Chapter 80: Coat of Arms and Geography
"What is this?"
Fang Yu looked at the small object that the man turned around and took out of the drawer.
It looked like an equilateral triangular piece of metalwork, a palm long and wide, with an abstract dragon-like pattern in the center β the image of a western dragon with huge wings, of course, common in Aitalia.
"That's what President Lincius left you," the man replied, laughing, "but I don't know what it is, but by the way, he left you a phrase for you, 'Quivens Saredo.'" β
"Besides, you can call me Xiuli, or Lao Xiuli, at least that's what they call me."
The middle-aged man who called himself Shuri replied with a smile.
Fang Yu looked at this thing, and at first glance it was a simplified badge, and even gave the impression that it was also related to the Dragon Worship Sect. Because of the dragon-shaped pattern itself, and related to Run-Lincius, it is too normal to have a relationship with the Dragon Worship.
But if you look closely, it seems to be a bit plausible, and this badge is always faintly familiar to him. Fang Yu suddenly remembered that he had indeed seen this pattern in one place, and that it was in the underground of Aymus Fort, on top of the broken holy sword.
He suddenly turned around and said, "Mr. Red, can you show me your sword?" β
The big cat man asked a little surprised: "Why did you suddenly remember to look at the sword?" β
But having said that, he stretched his claws behind him and pulled out his sword inch by inch. The legendary holy sword does not seem small in the hands of the lion paladin, and the magic sword has the ability to automatically change its size according to the user, and the cold light on the blade flickers, reflecting the dim room slightly.
Even Xiuli couldn't help but praise: "Nice sword." β
But this is not just a good sword, this veteran businessman who works in the Chamber of Commerce and has seen countless rare treasures also looked away this time. Fang Yu only looked at the counterweight of the Holy Sword, where there was indeed a similar insignia, and even the patterns of the two were almost identical.
It's just that the badge in Shuri's hand is silver-white, and the badge on the holy sword in the big cat man's hand is golden.
The birth of the five holy swords has a certain relationship with the dragon king Bahamut, so it is possible that these five badges also correspond to the five-colored dragon of Aitalia - gold, silver, red, blue, and green.
But the question is, what was the purpose of Lune-Lincius in leaving this badge for them?
As for the sentence left by the other party:
'Quivens Saredoβ'
But that wasn't a sentence, Fang Yu thought to himself, no, or rather, it was an ancient place name with a rather elven atmosphere. He happened to know that place, in the area of the ancient castle on the shores of today's Treasure Staff, was a thriving kingdom hundreds of years ago, and then gradually reduced to ruins.
But I don't know what Lune-Lincius meant by telling them such a place name, and what connection did this coat of arms have with that place? But why not use Gujun Castle, but use elven place names, is there any difference between this?
"Mr. Ed," said Shuri again, "I'll pass it on to you." β
Fang Yu nodded, and then took it. And the other party just watched his movements and didn't even need further confirmation, as if he didn't worry about recognizing the wrong person.
And when Fang Yu held the badge in his hand, a strange thought suddenly rose in his heart: Aitalia doesn't seem to have the technology to convey things for thousands of miles?
But if this thing wasn't taken from farther away, how did Rune-Lincius guess that they would come to this place and leave it here?
Or is it not really important in itself, it's just the message it conveys? The other party may have several copies of the same badge in different places, so that whether they go to Yuntai Harbor or Al Pahin, they can get it.
Speaking of which, he remembered that the other party seemed to have said something similar:
'I didn't expect you to come to the ancient tower first, I wasn't ready to receive you. β
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be more sure of what he was thinking.
The badge itself may not be important, but the message it conveys, namely the dragon pattern on the holy sword. Taking a step back, if he hadn't seen a similar pattern, he might not even recognize the badge.
This may be the real reason why the other party is comfortable handing over the badge to his subordinates, and ordinary people may not understand what they mean, let alone what the name of the place means.
Fang Yu looked at the other party's attitude of not caring too much, and believed his own inference in his heart, and he put away the badge as he put it away, roughly determining that 'Quivens Saredo-' might be what the president of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce really wanted to tell them.
Maybe you should go there if you have the chance, why would the other party inexplicably point out such a place to them, Fang Yu thought to himself.
He and the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce asked and answered, and the people around him were still confused, and only Sylvid might have guessed something from his interaction with the Lion Paladin - Fang Yu noticed that his Ship Officer's gaze had also stayed on the position on the big cat-man sword.
And she must have heard of such a place as 'Quivens Saredo'.
As for the others, Fang Yu gave everyone a slightly calming look before turning around.
Shuri looked at them and smiled again, "That's all there is to President Lincius, but you should have other business when you come to this place, right?" β
"Yes," Fang Yu did not shy away, "our ship has encountered a storm on the way, and it may need to be repaired a little and some supplies to be replenished. β
"I understand," Shuri nodded, "I see, I said how did you all end up in this place." But these are all trivial dishes, for the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce is just their own duty, you can rest assured, this matter will not take much time, for the sake of President Lincius's face, I will try my best to persuade the Tongji to quote you according to the cost. β
"Huh?" Tianlan was a little surprised, and lost her voice: "Do you want money?" β
Attila grabbed her back.
Xiuli looked at the little girl with a smile: "Although you are friends with the president, but trading is buying and selling, and the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce is also established by many businessmen, and we have to protect the interests of each member." β
Fang Yu hurriedly nodded and replied, "Actually, the price is not a problem, but the time is ......."
"Don't worry," Shuri gave them a reassuring look, "just leave it to me." β
Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, the Seven Seas Traveler was worth a few dollars to replenish that little material, which was only a drop in the bucket compared to the construction he had spent on the structure these days, but the key was the construction period, they had already wasted a lot of time.
Only then did he have time to take a closer look at the Guta people, and saw that the other party treated them without any guilt, although this was the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce, it was still a little surprising. He couldn't help but ask, "Speaking of which, Mr. Shuri is from Guta, right?" β
But as if he knew what he was going to ask, Shuri replied with a smile: "I can only be regarded as half a Guta person, my father is a Kaolin person, and my mother is a Guta person, and even if I am really a Guta person, I don't have any ill feelings towards you." β
He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Actually, don't talk about me, even everyone else is the same, as long as they know your identity." You are wanted by the royal family of Cowling, and seem to us to be natural allies. β
Fang Yu couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded when he heard this, this friend was inevitably a little too easy, that is to say, if they identified themselves on the dock, maybe the old sailor would have looked at them differently.
Of course, this is just a thought, he would rather spend a little more money and time than the trouble of revealing his identity.
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When he walked out of the Chamber of Commerce, Tianlan was still chattering about this adventure.
"I didn't expect that Rune-Lincius to think so highly of Brother Eddard that he had arranged for several right-hand men to wait for us on our way," she said, "I guess even if we hadn't been here, we would have run into a 'John' or 'Peter' or something like that in Elpahim or Traveler's Rest, what is that guy doing so much so for?" β
"Frey."
Attila glared at her.
The education that our elf lady received in the temple and her upbringing made it impossible for Azure to call others 'so-and-so or something' and 'that guy'.
However, Tianlan only secretly made a grimace, pretending not to see it. She'd been a bad learner with Parker, and she had been a lady in the team earlier, though only on the surface.
"So the pattern on that badge should be exactly the same as the one on my sword?" The big cat man gestured to the long sword in his hand and asked Fang Yuan, "What do you think it is, a message related to the Oath Keeper?" β
Fang Yu nodded, this was exactly what he considered, this thing that Rune Lincius left them, what really mattered was the message conveyed above. So what exactly is the connection between that coat of arms and the place name 'Quivens Saredo'?
The only thing he could think of was the oathkeeper behind it.
The Oath Keeper holds the Holy Sword, and until the Oath Keeper clan is destroyed, the Holy Sword will never be left behind, just as Mazak wields the Elven Sword Galapdia. And the holy sword in the hands of the big cat people, it is possible that the oath-keeper clan behind it has long been annihilated in the long river of history, in fact, since the disappearance of the enemy destroyer, there has been such a saying in the outside world.
The first of the five swords, the Moya Sacred Sword, was stolen from the Scepter Coast by the wanderer, or Tang De's maternal grandfather, although he still doesn't quite understand what happened at that time, but the fact that the guardian of Moya has not appeared in the world for many years, and no one has ever recovered the sword, seems to be enough to explain something.
The guardians of the Moa Sacred Sword, the Oath Keepers there may be in trouble, or they may be the same as the Guardians of the Enemy Destroyers, and the whole clan will perish.
It's not impossible, after all, the Mazak siblings are a ready-made example, and the Oath Keeper in the desert of the past, the guardian of Galapeia, is only one person left today.
Fang Yu had a faint sense of historical withering in his heart, but he also understood that seven centuries since the War of the Giants, the black wings had long since disappeared and become legends in the bedside story, and their former opponents had naturally aged one by one.
Mortals are a transient race after all.
"Could it be that there really is an Oath Keeper clan on the Scepter Coast as well?" The big cat man rubbed his beard on his chin to himself.
If three of the five Oath Keeper clans were in Kaorin-Ishurian (the Oath Keepers of the Enemy Destroyers were dwarves), that would sound like an incredible thing. And Fang Yu had never heard of such a legend on the shore of the Treasure Staff, there were all kinds of ancient legends about the cold and windy frozen fjord, but there were not many related to dragons.
But if you think about it, even Torragotos had been to that place for a while, and had changed his temperament since returning from there, and while it may have planted the cause of the dark in its body early on, it at least meant that it must have encountered something on the Shore of the Wand.
Thinking of Torragotos, Fang Yu couldn't help but think of what happened to him under Mount Piried, whether the green dragon had been resurrected? Even its death itself seems to be a matter of riddle with mystery.
Many clues seemed to be gradually linked, and Fang Yu couldn't help but turn over his palm and look at the badge. Could the secret of 'Quavens Saredo' that Rune Lincius had told him be the truth behind all this?
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"Didn't you find anyone?"
Eternal Night looked at the man in front of him.
The man was sweating profusely and panting and shook his head: "President, we have all asked, some have seen them, some have not. But there were so many people on the docks that no one would pay attention to strangers for no reason, and no one could say exactly where they went. β
"What they're our people, don't you know who they are?" Yongye frowned, and subconsciously was a little dissatisfied: "If it weren't for the other party, I and you would be counted as one, and now they are no longer in this world." β
The man was frightened.
"Eternal Night," the Heavenly Flower on the side stopped him, "Forget it, there's no need to anger them, it's normal." Think about it, if someone asks you and me, remember what direction the stranger you saw half an hour ago went, would you remember? β
Yongye sighed, he didn't know this objective reason, just because he had been looking for someone for so long, he suddenly appeared in front of him, but he disappeared all of a sudden, and he felt a little anxious anyway.
In fact, there have always been two theories about the man's death, both in the community and within Fenris. Those who support each other and those who fail to escape have been divided into two factions and those who want to see people alive and dead and corpses, and they are still arguing endlessly.
Intellectually, he should stand on the point of view of the former faction, but subconsciously he vaguely felt that the other party might not have stayed in the abyss under Fenris Island, the reason was very simple, how could the other party disappear without a trace after such a big thing happened.
Even if we return to the other side of the stargate, there should be at least some news coming back.
But it wasn't until today that he was convinced for the first time that he wasn't wrong, but unfortunately the evidence was right in front of him, and he didn't have the ability to seize the opportunity.
Thinking of this, he apologized to the man a little exhausted.
"I'm sorry, President...... I didn't mean to, either. The man whispered back.
"I understand," Eternal Night sighed again, picking up a little more energy, "and that's okay. As long as we don't see the wrong person, it at least means that our guess is right. As long as he is alive, then one day we will find him. β
"President," said the man again, "I think ...... Since he's in this place, the port isn't really that big, and we can mobilize manpower to sift through this place. I think the reason why they appeared at the dock is that they should have arrived at this place, and in that case, they should not leave for a short time......"
Yongye was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help but light up.
Heavenly Flower Fall's eyes also lit up, and he looked at the man: "Yes, you kid, this is indeed a way." β
He said as he turned back to his old buddy, "Eternal night." β
Eternal Night interrupted him with a wave of her hand.
"Needless to say, I understand," replied Yongye, "but although Iron Reef Harbor is small, with the few men we have brought, it will be difficult to search this place in less than ten days and half a month." How can you be sure that they will stay here for so long? β
Paradise Flower fell silent for a moment before replying tentatively, "Maybe we can figure it out." β
"What's the solution, blockade the port, but how are you going to convince the Gutas?"
"It's not enough to block the port," Paradise Blossom shook her head, Fenris's bloodship had made some name for itself in the cloudy sea, but it wasn't far from that, "but we can go to the port authority and find a way to get information on all the ships that have recently arrived in the port, and it's better to find a way to keep them here for a while." β
The so-called liner is a fixed flight to and from various ports, although it is said that private ships can also carry people, but in this era when merchants go to sea and become pirates, few people dare to easily pin their net worth and life on the character of others.
So generally speaking, in the absence of their own sailboats, the way for the electors to travel across the sea is often to rely on these regular boats.
Eternal Night looked back at him, "But how are you going to convince the Guta?" β
"It's not easy," replied Paradise Blossom confidently, "the most important thing about the liner is safety, as long as there are pirates nearby." β
"You're going to pretend to be a pirate?" Yongye looked at each other in surprise, he didn't expect his old fellow to be so bold and ingenious.
This is not a joke, although there are many pirate groups among the Electors, but once this identity is chosen, it will be difficult to enter and exit the ports of the mainland countries, and at best they can only anchor in free ports. Although it is only a pretence, there is a great risk of exposure.
"That's not true, where did you think of going," Heaven Hualuo shook his head: "Don't worry, I have my own way." β
Eternal Night narrowed her eyes and was silent for a moment before nodding. "Well," he replied, "in that case, we can't just start with the Guta, I'll find a way to inform the Cloud Harbor side and ask them to send some more men." After all, the pirates can't be hidden for long, and it is impossible for these ships to stay in Iron Reef Harbor forever. β
Heaven Hualuo nodded, partnering with the old guy is simple, and he doesn't need to talk nonsense.
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