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On the eastern plains of Federation City 2, lightning and thunder roared, space was distorted and torn, and a portal appeared, and two masked assassins emerged from it.

Ding Lei and the death thief Eric, as soon as they arrived, the color of the assassin's outfit on their bodies immediately changed to brown, almost the same as the surroundings.

It's a barren yellow plain with a large scattered human settlement, a small village formed by a combination of small fishing villages.

Most of the traders in the Federation City will bring some seafood back from there to sell, because the distance is a bit far, and on the way back, they have to hire magical adventurers to keep the seafood fresh, so the price of changing hands is also high.

There will be a fork in the middle of the road, all the way to the south, leading to the high-level mining area discovered by humans, but since the mining area has been abandoned, not many people have gone there, but there are still some traders who will pass, because there is a magical pond nearby, which can replenish the expended magical energy for adventurers.

However, none of this is worth mentioning to the Order or the Alliance, after all, humanity is too small in their eyes.

Ding Lei and Eric walked quickly through the plains, while listening to the thieves' introduction to the area.

"Hmm...... The distance is long and the cost is high, so is the sea also expensive? "His current thinking mode has unconsciously become what a superior person should be, maybe this is growth.

Ding Lei put the question in his mind, and immediately had the answer: "Set up a portal, go directly from the fishing village to City 2~7, and the maintenance fee will be collected from taxes and pedestrians who use the portal." But if this is the case, won't this old trade route be abandoned? ”

Ding Lei couldn't help but think of the words of a family: There is no road in the world, and if there are more people walking, it will become a road, but if there are fewer people walking, there will be no road.

Forget it, if there is no way, there is no way, at least if there is a portal, you have reached the fishing village by now, right?

I didn't let Camilla come to the side of the fishing village, because I was afraid that the violent magic fluctuations would attract the attention of others, and it would be bad to startle the snake.

The speed of the two of them was very fast, and the marching action was like flying close to the ground, and it took about ten minutes to arrive.

Lying on a hollow, the camouflage suit on their bodies allowed their figures to completely blend into their surroundings.

The fishing village in front of us has not changed much, and some fishermen have placed dry goods waiting for the vendors to come and collect them.

"Hawkeye." Ding Lei's eyes flashed, all the scenery was closer, and with the movement of his eyes, everything along the way was in full view.

Nothing suspicious was found.

"Eric." Ding Lei looked left and right, and said to the thief: "You go to the left, I go to the right, change the clothes into ordinary styles, if there is a battle, show the logo of the alliance as soon as possible, and then escape, understand?" ”

"Understood, Your Highness, be careful."

"Go ahead."

The thief agreed, stood up, and disappeared in place.

Ding Lei changed the clothes on his body into traveler's clothes, put on a gray robe on the outside, and finally slowly walked towards the fishing village in front of him.

"What do you want for this guest?" From time to time, some vendors along the way greeted me.

Ding Lei chose one of them that looked quite fresh, squatted down and picked up the net pocket next to him, fished out the fish in the pot, and asked, "Boss, your fish is quite fat, did you just catch it?" ”

"Hehe, isn't it, just waiting for you to collect it, how about it? The price is easy to say! The boss said with a smile on his face.

"Oh, let me ask, do you usually see any strangers selling here?"

"Strangers? Aren't all strangers here? If you're not satisfied, I'll ...... here," said the peddler, turning and bringing out a basket of seashells from behind.

Ding Lei waved his hand and asked, "A few days ago, did you see or hear a large number of people transporting some iron cages or something?" ”

"Caravans? No. I have more fresh seafood here, why don't you check it out? ”

Ding Lei found that he couldn't get along with him, smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head, and then got up, and the moment he stood up, he sensed a trace of magic fluctuations.

Then he hurriedly used his skills to look around, and found that the source of magic came from the surface of this basket of seashells, and quite a lot of shells were stained with some transparent crystal fragments that condensed into spots, and those fluctuations were emitted from these crystal pieces.

What's going on?? There are mana fluctuations emanating from these small fragments...... These things can't have fallen from magic energy blocks, right?

Ding Lei picked up one of the seashells and looked at it, thinking quickly in his head: Imagine if there is a large magic energy block, then what will be used? Magician or...... Some large machines powered by magic!

And these small pieces are the small parts that are missing or leaking out of those machines? So what leaks in the ocean? Steamship! Merchant Marine & ...... Warship!

Why is it leaking? Outside attack or ...... Damage from within!

What could cause a warship to suffer severe damage from the inside and cause an energy leak? I remember that griffins and wyverns were very fierce animals......

Thinking of this, Ding Lei had a suddenly enlightened expression, and then smiled, watching Camilla analyze the problem for a long time, and he unconsciously opened his mind, hehe, he is worthy of being a high-level magic master, and he can invisibly teach the people around him.

"Guests? Sir? How about these seashells? The price is easy to say! When the vendor saw Ding Lei standing there holding a piece of shell and smirked, he immediately started to do business.

"Uh...... How do you sell this basket of seashells? I want them all! ”

"Really! As long as you come up with this number, then you can take these things away, hehehehehe~" The vendor held out 5 fingers.

5 gold coins?

Ding Lei glanced at the basket of seashells again, 1 gold coin can be exchanged for 10 silver coins, and the purchasing power of a gold coin in this world is equivalent to about 1000rmb on the earth, right, this guy will ask for 5000 yuan?

Ding Lei: "......"

Forget it, it should be paid to him, at least I learned a little valuable information from him, and the wronged boss also confessed.

Seeing that Ding Lei took out a few gold coins, the peddler said distressedly: "Guest officer, I can't find it......"

Ding Lei asked stunned, "...... 5 ...... Silver coin? ”

"Don't you?"

Ding Lei glanced down at the 5 gold coins he took out, shook his head, and said, "Tell me where you caught this basket of seashells, and tell me the specific location, the money is yours." After saying that, he shook in front of him.

When the peddler saw the starry eyes, his tongue knotted and said, "In ...... Over there! In that place, not far from the coast! As he spoke, he turned his head and pointed in a direction, "About 2 or 3 nautical miles!" ”

Ding Lei looked in the direction of the sea along the way, nodded and said, "Come on, they are yours." ”

"Huh! Good! Hey! The peddler blossomed with gold coins in both hands.

After the incident, Ding Lei lifted the basket of seashells and disappeared in place, and the people next to him acted as if they didn't see it.