for Lin An.

The "cashmere ring" in his mouth, which is also another name for the hinterland of the Merlin on the Dragon's Back Plateau, is famous for producing Angela's wool, and the area covered by this deep-water river resembles a perfect circle, hence the name.

"Sunjin River Port...... I remember that the Sunjin River was the largest tributary of the middle reaches of the Shenshui River, and according to the book, it passed the port of the Sunjin River. It's already considered to have entered the hinterland of Merlin! ”

Fritz smiled, he was not surprised by Lin An's statement, because she had never been here. Strangeness is inevitable.

"In the past two hundred years, the population of Merlin has expanded, and the overpopulated area has been expanded outward, and with the passage of time, the entire Sunjin River basin has also been included in the 'cashmere circle'.

However, in the traditional sense, the 'cashmere ring' that is really recognized by the upper class is still the starting point in the north of the blue plain. ”

He took the map presented to him by Steward Sims. A small circle is drawn on it, and a slightly larger circle is drawn outside the small circle to show the expansion and changes of the "cashmere ring" in the past two hundred years.

The Sunjin River, a tributary of the deep-water river that enters the upper reaches, also begins to enter the hinterland of Merlin.

The truly populated area of Merlin itself starts in the northernmost part of the lower basin, encompassing the Longji Plateau, which is covered by the turbulent deep-water river and its main tributaries, and is one-third larger than the size of the Meryl Kingdom. Pompeii, the imperial capital of Merlin, was built near the water, in the middle and upper reaches of the main trunk of the Shenshui River, in the middle of the vast and vast Shenshui River Plain.

“…… As for the port of Sunjin River, if nothing else. We'll see it by the afternoon the day after tomorrow at the latest, and it's a pretty bustling port, and if you're interested, we can dock there for the night, and the fleet is just getting refreshed......"

Fritz was talking. Butler Simms, who had been silent behind him, coughed, and Fritz seemed to remember something. His face changed slightly.

At this moment a waiter hurried up and handed a letter to the steward Simms.

Butler Sims opened the letter and looked at it twice, frowned slightly, took a step forward while Fritz and Lin An were talking, whispered something, and handed the opened letter to Fritz.

Lin An saw it in his eyes, turned around to look at the scenery with interest, and didn't ask.

The position of butler is very important in aristocratic families, and it is usually the most trusted confidant and right-hand man who can hold it. Lin An knew that some of Fritz's replies and even simple official duties were handled by Simms's butler, but Simms's cough just now made her a little surprised-

The conversation between her and Fritz at that time did not touch on any sensitive points, and Lin An did not know what the meaning behind Sims's butler actions was, but he clearly reminded Fritz of what had come to mind.

When Fritz saw the contents of the letter, he also frowned.

When Lin An turned around, he had already put the letter back in the envelope and handed it back to the Sims butler, but his face was no longer as relaxed as before, although Lin An's face was still the most common gentle smile, Lin An could see that his expression was a little more solemn.

"Is there business? In that case, you can deal with it first, and you don't have to waste my time. ”

"It's not a big deal, this kind of letter is a normal official exchange, but this letter brings not very good news,"

Fritz replied, "Due to the abnormal eruption of the demon source in various places, there have been some mutations in the beasts in various places recently, which has a great impact on the local environment, and there are also animal disasters in a few areas, but fortunately they did not cause much disaster, most of them were organized by the locals and mercenaries to strangle and drive them away before the climate became a climate, but this time the letter brought a bad news for our fleet." ”

Beast disaster, this kind of disaster Lin An is no stranger, the beast tide she faced on the first day she came to this world is strictly speaking, a kind of beast disaster.

It's just that the beast tide occurred on the sparsely populated border, and there were 200,000 troops stationed in the rock fort, which didn't have any impact, and even except for some local hunters and people who were concerned, no one knew that this beast tide had happened.

Lin An also knew that the eruption of the demon source happened to be the second natural disaster that Lin An had experienced, so that she who had just been promoted at that time was almost buried alive in the mine.

The elemental springs on the ice field are actually a phenomenon of a sharp eruption of the demon source, and the reason for this is actually caused by the return of the elemental tides. However, this kind of sudden eruption cannot last, as early as more than half a year ago, the continuous eruption of the elemental spring on the ice sheet has gradually receded, and completely disappeared after a month.

This does not mean that the reflux of elemental tides ends, but that the reflux of elemental tides is for the entire plane. It was a continuous and slow influence process, and after Lin An left the area affected by the Elemental Spring, he didn't feel that the elemental concentration of the entire ice field had jumped too much, at most, he felt a slight increase in elemental activity during meditation.

With the passage of time, the changes caused by the return of the elemental tide to the entire plane will slowly appear, such as the increase in the number of gifted people among newborns, the increase in the probability of cultivators advancing to the next level, and the changes in the overall environment of the entire plane.

The mutant beast disaster caused by the change of the demon source mentioned by Fritz is also a manifestation of the influence of the return of the elemental tide. It's just that this kind of expression is negative for the human race.

Lin An has the inheritance of the Guardian, as one of the few people in this world who has a better understanding of the cause and effect of the return of the elemental tide. Knowing that the danger of this kind of mutant beast disaster can be big or small, I heard that it is also related to the fleet, so I couldn't help frowning and said:

"Could it be that the Sunjin River Port has suffered a beast plague?"

It stands to reason that it shouldn't, and although this plane has ushered in a sharp burst of reflux, the overall impact on the general environment is not so drastic.

It's only been about a year now. These changes have little impact on the creatures that have been born so far, just like Ike and Calinda after the mine disaster, there are only two people in Grant Fortress who have changed their physical talents, and the probability of about one percent is not high.

And for a large port like Xunjin River Port, which is densely populated and has endless business travelers and mercenaries, no matter how many beasts live around the port, with such a probability of mutation. It shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

Fritz shook his head, "It's not strict to the point of a beast disaster, it's just a small beast tide pouring out of the surrounding mountains and forests. The port was a little hectic at first, losing a few people, but later the garrison guards and some mercenaries took care of most of the beasts besieging the port. ”

"How ...... then?" Lin An couldn't help but wonder.

"The trouble is that there are also a few water-based demonic beasts in the river of the port, driving out many similar attacking cargo ships. The upstream was blocked, and now many caravans and cargo ships are stranded in the port of the Sunjin River. ”

Lin An finally understood the situation.

Water-based monsters are the overlords of the water. On land, people can rely on the advantage of numbers and quality to eliminate and drive away the beast tide, but when they are in the water, with the advantage of location, those water-based monsters are really free, even if there are mercenaries and guards who are experienced in combat, they can't do anything with them.

"Isn't there a white-robed mage in Sunjin River Harbor? Or gather a small team of martial artists who cultivate water attribute fighting qi! Lin An couldn't help but say.

"There was originally a white-robed man stationed in the port, and a traveling free mage was also hired by the local to participate in the battle to strangle the beast plague, but unfortunately, these two mages are not good at prophecy spells, nor do they have the talent of water elemental affinity, and they can't even find the trace of the demonic beast."

Fritz smiled wryly.

Lin An was stunned, "That's really a bit troublesome." ”

This is really as Fritz said, it's not a big deal, because in their fleet alone, in addition to Lin An, there are twelve white-robed mages with extremely rich combat experience, and with other forces in the fleet, even if they don't have the water element affinity talent and the mages who are good at prophecy, it is more than enough to forcibly enter the water to hunt those few demonic beasts.

Thinking about it, the demonic beasts that had just been alienated for about a year couldn't cause them much trouble.

"If we arrive at Xunjin River Harbor and those few demonic beasts haven't been dealt with yet, I don't mind you don't mind moving your muscles and bones." Lin An said with a smile.

Fritz bowed, and when he looked back not to pay attention, he smiled wryly at his butler: It seems that we will have to stay there for more than one night.

Butler Sims held an expression of helplessness, and comforted his male host with his eyes: Let's take it as a rehearsal, if even this one can't deal with it, there will be even more turmoil when he returns to the imperial capital.

***

The bow of the ship breaks through the white waves of the water, and the evening sunset casts sparkling gold on the water.

The fleet turned a crooked waterway, and countless sails could already be seen in the mooring area of the harbor wharf, and the heavy waterline made many cargo ships look like ducks with too much fat in their stomachs, and compared to the huge buildings with two decks in the medallist's fleet, they were like ugly ducklings in front of the white swan.

But the floating "flock of ducks" did not pay attention to the arrival of the "white swans", they were like real ducks, with a certain center as the core, suddenly scattered, and many peripheral cargo ships turned their bows, heavy and clumsy trying to sail away from the chaotic berthing area.

"Oooh! What is that! ”

The sailor standing on the lookout platform shouted. The honorees who had nothing to do on the deck flocked to the bow of the ship and looked in amazement at the "welcome ceremony" in front of them—

In the center of the collapse of the cargo ship, a heavy cargo ship that was not much different from other similar ships had a large hole in the side, and a large amount of river water was pouring into the hole, and the bow of the other boat, which was not filled with water, was warped at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a large number of bubbles floated on the surrounding water surface.

"Could this be some kind of welcome performance?"

One of the honorees huddled among his companions, wondering, suspecting that he had been in the ice field for a long time where birds did not lay eggs, and that he no longer understood the current state of society.

"Idiot. Look at those people! The companion slapped the speaker and scolded angrily, "What performance have you ever seen that can play a scream so poignantly and realistically?" ”

With his voice. The people gathered on the other side of the capsized cargo ship did not enter the water, and began to plop and plop into the water like dumplings, and together with some of the cargo ship's breaches, the wooden planks of the cargo boxes floated out of the breaches, causing the entire surface of the water to splash and become chaotic. Coupled with the scattered cargo ships around it, the fleet of honored people couldn't figure out the situation for a while.

And the terrible screams of the recipient were not those who had fallen into the water, but the sailors of the other cargo ships and the people of the docks on the shore, many of whom had gathered on the deck and on the shore, pointing to the water and shouting something.

It's just that the fleet of medalists is too far away, because the unexpected situation has long stopped moving. Therefore, it is impossible to hear the content of their screams for a moment, but it is easy to detect the obvious fear created by those people, and to transmit this fear to everyone who sees it with great speed.

The docks were in a panic like a bomb. Several people were even squeezed into the water.

"Like a crowdphobia......"

Needless to say, at such a time, there was only one person who could still be so indifferent to himself, Sidney, who was walking out of the cabin with Lin An at this time, and John was walking in front of the two. Blocked between Lin An and the side of the ship.

Lin An and the three of them were originally in the cabin, one step slower than the people on the deck. By the time they reached the deck, three or four mages had already risen into the air and flew in the direction of the docks.

The other honourees and sailors who remained on deck hummed:

"Oh my God, someone has fallen again!"

“…… Wrong! A lot of people didn't float, there was something underneath the water! ”

……

"Look at the ship!"

One of the sailors suddenly pointed to a cargo ship heading in their direction and shouted, "It's slowing down suddenly!" ”

The ship was originally one of the freighters that had escaped from the periphery, the one that slipped relatively early, but the speed somehow suddenly slowed down, and several ships in a row behind it overtook it, and with the cry of the sailors, everyone found that the ship simply stopped on the surface of the water and did not move, and it was very conspicuous among the freighters fleeing in a panic.

At this time, several cargo ships that had fled earlier also began to approach the fleet, and the sailors on the cargo ships shouted in the wind that changed direction along the river:

"Run! Don't run yet! - A monster has attacked Hong Kong! ”

The sound was clearly transmitted to the fleet, and suddenly on the main ship where Lin An was, two or three more mages took off into the air.

"There's a mage! Master Mages have arrived! ”

Many people on the cargo ship wept with joy, and subconsciously approached the flotilla with many colorful flags.

The main ship was gradually hugged in the middle, the originally wide water surface was congested, and the space on the river gradually became narrower and narrower, Lin An, who was standing on the deck, could already clearly see the faces of those cargo ships, and those panicked people also slowly discovered the royal symbol on the bow of the fleet, and their expressions gradually changed from surprise to uneasiness with hope.

John subconsciously stood in front of Lin An, "Miss, it's not safe here, we're still ......"

Rumble!

"Ahh

The hull of the boat tilted to the side, and Lin An's forehead slammed into John's chest, causing tears to flow from the corners of his eyes.

"Be careful!"

John grabbed the side of the boat to protect her, and then Lin An was light and floated, John let go of his hand, and watched Lin An and Sidney fly up in a circular transparent shield, and he grabbed another companion next to him with one hand.

"Be careful!"

"Oh my God!"

"Hell!"

The sudden overturning made the deck chaotic, and many people suddenly turned on their backs, and the huge inclination made many people think that the building ship had overturned.

A large wave of water washed over the deck, and the river on which the fleet was located was like boiling hot water, with the main ship as the central point, so that no one on the surface of the water near the fleet was spared!

(To be continued)

PS: Double Update! Double Shift! The double watch has arrived!

A certain means that some children's shoes are greedy and insufficient, and the three and four more are being ignored - ahhhhhhhh This is not to save character, this is to live a life...... Don't kill chickens for egg retrieval, do you understand? (╰_╯)#