On the docks of Treasure Bay, several guards are racing against time to carry goods to merchant ships.

"This box is so heavy." One of the guards complained, "How can it be so much heavier than the previous boxes." ”

"Maybe it's full. Don't complain, if you have that effort, you'll finish it quickly, and let's find a place to drink together at night. Another guard complained.

"What?" Miria muttered unhappily in the box, "Am I much heavier than the same volume of fruit?!" And you, don't eat anymore. There's nowhere to hide when you're done eating! ”

Listening to Miria's words, Blala reluctantly put down the fruit in her hand, lay on the pile of fruits with her back to the sky, closed her eyes, and rested without saying a word.

The violent shaking of the crate nearly caused Miria to sink into the fruit pile, and she resisted the urge to complain loudly, pulling out the fruit that had hit her mouth and throwing it away. Seeing this, Yujiali had to smile awkwardly, not knowing how to comfort her.

In this way, Yugari and the others boarded the merchant ship smoothly and sailed all the way in the direction of Quehari Island.

The sea in the middle of the night is as quiet as death, and the occasional wind and waves cannot wake up the sleeping people. The starless sky was pitch black, except for a flickering beacon standing at the end of the view, pointing the way for passing ships.

Eugari leaned down and crept up to the sleeping Miria, gently waking her from her sleep.

"It's almost time to get to the shore, wake up a little. We'll have a past from under the water in a moment, right? Yugari whispered to Miria, who was sleeping in a daze.

"Huh? What did you say? Miria rubbed her eyes and replied differently.

"I mean, the ship will be on the shore in a little while. When the time comes, I'll use a spell to send us underwater, and then find another place to land underwater. ”

"You know my least favorite thing to go into the water!" Miria pouted.

"There's no other way. If you go ashore with the box, you will definitely be found when the goods are inspected. ”

"Okay, really, why didn't you say you were going to go into the water earlier." Miria muttered unhappily.

"What about me?" At this time, Bella, who had been resting beside her, also crawled over and pointed to her nose and asked.

"Got it. As before, I'll take you there. ”

"What? What's wrong with Brala? ”

"I can't swim, I'm a landlubber!"

"This ...... That's right. I really didn't expect it......" Yugari said with some embarrassment.

"Huh?" Looking at the white and yellow striped backless jumpsuit that Miria had changed into, Yugari couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Did you buy this one from Night City before?" ”

"Yes, yes." Milia, who was hiding in the corner and was changing her clothes, said with some embarrassment, "What, what's wrong?" ”

"No, nothing." Yugari hurriedly replied, "It fits perfectly!" "Hmph, I said I didn't want it at the time, but then I went and bought it secretly?"

"Blala's dark blue swimsuit looks great too!"

"Forget it, she's been wearing this swimsuit for several years, and it's outdated." Miria whispered, "But it also means that someone's body hasn't developed much in recent years......

"I've changed!" Blala retorted angrily, "It looks the same, only the size has been changed!" ”

"What people?! Who's there! The guard, who seemed to hear the voice, shouted loudly in the hallway.

"What's wrong...... Ah......h

"There's something in the hold."

"How is it possible, in the middle of the night. It's on the sea again. Don't be careful. Walking, walking, yelling, if you wake up the captain, you can bear it. With that, the two walked through the door of the warehouse and continued their patrol.

"Be quiet!" After the guard left, Miria said as she tapped Brala's head.

It didn't take long for the merchant ship to anchor at the dock on Quahari Island.

"Are you ready?" Eugari drew her staff.

"Hmm!" Miria and Blala nodded.

"Then ......" With the casting of Eugari's spell, the three of them were immediately teleported to nearby water.

Eugari withdrew her staff and swam to the front, looking at the land above, guiding everyone in their direction. Miria put her left hand around Blala's neck and paddled with one hand in the water, following Eugari. They left the merchant ship as fast as they could, and swam toward a nearby hill.

"Ha, ha, ha! Suffocate, suffocate me! Blala, who had finally climbed ashore, said with a flushed face.

"Shut up! Do you know how hard it is to drag you underwater! Miria complained as she changed her clothes.

"Blala, if you have time to swim with me, I can teach you." Eugari said.

"Forget it." Miria sarcastically replied, "There's not enough water in a pool for her to drink!" ”

"This ......" watched Blala pouting and puffing out her face, and Eugari smiled awkwardly.

It was a small hill not far from the docks, covered with a large area of woods and shrubs, which just shaded the Eugarie and their figures. The lush vegetation stretches all the way to the depths of the island, adding a lot of life and vibrancy to the island. Eugari and Miria were hiding behind a stout tree, watching the movement on the other side of the docks. Blala leaned weakly against the stump of the tree beside her, as if she had not recovered her strength.

"There's a lot of people on the docks." Jugari said when she saw a large number of torches flashing on the docks.

"I think I'm here to unload the cargo." Miria thought for a moment and suggested, "Let's see where they go in a moment, and follow them from the woods over here." Can you see how many of them came? ”

"Hmm...... There were about 20 people. The one at the front was a head taller than the others, and was communicating with the person in charge of the ship, who should be their captain. Jugari explained to Miria as she watched the crowd on the docks.

"What's going on?! Why are there so many ocean peaches missing this time?! The captain who came to unload the cargo pointed to a half-empty box of cargo and asked the person in charge of the merchant ship loudly.

"This ......," muttered the head of the merchant ship in confusion, "it shouldn't be." We also checked it when it was handed over, and it was obviously full. Strange ......"

"Then what's going on, you'd better explain it clearly!"

"This ......" "Damn, these dog officials of Starlis, send some unreliable little cubs to cause trouble for me, and when I go back, I will definitely sue them in front of the president!" "I really don't know about this matter. My lord, don't you think that's good? It just so happens that the captain of the headquarters will deliver the next batch of goods in person, and you can ask him what the situation is. I'm really just a delivery guy. I really don't know how good or bad this goods are, how many of them, and what they were like when they got them. How dare I move these goods? ”

"Alright, okay, stop talking this nonsense. You're getting more and more presumptuous! The captain scolded impatiently, "If I hadn't been in a hurry to go back and rest now, I would have skinned you a long time ago." You don't think you're a top person. I won't tell you more, let your captain explain it to me next time. That's it for now. With that, he beckoned the guards behind him and began to carry the goods to the carriage.

After a short while, the guards had taken care of all the unloaded goods and left the dock with the captain's carriage. Looking at the departing carriage, the person in charge who was unhappy also cursed and cursed, and beckoned the crew to re-board the merchant ship and slowly sailed away from the island.

"They went that way. We're going to go along. Miria hurriedly beckoned Eugari and Brala to follow the distant torches towards the other side of the woods.

They hunched their bodies, avoided the avenue, and cautiously came all the way to a villa. This is a very luxurious villa, and even in the dark of night, it is difficult to hide its exquisite craftsmanship. The villa has four floors and is fronted by a semi-circular swimming pool surrounded by ornamental exotic flowers. A little farther away there is a tower-shaped stone building, and the convoy is stopping in front of the stone building to carry goods. On the periphery of the villa stood a few heavily armed guards, and occasionally a patrol of a dozen or so walked along the avenue.

"Let's go over a little bit and hear if there's any news." Yugari whispered.

"Hmm." Miria nodded, "Be careful. ”

So, after the patrol had left, the three of them hurried out of the woods into the bushes next to the villa, avoiding the view of the guards. However, they had barely hidden, and before they could make the next move, a group of guards rushed out from behind them and surrounded them.

The sudden change caught them off guard, and before they could get up, the crowd heard cursing and cursing. "Brute! The third watch in the middle of the night is not honest! Want to escape?! Don't hurry back yet! A tall, lanky man stepped out of the crowd and came to Eugari and the others. This person is none other than Jia Zhi. Because he was blamed by his brother Jia Ren before, in the past few days, no matter day or night, he has been personally patrolling, which has made him physically and mentally exhausted, and his temper has become more and more irritable.

"Huh? What's the situation?' Hearing Jia Zhi's curse, Youjiali was already confused, and when Jia Zhi came to her, Youjiali was even more surprised when she saw his face clearly. "Isn't this the guy who fought with us in the camp in the Grave Forest? How? He didn't die? What's going on?' At this time, Miria behind her quietly tugged at the corner of her clothes, "This should be what Hecis said at the beginning, the other of the two people who look exactly the same should be the brother of the person we met before. He probably thinks we're someone else. So there must be something wrong with this island. Let's go down to him and see what happens.' Miria winked at Eucaria, who immediately understood what she meant.

"Bastard! What are you doing in a daze?! Go back! With that, Jia Zhi raised the long whip in his hand, slapped it on Youjiali's shoulder, and yelled at the guards behind him, "Take these few things back who don't know whether they are alive or dead!" ”

Due to the mana shield cast in advance, Jia Zhi's long whip did not cause Yujiali to suffer any damage, but Yujiali still pretended to be in unbearable pain, and screamed a few times in cooperation with Jia Zhi's attack. Blala, who didn't know the truth, wanted to immediately step forward to fight Jia Zhi, but was instantly pulled back by Milia, who was full of anger. Later, the three of them were escorted by a group of guards to a very old stone building at the back of the villa.

The guards pushed them into the stone tower and immediately slammed into the gate.

"You two watch here! If some of them run out, they will strip you of your skin! ”

"Yes! Sir! ”

As the footsteps outside faded away, the surroundings fell silent again. Yugari and the others looked around cautiously. It is a very old stone building, and there is no light to be found except for the two bright lights at the door. As far as the eye can see, there is no other furnishing except for some rough stone tables and chairs. However, both the floor and the tables and chairs are quite clean, and it can be seen that they are often cleaned.

"Let's take a look inside." Yugari whispered.

So, the three of them felt the darkness and walked lightly towards the depths of the corridor.

The hallway is fairly spacious, lined with rooms, about seven or eight rooms on each side. The rooms are doorless, and you can easily see the inside when you pass through the hallway. When they came to the door of a room, they were surprised by the situation inside. In the dimly lit room, a row of ragged children was asleep. The youngest of them looked to be four or five years old, and the oldest was probably no older than Eucaly. One by one, these children curled up with thin bodies, lying on long, simple bedding and covered with a thin layer of sheets, made people feel pity. If Miria hadn't stopped her in time, Yugari would have almost screamed.

"This ......"

"I guess they were all captured...... Miria whispered, "I guess this island is the lair of criminals."

Yugari quietly walked over to a sleeping child. Looking at her thin body, pale face, and exposed arms covered with scars. A bleak and sad feeling suddenly welled up in my heart, and sad tears kept lingering in my eyes.

"I guess that's the case with those rooms." Miria walked up to Eugari and whispered, "I'll go upstairs with Blala, you should be careful here."

Eugari didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and Miria walked out with Brala.

After some time, heavy footsteps gradually came from the hallway.

"Guards?" Yugari realized immediately, and hurriedly leaned down and hid under the bed.

After a while, a pair of blue-gray metal boots appeared in Yujiali's field of vision, and it stopped and walked around the room for a while, and found nothing unusual, then turned away, sounding like walking upstairs. After a while, when there was no movement at all, Yugari crawled out from under the bed.

"Oops!" Yugari shouted in her heart, "I should have informed Miria about them earlier!"

Just then, Yujari seemed to hear the sound of metal striking from upstairs. She hurriedly drew her staff, and as the circle of divine light under her feet disappeared, she instantly teleported herself to the room on the second floor. The layout was the same as on the first floor, and the children on the beds were asleep, and no one noticed Eugari's arrival. Yugari didn't have time to care about this, and hurriedly rushed out of the room.

In a corridor not far away, Miria and Brala were standing next to a fallen guard, each armed in their arms. Eugarie hurried forward, but before they could explain what had happened, they heard a cacophony of footsteps from the depths of the stairs.

"Oops, someone's coming." Miria shouted in a low voice.

It didn't take long for three guards wearing blue-gray helmets, blue-gray heavy armor, holding halberds, and swords at their waists to the second floor of the stone building. In the hallway on the second floor, a guard in the same attire and slightly smaller in stature was arranging his armor.

"What's going on? Is something wrong? The guards who arrived stepped forward and asked solemnly.

"Nothing." The dwarf guard replied blandly.

"What was the sound just now?"

"This ......," said the diminutive guard, embarrassed, "I fell accidentally." ”

"What?!" One of the guards said angrily, "Fall? What the hell are you doing? Toss us, right? ”

"Forget it, forget it." Another guard advised, "It's okay." Be careful. Patrol well, just keep an eye on it, and don't take it so seriously. Something went wrong, and everyone was uncomfortable. ”

"Yes."

"Let's go, let's go. Don't waste time here, go back to your work. ”

"Tsk! It's a blind worry. With that, the three guards turned and walked towards the staircase, and soon disappeared into the silence of the night.

After a while, seeing that there was no more movement outside, Yugari and Miria crawled out from under the bed in the house.

"Whew——! It scared the hell out of me, I thought I was going to find out. Yujali said with a sigh of relief.

"That's a good idea." Miria said proudly, "And Brala, you're actually quite suitable in this outfit." ”

While taking off her helmet, Blala complained dissatisfiedly, "I don't like it! ”

However, Miria was not in the mood to pay attention to her dissatisfaction at this time, but seized the time to discuss the future countermeasures with Yujiali.

"We just looked it all in." Miria said seriously, "There are three floors here, except for the top part of which is used as a warehouse, the other rooms are basically kidnapped children. ”

"I want to get them all out as soon as possible." Yugari frowned and said, "However, judging from the information we have so far, I think it will be too difficult to defeat the guards while protecting them and then leaving this island." Moreover, it is not known where there is a ship, and whether there is any other leader other than the commander just now. It's too risky to just break through like this. ”

"That's true." Miria nodded approvingly, "Is this good?" Since those people think of us as children here, let's first plan and mix in with these children, gather as much information as possible here, and then find an opportunity to escape with them. It just so happened that Blala could wear armor and blend in with the guards and help us find out the news from there. ”

"Huh?" When Brala heard Miria's plan, her expression was clearly against it.

"What a great idea!" Yugari said very agreeably, "Then, let's go according to this plan first and find a way to escape from this island as soon as possible." ”

As a result, Eugari and Miria immediately began to prepare, and no one seemed to notice Blala, who was expressing strong opposition from the sidelines.