The brown bear has a large war ferry dedicated to and from the Nigel Volcanic Islands, with a displacement almost equal to that of the giant ocean-going ships of previous lives. This kind of large sea ship can not only resist giant wind and waves, but more importantly, it also has strong firepower to repel it when it is attacked by large sea beasts. The safety factor is much higher than that of a small boat.

Raymond followed Matthew and his party onto the boat, while the mercenaries followed behind with expedition equipment such as tent ropes.

It's about a three-day voyage from here to the Nikkor Islands, and they'll spend a few days on a boat.

It was Ilya's first voyage to the sea, and it was also the first time he had ever ventured in the true sense of the word. After she got on the ferry, the whole person jumped up and down excitedly as if she had let herself go.

Matthew was helpless against this sister, smiled at Raymond, and said, "Brother Nicholas, let you see the smile." My sister has never been far away, and if there is any offense in the future, you should bear a little more. ”

"Hmm. It's good to be lively. ”

Raymond didn't care, but glanced at Susanna, who was inseparable from the fat man's side. I don't know why, this woman has become more and more hostile to herself since they met.

"Brother, the method you told me last night is really amazing!"

At this time, Matthew said excitedly: "Last night, I took the treasure map back and burned it, and then poured sunflower juice, and another map actually appeared..."

Saying this, his fat body pressed up, and said mysteriously: "The map marks an ancient ruin that has never been excavated. This time, we're rich! ”

This guy doesn't seem to be interested in martial arts and magic or anything, and the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to ruins is money, which is obviously different from the purpose of other transcendent expeditions.

Raymond was a little puzzled, and asked with a smile: "You seem to be short of money?" ”

It stands to reason that since this guy is the heir of the "Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce", he should not be short of money. Even if it's an expedition to find treasure, you don't need to come by himself.

"I'm not short of money at home... But I'm lacking! ”

Matthew explained, and said a little bitterly: "No, isn't the 'three-year family assessment' coming to an end soon?" If I don't make enough money this time, it's going to be ugly to lose. Maybe even the identity of the heir of the main family will be stripped away..."

After listening for a while, Raymond understood why.

It turns out that the Baylor family, who controls the "Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce", is a huge group, and although Matthew, the fat man, is the sole heir of the main family, it does not mean that other clansmen are willing to hand over the business helm to him, and there is constant competition in secret. Therefore, there is a three-year assessment.

All the heirs of the Baylor family of appropriate age will participate, and they cannot seek the support of the main family, but can only rely on their own business methods to make profits. Moreover, each account in the entire assessment process requires a detailed entry and exit record, which ultimately becomes the result of judging the winner or loser.

If Matthew, the first heir of the Baylor family, does not have an absolute advantage in money and gets the first place, then the other clan elders may question whether he is capable of inheriting the entire big family.

"There's a Kitz Baylor guy in the family line, and he's made hundreds of millions of profits in more than two years, and I'm less than 100 million now. Now there is less than half a year before the end of the assessment, and I want to win him in the normal way, which is almost impossible. That's why I thought of the treasure map at home, and I came here to try my luck..."

Raymond was puzzled: "Cultural relics are also profits? Isn't that easy to cheat? ”

This assessment rule seems to be very strict, but there are many places where you can cheat.

"Of course not... But it can be used as working capital! ”

Speaking of this, Matthew pointed to the old man who was accompanying him, and said with a pout: "The one over there is the examiner in the family, and he will record all my sources of funds." Naturally, he will also supervise the entire treasure digging process to prevent me from cheating..."

After a pause, he continued: "As long as I really dig up the treasure and sell it for billions, I will use this money to dump some bulk goods and change hands, and it is very simple to make a profit of hundreds of millions." ”

"I see."

Raymond was also stunned. After thinking about it, he said again: "That means that even if a large number of very cheap potions are sold to you now, it can't be counted as your performance in the assessment?" ”

"Yes! Unless I really dig up the treasure, and then I have enough funds to eat the goods, the profit from the sale is considered to be the performance assessment. ”

The fat man said, frowning again, and muttered, "Potions is indeed a profiteering industry, but you don't need to think about it... Now Tianlan's high-quality bulk potions are all from the 'Tianlan Potions Master Guild', and the distribution rights are all controlled by first-class chambers of commerce like the Giant Whale Chamber of Commerce, and there is no possibility of outflow. ”

When Raymond heard this, he didn't know what he thought, and a strange color appeared in his eyes.

At this time,

Matthew changed the subject again and said, "Brother, have you read today's newspaper?" ”

Raymond pretended not to know, "Not yet, what's wrong?" ”

Matthew's eyes lit up when he listened, and his face was burning with gossip fire, "I'll tell you, something big happened in the brown bear collar last night!" Right in the back alley of the Red Dragon Tavern we went to last night! ”

Speaking of this, he paused and asked excitedly, "By the way, Brother Nicholas, when did you leave?" Didn't notice anything out of the ordinary? ”

"Not long after you left, I was gone. I didn't see any movement..."

Raymond shrugged, presumably guessing what the guy was going to say.

"Oops, that would be a shame. You didn't hear any movement, and you probably missed a good opportunity to see a supreme swordsman..."

Sure enough, the fat man said with a bright face: "Let me tell you, last night the top executive of the Brown Bear Leader of the Tianlan Military Intelligence Department was killed in the alley behind the Red Dragon Tavern!" It is said that it is a severed head, and the murderer is a high-sequence super swordsman... I also heard from the grapevine that that guy was holding a three-meter-long big black knife of a divine soldier, and he fell from the sky, and he cut off the locomotive with one sword, and he was a master of dozens of military intelligence departments with one sword. Also, I heard that the mysterious swordsman had two horns and his arms thicker than my legs..."

“...”

Raymond listened to it right, but as he listened, he suddenly felt that the taste had changed a little.

He looked down at his arm, which was not as thick as the fat man's elephant legs, though they were strong.

And also... When did this broken iron sword in his hand become a divine soldier?

After Matthew finished speaking, he still looked a little unsatisfied, and sighed: "Ouch, it's a pity... If I had gone a little later, I might have been able to catch a glimpse of the amazing style of that peerless swordsman. ”

Raymond's eyelids twitched.

The original owner is right in front of you, haven't you been watching it for a long time? Is it so mysterious as you say?

The two chatted on the deck for a while,

At this time, Ilya also ran over.

Raymond watched the girl staring at his face for a long time without scruples, as carefully as if he were studying some work of art.

Her beautiful eyes seemed to be able to speak, blinking happily, and Raymond was very uncomfortable to see.

But this innocent character makes people unhappy.

Ilya looked at it for a while, and then said, "Uncle, how did your eyes hurt?" ”

After a pause, she seemed to have discovered something unusual, and added in a cheerful tone: "If you don't have this scar on your left eye, I think you're still quite handsome, uncle!" ”

“...”

Raymond ignored the little girl.

Matthew on the side had a straight face, and said loudly: "Elijah, don't be rude." ”

"Slightly~"

Ilya grimaced at her brother, not taking it seriously.

"Matthew, I'm a little tired..."

At this time, Susanna, the fiancée next to Matthew, also looked sleepy and said that she wanted to go back to her room to rest. After saying that, she didn't wait to look at the faces of others, and turned around and left on her own.

Where could the fat man stand such a flirtatious hint, the sperm nodded brainily.

"Brother, I'll go back to my room and rest first, and I'll see you later."

After saying that, the thing looked impatient, and followed Suzanne back to the room.

Ilya looked at his brother's pig appearance, pursed his mouth, and muttered, "My brother is really hopeless..."

After thinking about it, she asked, "Uncle, do you think that woman really likes my brother?" ”

Elijah also thought it was very strange, before she came to the Brown Bear Collar, this woman still looked cold to her brother, why did she suddenly get into Matthew's bed last night?

Could it be that it is really what my brother said, the two have been together for a long time and have fallen in love for a long time?

Raymond naturally saw some ways, but he was not interested in taking care of other people's private affairs, so he said casually: "I think they have a good relationship." ”

Ilya was obviously not satisfied with the answer, but she couldn't think of anything wrong with it.

At this time, she put aside her brother's question, and asked Raymond with a smile: "Uncle, yesterday my brother said that you asked our family again if there was 'Valis Baylor'?" Where did you hear of that name? ”

This girl is obviously also very smart, and seeing that Raymond doesn't want to deal with her much, she uses this question to stir up a conversation.

Raymond glanced at her and asked, "Do you know that lady?" ”

Ilya tilted her little head and thought for a moment and said, "Hmm. I have an aunt who used to be called that... However, she now prefers to be called 'Madame Reims'! ”

"Mrs. Lance?"

Raymond's brow furrowed slightly, only married ladies would be called Madame. If it is really the person in Daddy Mark's mouth, it is not surprising that he has been married for so many years.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Does King Tianlan have any other Baylor family that started as a jeweler?" ”

"Nope! There is only one 'Baylor family' in the whole king, a centuries-old merchant house. And the circle of jewelry making is very small, and if there is, they must all know each other. ”

Ilya blinked, and then asked curiously, "Uncle, you haven't told me how you know my aunt's name?" ”

In this way, there is a high probability that it is the same person.

Now, Old Mark's entrustment has also been settled.

Raymond thought that he would definitely have to visit the Baylor family in the future, so he said, "One of the elders of the family once traveled in the royal capital and became acquainted with Lady Avalis. I haven't seen him for years, and he wants me to help him carry a letter. ”

"Oh. My aunt rarely sees outsiders now..."

Ilya's eyes rolled, and he didn't know what to think, and said, "You can go back to the royal capital with us, and I'll introduce you when the time comes?" ”

Raymond thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... If you don't have anything else to do, that's fine. ”

Ilya smiled sweetly and asked again, "Brother heard that you know the ancient language of Nix, are you a polymath?" ”

Hearing this question, Raymond could only continue to make up his life story, saying: "My ancestors used to be historians who specialized in ancient civilizations, so I know some ancient Knicks language. ”

"Oh? My ancestors were historians... Then his elders are definitely not sailors. Ilya didn't know what was in her mind, and her eyebrows furrowed slightly. In this case, the elder in his mouth is probably not the person his aunt has been waiting for for more than 20 years.

After all, Ilya was born into a family of merchants, and she, like her brother Matthew, is a little self-acquainted.

Raymond didn't talk much, but this girl could always find a topic to talk about.

Suddenly, he thought of Lulu, the guy who always talked to death with one sentence.

Sure enough, when you want to stay with these people with normal emotional intelligence, you won't be so bored.

At this time, Ilya asked again: "Uncle, are you a swordsman?" ”

As she spoke, the girl boldly stretched out her finger and touched the long sword hanging from his waist.

Raymond couldn't help but laugh, "Hmm... Sort of. ”

Just now, he almost reflexively drew his sword, about to cut off the groping pig hand that was trying to "take" his weapon.

Ilya blinked again and asked, "Uncle, are you good at swordsmanship?" ”

This girl seems to have opened the conversation, and the questions are one after another.

At this moment,

Raymond suddenly felt that chatter didn't seem to be so good.

He wanted to talk to death, so he said coldly: "It's not very powerful." ”

"Oh!"

I never thought that when I heard this, this girl Ilya would be energetic.

She suddenly became excited and said, "Senior Cook who is with us is also a swordsman!" If you have a chance, you can ask him for swordsmanship... Let me tell you, the senior swordsmanship is really super powerful! He's one of the top 100 stars on the Royal Academy's Celebrity List..."

“...”

Raymond's face twitched in embarrassment, not knowing what to respond to.

Ilya looked at Raymond's expression and was not as excited as he expected.

She thought about the fact that the nobles from this remote territory were probably closed, and she didn't know the gold content of the "top 100 Tianlan Royal Academy".

She rolled her eyes and asked again, "Uncle, have you heard of the great sword Hao Sodros?" ”

Raymond raised an eyebrow and gave her a strange look, "Well, I've heard of that." ”

It's good to have heard of it!

Ilya's eyes flashed, and he explained, "Senior Cook has obtained the true inheritance of Sodros's swordsmanship!" His sword is so fast that it's hard to see, it's really super powerful..."

It's super awesome again...

It's weird to hear.

"Oh."

Raymond frowned, thinking about it for a moment. The Tianlan Royal Naval Academy seems to have a complete collection of Sodros' advanced basic swordsmanship. In the game, you need to complete a very troublesome task chain and brush up on the favor of a certain dean of Tianlan Academy to learn this skill.

Thinking about it, Ilya seems to be right. If this Cook really learned this sword technique, I'm afraid the swordsmanship will be considered powerful in Sequence 8.

"Uncle, why aren't you surprised at all?"

Ilya was not well, and she felt an inexplicable sense of frustration.

It's like showing off a baby to someone with full of anticipation, and I thought that the other party would exclaim again and again, but I didn't want that person to have a familiar expression on his face, and calmly responded with an "oh".

How can it be?! That's the inheritance of the great swordsman of Sodros, and the most powerful swordsmanship in the Black Sea!

As a swordsman, how could he not be the slightest surprised!

Could it be that this strange uncle in front of him is a fake swordsman?

"Why should I be surprised?"

Raymond was stunned for a moment, and as soon as the words came out, he felt that something was wrong.

Aren't you going to talk to death?

Thinking about it, he tried to make a surprised expression in hindsight, and then changed his words: "Uh... Actually, I was super surprised! ”

"Liar..."

Ilya looked at his lame acting skills, stared at him coldly, like a monster, and muttered: "Uncle, it's so boring to chat with you!" ”

Yo, it's boring!

Raymond felt that his tactics were successful.

But...

"But..."

At this moment, he looked at the girl's stiff face and suddenly sneered, and a bright smile exploded in an instant.

"Haha... Uncle, I've never met someone as special as you! ”

Then, beep, this girl can't stop being excited...

“...”

Raymond had a bitter face, completely helpless.

People have no malice, so they can't cut her with a knife, right?

Hey...

Am I the sequelae of the zombies cutting too much...

Why do you want to draw a knife when it doesn't go your way?