Act 102: The Shadow of the Dead (Part I)

"It turns out that Mr. Brando just wants to return to Vaulnd through Jiufeng," Mr. Liu said in a daze, "Then you don't have to go to Jiufeng, there are also merchant fleets going to Eruin, Lubik and other places in Yugang." ”

"Where is Yugang?"

"In the Jade Hills, there are ships going there in Rosalin, and that port is located at the northern end of the Wagtail Strait, near the Sea of Gloomy, ruled by a group of exiled Nine Phoenix people, and a large number of fleets to Lubik, Madara and Eruin gather there every year in March and April, and in September and October."

"Is that also the Ghost Car's sphere of influence?"

Mr. Liu was slightly stunned, he raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him with the only remaining eye, but saw the other party's confident look. While pondering the meaning of these words in his heart, he replied in a low voice: "Mr. Brando, the ghost car is full of wings outside the Nine Phoenix, and it also has their power in the Qingyu Hills, but it can't cover the sky with one hand, because it is very complicated there, it is the base camp of the Pious Heart Flow and the Stone Dragon Flow, and the red jade guard of the Scorching Sun Temple guards the port, and the people of the ghost car only dare to operate in secret, but the three sects and nine streams in the city should be all over their eyes." ”

"In that case, since the Qingyu Hill is under the rule of the Qianxin Stream and the Shilong Stream, its connection with the Nine Phoenix should be much closer than that of the Swift Plain."

Mr. Liu nodded and said: "Qingyu Hill is actually Jiufeng's default sphere of influence in the Wagtail Strait, it is not only connected to Jiufeng by sea, in fact, there is also a land trade route through the Shenshi Mountains, and it was through this road that Second Miss and I arrived in Yugang in March. ”

"This road is dangerous?" Brando asked.

"That's not it, it's just that it's not as convenient as the sea route, we left Jiufeng around the Qinglong Birthday Festival and set off, and walked day and night for nearly a month to reach the Qingyu Hills, if you take the sea route. It's only a few days—"

Mr. Liu seemed to realize something when he said this, and his single eye lit up slightly, he glanced at Brando deeply, raised his hand and arched his hand to the other party, and said: "Thank you Mr. Brando for reminding me, I was negligent, and it is indeed safer to return the same way from the Qingyu Hills now." ”

Brando smiled. He waved his hand and said, "I just want to take a hitchhiker, you think too much, Mr. Liu." However, there is no long thing in the lower body, and as a fare for the ship, I will help you deal with those who do not have long eyes. ”

Mr. Liu was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and stood under the horse and bowed to Brando.

All he thought to himself was that the so-called fare was just a pretext, when he had seen the young man deal with the strange ones the previous night. Suddenly, two swords appeared in his hands. This proves that the other party must have space-related storage props, how can such a person not be able to pay the fare?

So when the other party said this, it was clear that he just wanted to help them.

Mr. Liu was sincerely grateful in his heart, because he knew better than anyone the strength of the young man in front of him, although he didn't know which was stronger or weaker than his teacher, but at least he was a figure of that level.

In the realm of the Dao (Extreme Realm), such characters are generally rarely tempted by external objects, and they will not act easily. He didn't know that it had only taken two years for Brando to get to this point, and he only knew that the other party could speak like this. It's already a great honor for them.

His performance scared Brando, although Brando did have some special affection for Jiufeng, and it was indeed to help the two of them, but his first goal was indeed to take a tailwind, because he would definitely not change his itinerary just to help the other party, not to mention that he didn't have the time right now.

It's just that I went to Rosalin to find a boat by myself. Of course, it is more convenient to take the ready-made ship of the Nine Phoenix Royal Family, as for the trouble of Lord Rosalin or some kind of ghost car? Does he need to care?

He didn't want to get involved in this dispute, but it was based on the premise that the other party didn't find him trouble, but judging from the reactions of these knights, it was obvious that the ghost car had colluded with Lord Rosalin. They had to wait for Mr. Liu and Huanghuo to come to the door in Rosalin City, obviously not only to detain the ship of the Nine Phoenix Imperial Family, but also to blockade the port.

In this case, he must leave the port and go to Yugang Anyway, sooner or later he will have a conflict with these two gangs, so it is better to help Mr. Liu and Huanghuo, everyone has a common goal, why not?

Thinking of this, Brando also turned over and dismounted, helped Mr. Liu up, and said, "Mr. Liu, there is no need to do this, since the ghost car is eyeing you, they will definitely instigate Lord Rosalin to detain your ship and block the port, and I am helping you and myself." ”

Mr. Liu nodded hurriedly, he was not a person of overseas Chinese affection, and only arched his hand to Brando again to show his gratitude. At the same time, he thought about it for a while, and said: "Since the ghost car has discovered our whereabouts in Rosalin, they will definitely be able to guess our next trip, and maybe they will intercept our fleet in the open sea. ”

"If you go to Yugang, they will intercept it too?" Brando asked, frowning.

"It's not a big problem, they shouldn't have thought that we would turn back the same way, in fact, it would have been an accident to be stopped by them in Rosalin this time, if it weren't for the starfall disaster, the second lady and I would have traveled to Lubik through Madara." Mr. Liu waved his hand and replied calmly.

Brando's heart moved when he heard this, and he suddenly asked, "So you went to sea from Yugang to Madara?" ”

Mr. Liu was stunned by this question, probably not understanding the meaning of Brando's question, but he still nodded and said: "Exactly, although you can go to Lubik from Yugang to the sea, but after all, the experience of the Yufeng lineage requires physical practice, so the second lady and I originally planned to cross Madara." ”

"So can the ghost car's eyeliner in Yugang tell that your ship is heading for Madara?"

"No," Mr. Liu didn't expect Brando to ask this question, and shook his head resolutely: "The one who stayed in Yugang was also the Huang family's own ship, not a merchant ship, and we usually re-set the route after going to sea, and the eyeliner who stayed in Yugang definitely couldn't guess where we were going." ”

"Then there is no possibility that there is a mole on your ship?" Brando asked again.

"Mole?" Mr. Liu frowned, but still shook his head and said, "Even if there is a mole, he can't send the news back, because the ship is still moored in Soparachi." ”

Brando knew that Soparachi was a port name in Madara, but he was not interested in it, and he replied, "In that case, you should not have leaked the news before you left Yugang." ”

Mr. Liu nodded: "I think so." ”

"Then I have to warn you, the ghost car may be in collusion with Madara."

Mr. Liu was taken aback, and he subconsciously blurted out: "You mean, the ghost car learned about our itinerary through Lesotho?" ”

"Who is Lesotho?"

"It's a lich, it's the lord of Soparachi."

"No," Brando shook his head, "you misunderstood what I meant, I mean Madara, not a lord. ”

"Is there a difference?" There was a hint of incomprehension in Mr. Liu's one-eyed eyes, in his opinion, the Black Rose of Bramanda was made up of independent undead lords who hated each other, and although there was no shortage of aliens who formed an alliance with the dark nobles of the Sea of the Dead Moon, it was only to fight against the strangers.

A unified Madara was clearly not within his comprehension.

Brando understands that Jiufeng's understanding of Eruin, Cruz, and even St. Osor may be far better than their understanding of this behemoth around them, this is because of the lag in transmitting information by land and sea, although Eruin and other countries are farther away from Jiufeng, what happened a few months ago may be transmitted to Jiufeng through the merchant fleet, but on the vast land in the direction of Madara, there may not be anything new in a year and a half.

What's more, the core change of the rising Madara, in fact, was produced by the fourteen territories adjacent to Eruin in the eastern part of the Sea of the Dead Moon - under the leadership of the Mercury Staff, after unifying the Eastern Sea of the Dead Moon, the Supreme of the Dark Realm had enough authority to command the dark nobles on the south side of the Sea of the Dead Moon Sea.

These changes are happening slowly and rapidly within Madara, but for the outside world, especially for the outside world outside of Eruin, the impact is not obvious, so it is normal for Mr. Liu not to understand that a huge empire was born on the shore of the Nine Phoenix.

After all, in the course of the game, it was only after nearly half a century that this empire gradually began to have an impact on Jiufeng.

Half a century ago at this moment, there were few people in the entire Jiufeng who could be prophets and predict what would happen decades later.

However, Brando saw something strange in this incident.

He replied, "You may not know that the Staff of Mercury has reappeared in Madara, and now the dark empire is being reunited under its unity. I mean, it's this unified madara, the supreme one with the mercury staff, who is in collusion with the ghost cars. ”

"What!" Mr. Liu's expression suddenly became solemn, he obviously understood the difference between the former and the latter, he carefully recalled his itinerary with the second miss, and then contacted Brando's reminder, his face couldn't help but get worse and worse.

"Mr. Brando, are you telling the truth?" There was a heavy light flashing in his single eye, and he couldn't help but subconsciously confirm it.

…… (To be continued......)