Summer in Hokuriku is always loved and hated, the disturbing cicada chirp stimulates the nerve line, and the wisps of light in the cracks of broken leaves can bring memories of childhood virginity.

The exit of the valley is shady, and the cool breeze blows from the valley, which makes people feel comfortable.

Ferrante, dressed in leather armor, wiped the short gun that had been hanging from his waist, looking at the sunset that was about to set, and a smile of unknown meaning appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Looking at the pocket watch in his pocket, the time ran away for another half an hour, and there was a sound of horses' hooves in the forest not far away.

Years of pampering did not make Sost fat and big-eared, but at this time he dressed like a dashing cowboy.

He took a handsome sip of his cigar, and before the horse's hooves stopped, the rum in the hanging bag was thrown into Ferrante's hand.

"Now the biggest nobleman in the Kaia Empire used to like to drink such cheap rum, and you are late. Ferrante rubbed the bottle.

"I used to like to drink cheaper ale, but I heard that sailors at sea like to drink rum, so I brought you a bottle. ”

Sost rolled over and dismounted, and sat down on the stone beside Ferrante, slapping the dust off his body.

"However, the problem of late arrival can be solved quickly, the internal combustion engine can already be produced, but the fuel extraction is still a bit problematic, and the cost is too high. ”

Ferrante leaned back, indicating that he didn't understand what he was saying.

"Hehe......" Sost shook his head, "you'll know then." ”

The two who haven't seen each other for many years are not the slightest stranger, just like neighbors who can see each other every day.

"Have you decided on a name?"

"Not yet, it's up to them, I'm too lazy to participate. ”

"So you want to put the new country in the hands of ordinary people, and then you go all the way to war? Sost extinguished his cigar.

"What will happen later...... Who knows, why, you intend to be your underground king forever?"

"Do you have a crush on the land of the Kaia Empire? Sometimes it's not a good thing to strike while the iron is hot, so let's be stable first, at least arrange what I gave you first. ”

As he spoke, Sost took out a list from his arms: "In recent years, the company has many inventions suitable for basic development, all of which are quite advanced, I think you can use them, but electricity and firearms cannot be given to you for the time being, the impact is too great, and it is easy to be exposed." ”

Ferrante took the list, looked at the systematic text on it, as well as various mechanical items, and nodded with a smile.

"The Gewuhui in Evos City is a problem after all, more difficult than the royal family and the church. Ferrante said in a tangled voice.

"There's no way, although many smart people have been co-opted by me, but seriously, I don't dare to move, although the Western Continent front has an advantage, but something happens to the headquarters of the Gewu Society, and if it affects the front line, it will be troublesome, unless ......"

"Unless we completely defeat the other world on the front lines, they will compete in the new world, and the old world will be ours. Ferrante smiled and continued.

"It's a dangerous idea, Ferrante, but it sounds exciting. ”

"Huh...... But it's too early to tell. ”

"How old are we?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and there were many things to talk about the feelings they hadn't seen for many years, until the sun set and the moon rose in the middle of the sky, and the two got up to say goodbye.

"I don't know when the next time we meet. ”

"Anytime, but I don't want the next time we meet, it's you leading the legion to stand under my company, and that will affect my mood for breakfast, by the way, this is for you, for Ms. Sophia, whom I haven't met. ”

Ferrante took a cloth bag and was stunned for a moment: "Red rosemary, isn't it extinct?"

"It seems that your paleontology is still so solid, let's go!"

Sost turned on his horse, like a cowboy who had pursued chic excitement all his life, and disappeared from Ferrante's sight.

The smell of red rosemary lingered on the tip of his nose, and Ferrante laughed halfway, but when he turned around, he coughed violently, and the discomfort that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly welled up, making him cover his mouth.

When the palm is removed, the red of the palm is as dazzling as red rosemary.

With a wry smile, Ferrante held the long sword at his waist, and a trace of blood seeped into the long sword, and the sword body also seeped out a smear of water.

He knew that the debt of the Soul Gathering Coffin should be repaid.

......

Soon after the two met, the country that Ferrante had personally built was officially named, the United States of Freedom.

So funny and down-to-earth, by the way, clinging to the name of the new era, Ferrante almost choked on the rum in the glass when he first heard it.

But at that time, he only smiled helplessly, and the council thought of such a name, and he went with them, as he had planned, he would not be involved in the council and governance.

Despite this, the legions armed with guns and weapons remained in his hands, and the warriors held him in high esteem.

This is a strange and twisted being, and perhaps he can't have maintained such an awkward position all the time, as Sost said, but now because of the mutation of the Soul Gathering Coffin, he has no intention of thinking about this.

After the United States of America proclaimed its establishment to the north and south, the Kaeya Empire could not do anything about the letter from the United States of America, and could only formally congratulate them, acquiescing to the presence of a powerful new force behind their ass.

Sost Energy immediately expanded its business and supported its post-riot redevelopment in the shadows.

The situation in the new country was very good, and the parliament began to implement the envisaged new system in an orderly manner, but the initiator of all this, Ferrante, began to live in seclusion.

Since his separation from Sost, Ferrante has not stayed much inland, but has moved to a seaside city.

One is closer to Ghost Island in the sea, and the other is that Sophia can also be with him.

As the bishop of the Poseidon Church, Sophia has never revealed her identity, and she has never shown her figure in the war against the land, so it is impossible for her to run inland often when the West Continent is still fighting.

And the changes on the ghost island during this time have also made Ferrante unable to let go, the most obvious thing is that now the place where the soul coffin is placed has been isolated, and even he can't get close with a long sword, and he doesn't know what happened inside.

And his body is getting worse day by day, the nightmare of bloody slaughter on the battlefield is much less, and the nightmare of countless drowning ghosts surround him, trying to drag him into the abyss begins to appear more often.

Sometimes even during the day, when Ferrante was awake, he could feel an invisible force tearing at his soul.

The feeling of being there and being painful is indescribable, and I can only endure it silently.

night

After soothing Ferrante to sleep, Sophia carefully got out of bed, walked out of the courtyard of the room, avoided the dark elves guarding her, and sailed out of the harbor in the sea breeze towards Ghost Island.

There are very few inhabitants of Ghost Island now, and they are very frightened during Ferrante's absence on the island, because in the very center of the island, at some point, it began to be covered in a thick fog, which caused many people to move to the periphery.

After landing, Sophia felt the smell of the sea around her, frowned, and sensed that something was wrong.

She has long been clear about Ferrante's relationship with the Soul Gathering Coffin, this time Ferrante is seriously ill, although the reason is silent about her, but she knows in her heart that it must be the cause of this coffin.

Walking into Haicheng and walking slowly in the shadows, Sophia's spirit was extremely concentrated, and the Poseidon magic was ready to go.

Finally, the dense fog appeared in front of him, and the originally faint strange sensation instantly soared, and the originally docile ocean aura on the island became violent and abnormal.

Sophia swallowed, and with a pious prayer to the god of the sea, she stepped inside.

In the thick fog, she couldn't discern her direction, so she could only look straight ahead, relying on her senses to move forward cautiously.

After a while, she came to a tower, and in the secret room below the tower, where the Soul Gathering Coffin was placed.

Smooth, everything goes smoothly beyond the norm.

Sophia didn't encounter any obstacles along the way, and pushed open the door of the secret room, and saw the soul gathering coffin that emitted a blue glimmer and was full of cracks.

At the same time, the violent aura of the surrounding ocean was about to condense into an entity, and the dense water vapor was like an ice edge, cutting through her sacrificial robe and leaving blood marks on her face.

"What the hell do you want to do? Spare Ferrante, and one day the sea god will hold you accountable for your trespassing! Answer me! I know you're conscious!"

"Hehe......"

The sudden sound of laughter accompanied by thunder and tsunami gave Sophia goosebumps.

"Make a quiv, let me out, and he'll be fine. ”

"Let you out, you ......"

"You promised?"

As if the sound of thunder condensation interrupted Sophia's remaining words, the Soul Gathering Coffin suddenly shone brightly, and endless fury surged towards Sophia.

The powerful aura flashed away, dormant in the depths of Sophia's soul, and she was also fainted by the impact of the force, falling to the ground.

At the same time, the dense fog in the center of the ghost island gradually disappeared, and the ghosts that shrouded the entire island roared by, forming a huge vortex in the sky and melting into Sophia's body.

The apocalyptic scene woke up the island's inhabitants, who took to the streets, looking in fear and shock in the direction of the center of the whirlpool.

The rolling thunder loomed, and with a click, the Soul Gathering Coffin was torn apart and turned into rubble all over the ground.