Volume 9 The Journey of Slaying the Dragon Chapter 24 The Mist of the Endless Sea (I)
The gale stirred the costumes of the endless sea, constantly pounding the belly of the ship, and splashing countless waves in the collision. γFengyun Reading Network.γ
Five luxurious ships in the Antitin-style style are sailing, proudly splitting the blue waves, the towering masts perched on the chirping white seabirds, and the huge bulging sails painted with swords and shields intertwined with thorns, at a glance the large ships of the Monks. Judging from their direction, they are heading towards the port of Rhino Point Bay.
These ships are full of rough and fierce style in appearance, and they are all about might, but in that large cabin, there is a completely different world.
Extravagant and luxurious decorations such as porcelain, rose, red silk, and pearl curtains attract many eyes, and the imitation oriental layout style ripples with exotic feelings, and is also contaminated with a bit of romantic style of sea culture, barracuda-shaped decorative swords are hung on the bulkheads, and colorful coral tables make people feast on a visual feast before the food is served.
The banquet in the cabin hall was actually held every day, and all the people on the ship were nobles who went to Nanfeng Qunyu to participate in the battle of dragon slaying, including Luo Lan.
Due to the difference in status and status, he and Daphne are not on the same ship, but he is glad that Flosanders is not on the same ship, so he does not have to worry about accidents such as shipwrecks, group fights, or being thrown overboard.
However, to Luo Lan's puzzlement, the nobles on the ship didn't seem to have the slightest idea of the upcoming battle of slaying the dragon. It's as if the black dragon Nimbast is just a docile pet lizard that can be turned into a plate of delicate snacks on the table anytime, anywhere.
The farther south you go, the warmer the climate becomes, and strictly speaking, there is no real winter here, Luo Lan is very skeptical, in such a climate. Whether Nimbast can fall into the winter sleep period of the dragon legend.
The aristocrats sang and drank all day long. Enjoy good food and wine, and of course, there is no shortage of beautiful women on board, which is an essential item for men.
If you use drunkenness, dreams and death to describe them at this moment, it is appropriate.
Although Luo Lan doesn't like this kind of feast of mutual sycophants and high-minded discussions. But the environment is like this, if you don't follow the crowd, you must be fully prepared to be an outlier in the eyes of everyone.
Sailing on the vast sea, there are very few topics to talk about every day, and if one or two weirdos suddenly pop up, it is likely to become a character that everyone often talks about, which will cause the opposite effect.
Luo Lan knows the way of life, and his performance is neither ostentatious nor too low-key, he is sitting in an inconspicuous corner at the moment. Holding the conch cup in both hands, I took a sip of the unique algae wine here, which tasted pure. There was a hint of saltiness in the crisp liquor, as if it was the smell of the ocean.
Athena sat beside him, changing into a robe rimmed with black silk and silver trim, and tying a seashell ornament full of sea flavor to her wide silk belt, which was blown by the warm sea breeze. They collide with each other with a fine, crisp sound. Her injuries were getting better. Due to her dark constitution, the healing techniques of the light system did not work for her in the first place. However, Luo Lan was able to use the priest's dark blood technique, and only needed to prepare a few docile demonic beasts that were not threatening to transfer her vitality, which made her feel better.
Luo Lan saw that Athena was looking at the sea of clouds outside the round cabin window in a daze, and his expression was a little stunned, and he couldn't help asking, "Have you sailed on the sea before?"
Athena shook her head slightly, and said with emotion: "I'm just wondering if people are like boats jolting in the sea? Even if the boat is huge, it doesn't hold on for a moment when the storm hits, and the ending still makes no difference." β
Luo Lan was a little surprised by her pessimistic view, and he felt that he needed to correct this view, so he smiled loudly and said: "If it is a lone peak standing in the deep sea, even if it is buried by the waves, it will not fall for it, and one day it will show its original face." β
"Well said!"
There was a gentle applause from the side, Luo Lan looked away, and found that this was a mature and beautiful woman, she was wearing a sea women's dress, the upper body was tightly wrapped, revealing a beautiful body curve, the placket under the collar was opened very low, a deep furrow made people's eyes fall into it unconsciously, and the lower body was a long skirt dragging on the ground, and the folded edge flowers extended all the way, which looked pleasing to the eye.
Luo Lan stood up and greeted with aristocratic etiquette: "What is this lady called?"
The woman giggled, waved her hand again and again, and said, "You don't have to worry about me, I just think that this gentleman has a deep meaning, so I can't help but say it." She winked at Luo Lan again and said, "We'll see you later, Mr. Gufeng." She chuckled and walked out of the cabin with a few steps, just as she had come.
Luo Lan and Athena glanced at each other, and both smiled, disturbed by this woman, the latter's depression that could not be dissolved for some reason disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, three well-dressed nobles walked in from outside the cabin, judging by the weapons and insignia they were wearing, these were three knights, they looked around, as if looking for suitable seats, but it was already full, and there was no place for them.
One of the tall knights' eyes lit up, as if he had noticed something, and he shook his head at his companions, pointing in one direction, and they all smiled at once, and walked towards it.
Luo Lan noticed that their target was a young man sitting on the east side, he was handsome, his eyes were deep, his clothes were simple, and even if he was sitting there, he had an extraordinary temperament.
A knight walked up to the young man, squinted his eyes, tapped twice on the coral table with his sword, and said unceremoniously, "Get out of the way." β
The young man looked up at them, his expression was calm and calm, and when Luo Lan thought that he would ignore the other party's actions, or sternly refuse, this person actually smiled slightly, stood up so easily, and then walked away.
There were a few teasing sneers from behind him, and someone even spat at his back, "Coward!"
The surrounding nobles also showed disdain, if the young man resisted a little, then he might win their respect, but just walking away, in this continent that respects the strong, especially as the conquest who went to participate in the battle of the dragon, it is clearly a sign of weakness and incompetence.
The young man seemed to pay no attention to the contemptuous gaze that had been cast at him, and he came to a corner and stood, his gaze resting on the stands at the front of the cabin, as if waiting for something.
Luo Lan followed his gaze, there, a wind harp that seemed to be the height difference of an adult stood quietly, the curved body was delicate and elegant, and the slender and long strings shone with a soft and moving luster under the shimmering light.
"Sir, if you wish, come to me for a wine tasting. Luo Lan stood up and greeted him politely.
The young man turned his head, he glanced at Luo Lan, nodded, and said, "Okay!"
When he came closer, he found that Luo Lan's seat should be the most hidden in the cabin, which could not only observe the scenery of the whole audience, but also the blind spot of his sight, he laughed self-deprecatingly, and said, "It seems that we are all abandoned by the world." β
"Why do you say that?" Luo Lan smiled lightly and shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's better to put it another way, for example, we abandoned the world." β
"Haha, you're not right at all," the young man smiled heartily, and without any aristocratic courtesy, he simply stretched out his hand and said, "Alexander Caius." β
"Ranton Mikrit. Luo Lan also stretched out his hand to shake him, and turned to introduce Athena, "This is my cousin." β
Alexander nodded slightly, then sat down generously, he glanced at Luo Lan with a deep gaze, and said in a deep voice: "You invited me over, do you have a question in your heart, about why I would give up my seat to them so easily?" He pointed to the knights.
"I'm a little curious, and I can see that you're far superior to them, but it's more because I think you're different from them. Luo Lan also pointed with his finger, but he pointed to everyone here.
"Sometimes, unnecessary conflicts are something that needs to be avoided. Alexander looked at him deeply, smiled, and said, "Because you will find that you have nothing to gain in the end, and you will even lose a lot except for things that are meaningless." "That's true. Luo Lan picked up the conch cup and smiled: "Let's make a toast for this reason." β
Alexander raised his glass and touched it with him, drank it all heartily, he put down the wine glass with a "bang", and then wiped his lips with his sleeve without any aristocratic demeanor, and said: "You know, today I have been waiting for the moving voice of Lady Mei Maisie, she is a singer who is famous in the Western Continent, which is very rare for us people in the Eastern Continent." β
As he was talking, his eyes lit up, his expression was excited, and he said, "She's here." β
Luo Lan raised his eyes and saw an elegant woman's figure.