In the fog east of Moban, on an unknown island, long and narrow canoes were stranded on the dry land on the shore, useless for a long time.

A glittering Secy-style spire-bottomed sailboat breaks through the fog and arrives on this untouched island.

At the same time, four people came out of the forest on the island, led by a man who was nearly a foot long, with a gray complexion, slender bones, and a totem of dragon and snake fighting on his naked body, and a bead in his heart.

On the bow of the gorgeous sailboat, there was also a nearly one-foot tall Fandong man, who saw his compatriots standing on the shore from a distance, smiled after a long absence, withdrew his hands from his sleeves, and his shirt hung down to his waist-

On the blue-gray skin, there is also a totem of dragon and snake fighting, the difference is only in the bead that a dragon and a snake are fighting for, one person on the shore is on the left chest, and the one on the boat is on the right chest.

"Big brother, it's been a long time!" shouted the elder on the boat to the elder on the shore.

Behind him, the huge sailing ship turned to the shore, and the momentum of the four large iron anchors in front and behind the two sides brought a gust of wind to blow the fog away.

The elder man on the shore was the leader of the group of pirates who attacked Qi Zhilai and the others a few days ago, and behind him, Cai Zhao and the arrogant father and son raised their hands to block their eyes, avoiding the light-

Even in this fog, even if there was only a pitiful little bit of daylight shining through the mist, the huge sailing ship in front of me, which suddenly revealed its whole body, still shone brightly.

Of course, it may just be because their eyes are accustomed to the dim light of the mist. When his eyes finally got used to it, Cai Zhao took out his hand and saw clearly the Fandong elder on the bow of the ship who called the pirate leader his eldest brother-

It's exactly the same.

Cai Zhao looked at him, and then at the pirate leader beside him, from his figure to his appearance, and even the tattoos on his body - no, the tattoos are only similar at a cursory glance, and there are subtle differences in many places if you look closely.

If there is any difference, it is the expression of the two. The pirate next to him, who was called Big Brother, was much more serious, and his stone-carved brow was always staring, and the one on the ship was more hippie and smiling—but just looking at it for a while, I felt that there was a vicious energy in the relaxation, which made people's backs chill even more.

Cai Zhao thought back to the scene just now, and still felt that something was wrong......

It's obviously two Fandong elders, how can I understand what they're talking about?

Is it another barbarian who can speak official language-

Unlike Sesi, which is geographically and culturally different, and simply lacks communication, Fandong is supposed to be a land of complete alienation, where there is only an endless mist and barbarians who obey bestial nature, whose language is nothing more than a higher roar, and whose clans are nothing more than cooperative herds......

At a time when people outside the fog were still self-righteously calling Fandong a wild land, these so-called barbarians had already unwittingly joined the chess game of the civilized world...... They are not even pawns, but one of the many chess players.

Some people want to let the enemy die at sea, some people want to intercept important people or things through the hands of pirates, no one knows what kind of means were used in the first place, such a deal should have been established between two types of people who should only have blood and sword;

It is the self-righteous civilized man who pulls a terrible opponent from an unrelated place into the chess game.

Cai Zhao glanced at it obliquely, isn't the arrogant face on the faces of the father and son who have everything under control the ladder of a lowly person to ascend to the sky, a ladder of stupidity and ignorance.

But maybe they really have the confidence to control these barbarians? Cai Zhao didn't think about that, he was still very young, so young that he had a tendon. He hated the arrogant father and son, so he was willing to dismiss their self-confidence as a tribulation and a lack of strategy.

But Cai Zhao had to leave this ghost place, so he agreed to the invitation to be a guard for the father and son.

However, Cai Zhao did not hear the details of the agreement between the pirates and them. He only saw that the pirate leader had said, "Don't you want to listen to the price from my side?" and then took the father of the gentleman into the depths of the forest, and when he returned, he released Cai Zhao and the gentleman, and beckoned his accomplices to order food for them.

After that, new pirate ships docked, and the pirates on the island boarded and disembarked, and the camp was always staffed by more than twenty people.

As the pirate ship docked and offshore, the captives in the cage gradually changed, the father and son didn't ask, and the leader didn't say, Cai Zhao didn't know where they went.

To this day, tattooed pirate leaders have brought the trio to shore to await the arrival of this magnificent exotic sailing ship.

The board was lowered on the side of the boat and put on the shore, with the father of the gentleman at the head and Cai Zhao at the end, and the three of them boarded the boat in turn.

"Big brother won't come for a ride on my brother's boat?" the elder at the bow of the boat waved at the elder on the shore.

The elder man on the shore did not say a word, but nodded heavily, not knowing whether it was because of one thing or because of another thing, he stared solemnly for a moment, then turned and disappeared into the fog.

"Haha, my brother is such a straightforward character. Seeing that his brother was gone, the eldest man on the boat turned around helplessly, and shook his head at the three people on the boat.

"Anchor up, sail down, let's go!"

Woohoo!

The elder gave three orders, and the shouts of Ying He rang out from all over the ship. Cai Zhao noticed that the sailors on this ship were all blonde, blue-eyed, and vigorous Secy races, but they all loved this captain Fandong from the other side of the world, not only putting their lives in his hands, but also daring to drive the ship into this eastern fog, and with a happy smile on their faces.

Uproar——!

The huge golden sail fell one by one, even if it was such a faint sunlight in the fog, the golden sail was still dazzling.

In the center of the largest sail was embroidered a red and yellow checkered kite-shaped shield, with a dragon and a snake coiled on both sides of the shield, and a wrapped ribbon below, on which Cai Zhao could not read the scrambled characters.

......

In the captain's room of the Wanli Royal, the captain set up four cups of high-quality Tilan black tea and invited the three guests to take their seats.

Wanli Royal is the name of this big ship with two horizontal and three vertical plus six spinnakers, "Wanli" is really Wanli, and "Royal" is a royal on a whim. When the snake bought the ship, he drank bitterly with like-minded people from all over the world, and patted his head to come up with the name in the guessing order.

The snake is the full name of the captain from Fandong. The people of Fandong are named after things, but I don't know when people gradually feel that creatures are stronger than utensils, animals are stronger than plants, carnivorous people are stronger than herbivores, and legends are stronger than real ones...... Under the comparison, the Fandong people began to create a large number of powerful monsters to name their children, and the most common of them is to fabricate several fierce or tenacious animals together-

The name of the snake is the handiwork of his parents, who combined a poisonous snake and a giant octopus.

The snake once explained the meaning of the name to the crew of Sethi, and they laughed and slapped the table, and since then the snake has been nicknamed "Hycarus", and the myth of Sisi has eight heads, each dripping with poison in the aquatic giant snake.

The captain's room was lit up, and the snake worm introduced himself in the same way as the three guests, except that they did not laugh or give him a new nickname from the legends of the Empire.

They just introduced themselves very politely, in response, one by one-

The old one, who looked to be in his forties, was named Zhang Huaitu, who claimed to be an important member of the persecuted former dynasty, and his son's name was Zhang Yao...... It was his son, and the two guards seemed to have a big opinion of their master, whose name was Cai Zhao, and the snake was curious about how capable he could be at such a young age.

"Then, Your Excellency, you may wish to tell me first, how you will repay me when you return to the Golden Dome. The snake shook the teacup in his hand and said slyly.

Zhang Huaitu frowned, "I have already negotiated the remuneration with your eldest brother, didn't he tell you?"

The snake shook his head and said, "The eldest brother's reward is the eldest brother's reward, and my reward is my reward." In your Taiwei country, are the brothers separated from each other?"

Zhang Huaitu was stunned as if he was poked by something, and then responded: "You want to sit on the ground and start the price." ”

The snake smiled and leaned back, "If your Excellency is reluctant, you can pass on to me what you promised to your eldest brother." ”

Zhang Huaitu took a breath, straightened his waist and said: "I can't control the affairs of your brothers, anyway, I went back to Jinding, and it is unlikely that I will go to him again for the rest of my life. ”

Hey——, this old fox is a gentleman who speaks well and does not dirty himself when he turns a corner, and can't he erase it in front of a child? Or does he teach him the hypocrisy of adult words early on? If his son is clever enough, he should hear what he really means.

The snake sneered and sat upright, "Okay, I'm not greedy, as long as Your Excellency transfers everything promised to my eldest brother to me exactly a penny, I will guarantee that Your Excellency will not receive any more unnecessary news." ”

The ministers of the empire just like to play such word games, okay, if you want to play, I will play with you, who will not do the gentleman on the lips, the word "transfer" is really cleverly chosen.

"It's just ......" Across the small table, Zhang Huaitu pondered for a moment, "I'll hand it over, captain, you may give me a guarantee?"

What a penny iron rooster, I haven't been able to guarantee the betrayal of the person who bought your father's and son's life, so you should ask for a guarantee first.

This person cannot be trusted. This is the judgment of the foolish brother and the snake.

The hull of the ship shook, and the tea on the table spilled a little.

The air was quiet for a long time, Zhang Huaitu was waiting for an answer, and the snake was waiting...... The atmosphere was tense to the extreme.

"Your Excellency, you ......"

He stood up against the edge of the table, his tall body oppressive in the small cabin—

“...... What guarantees can you give our brothers?"