early morning

Seeing that the weather was good, Carl said goodbye to Ah Da, and on the road in the morning, Ah Da had been sending a long way before waving goodbye to Carl.

After walking a few kilometers along the field path, the surrounding area began to become steep and rugged, and the trees began to increase, and along the road, they could hear the sound of water lapping on the shore, and over the small hills, a large lake with no end appeared in front of them.

Everyone came down from the hill, you can see four or five boats, moored on the shore, there are a few boat bosses standing on the ground smoking cigarettes, talking and laughing, there is a stone tablet behind them, which looks a little old, and there are four big characters engraved on it: 'Lake Sovia'.

This is the famous Lake Sovia, Lake Sovia is famous, it is the largest inland lake on the continent of Lolori, the longest shoreline is about 310 kilometers, the maximum width from east to west is about 120 kilometers, the average water depth is more than 100 meters, the total area is more than 50,000 square kilometers, the scale is very large, equivalent to the size of three cities.

Lake Sovia is a fortress that chokes the throat into the interior, and is also an indirect factor that has ensured the peace and security of the city of Moca Benel and the royal capital of Texas for many years, and the lake is bordered by the Black Forest and the Narinit Plain in the east, the Garuso Mountains in the south, the inland Van City in the west, and the Pamirs in the north.

The formation of Lake Sovia is a process of evolution over time, before it was an ocean, adjacent to the continent, next to the sea of tranquility, with the passage of time, the earth's crust moved, the rise of the Garuso mountain range, isolating Sovia from the ocean, over time Suvia from salt water to fresh water, into a lake, forming its own ecosystem.

There is a beautiful water city built on Lake Sovia, known as the 'Sapphire of the Sea', this city is the city of Sovia, and Carl must pass through this lake if he wants to enter the city of Sovia.

A few years ago, Karl had been to the city of Sovia, and as the name suggests, it is beautiful, with a moist wind blowing all year round, carrying an alluring floral scent, like a beautiful hand gently brushing her cheeks.

Speaking of Sovia City, it is commonly known as the place of three careless, one does not care about the law, the second does not care about crime, and the third does not care about safety, and any criminal who violates the law has no right to arrest anyone after coming here.

Sovia City is a separate place divided from the Bell Empire, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small country, but even such a small country, located in a fortress, King Ivan has not annexed it, and in the final analysis, it is necessary to talk about Her Majesty the Queen of Sovia City, who is stronger than most men.

Sovia's queen, whose name is He, and the name of the city is her name, is called He, Sovia, who calls herself the lord of the sea, rules over the entire Lake Sovia, and controls the ebb and flow of the tide. Sovia will cause monstrous waves on the calm lake, drowning it, countless people have drowned in Sovia Lake over the years, so no one provokes this grumpy and eccentric queen, even when Queen Islin was alive, the two were sisters and did not interfere with each other, and when they were under the command of Vanka of the Bell Empire, they would not dare to, and even sometimes they had to give gifts every year, and whispered to show friendship, but Queen Sovia was also a talker, and she had been safe for many years.

The country's Leha XII walked over: "Hey, boat boss, how much money am I going to cross?"

Several boatmen looked at the jade silk ribbons and gold and silver jewelry worn by Reha XII, and did not hesitate: "Two gold coins." ”

Although Lei Ha Twelve is the stupid son of the landlord's family, but he is more sensitive to money in business all the year round, and he will never spend half a cent, and he has his own set of business experience for many years, and he immediately expressed dissatisfaction with this price: "Usually I haven't been on a boat here, the last time I came back from the royal capital, the boat boss only accepted me a silver coin, you are really a big mouth, but a mouth wants me two gold coins." ”

The boat boss glanced at him: "Do you like to sit or not, there are only a few boats here." ”

Reha XII's temper was not easy to provoke, and he immediately took out the musket made by the Duke of Shentie and aimed it at the head of the ship boss: "How do you talk?"

The other boat boss next to him was dark-skinned and short-stated, and seeing that Lei Ha XII was not easy to mess with, he hurriedly ran up to play a round for his companions: "Yo, uncle, don't be angry first, let me tell me carefully, it's not that we deliberately charge you so much money, but there are rules." ”

Reha XII doesn't believe in evil anymore: "What bullshit rules?"

The boat came from the old road: "We are the local residents of Sovia, with the permission of the queen, we ferryed here, collected some gold coins, and supported our families, some time ago, the prince of the Bel Kingdom, Blu, led 70,000 soldiers to pass through here, to attack the city of Mocabener, isn't it! So we hired a large number of merchant ships in Sovia's city, and the landing point was in Taohua Village under the Galusuo Mountains, only 20 kilometers away from here, and the queen was very annoyed when she knew about it, and gave a death order to levy 90% within a month and pay a gold coin, otherwise you will never be able to do this business again. ”

Karl was puzzled: "What's wrong with this Peach Blossom Village, what does it have to do with your queen's fees?"

The boat boss continued: " Uncle, you don't know, this has a lot to do with it, there is no dock port around Peach Blossom Village, if you come directly from there, you don't need to go through the port of Sovia City, so that the money we earn does not need to pay additional taxes and fees, the queen is going to collect tolls, of course she doesn't want to, and you look at the surrounding radius of a few kilometers, only our small boats, large ships have been seized by Her Majesty, and we don't know how to deal with it, we are also implicated, the last time Prince Blue hired a boat without us, if there is not enough gold coins in a month, the days have not been issued, my family is counting on my income to make a living。 ”

After hearing this, Karl said to Reha XII: "You also heard, I don't think he is lying like he is lying, it is not easy to go out, this money is really something outside the body." ”

When Leha XII heard Carl say this, he put away his musket: "Tell me earlier, I won't take out my gun earlier, don't you need a gold coin, I hired all five ships, two gold coins per person, take one to Queen Sovia, it's not bad, keep your job." ”

When the captain of the ship, who had just been pointed at by a musket, heard this, he thanked him again and again: "Thank you, thank you." ”

Reha XII paid out of his own pocket, and everyone sat on it one by one, following the swing of the oars of the boat boss, and headed towards Suvia City.