Chapter 50: The Frontier of the Empire
"Can you see more clearly now?" Vicilly squatted down the stairs and injected Jeanne with a second potion.
"You can see some outlines, Miss Vicky, thank you for taking care of me for so many days." Jeanne smiled and said to Viklico.
"Don't thank me, I'm just giving you an injection, and if you want to thank you, Xie Delano has taken you with me wherever I go these days." Viklico put away the copper syringe and smiled wickedly at Draenor, who didn't know what to say when he saw it.
"You should feel lucky that before you know it, we avoided a full moon." Vickyri's expression suddenly became serious.
"It was the night I met the bounty hunter named Duane, and if I am not mistaken, it happened to be a full moon that night, and although it was obscured by dark clouds, you may still be affected somewhat."
"Ah, when Miss Vicky said this, I did remember that my heart was beating very quickly that night, and I was so excited when I was in the hotel that I couldn't sleep." Jeanne continued with Viklico's words.
"Whew...... Since this is the case, there is still nearly a month before the next full moon, so don't be lucky, we can't be so lucky every full moon. Vicky said with a long sigh.
In other words, they only have one month to save the soul of Draenor, and this is the month in which they must find a way to reach the distant continent of Abel and find the blood of the so-called "Long King". Draenor clenched his fists, he felt the urgency of time, the Abel continent was dozens of times wider than Flactu, this was undoubtedly an expedition that risked his life.
"There are still three injections of blood boosters, and I hope that in the three days without Jeanna as a combat force, we can be safe and sound." Vikiriko counted the remaining potions in her backpack, fearing that she would be hurt again before Jeanne's vision fully recovered.
"Jeanne? You're not going to take her to Abel Continent too, are you? Draenor asked in surprise.
"What do you say? We're all on our own, do you have any good way to get her back to the tribe safely? Vikily felt a little incredulous, and she shouted angrily at Draenor.
"Miss Vicky! Mr. Delaenau! Please don't worry, I've made up my mind, I'll follow Mr. Delano wherever he goes, although I can't see it clearly for the time being, but I'm not completely incapacitated, I still have the sense of smell and hearing, and I'll protect myself. Jeanne hurriedly stopped the two from arguing, and her gentle voice immediately calmed down Draenor and Vekirico.
"So you don't talk nonsense anymore, you can't lift the curse by talking all day long." Vickyli threw this to Draenor, turned to pick up Glori, who was still unconscious, and continued to walk deeper into the secret passage.
Draenor also began to reflect on himself, Vickily was not wrong, instead of worrying about it all day, it was better to keep his feet on the ground, and he should not put the responsibility of protecting Jeanne on the tribe. He helped Jeanne back to her feet, keeping up with Viklico's footsteps.
"So, what exactly is that weird palace from before?" Draenor stared at Glori's withered hand dangling in the air, and asked Vicherik.
"To be honest, it's also the first time I've known of a place like this under the castel of Campana, more like...... What church? Vikiriko stretched out her right hand, and her fingertips clearly remembered the warm breath coming from the embossed arm.
Draenor stared at the spear stuck in Viklico's back, more like a giant arrow than a spear, and even though it was wrapped in gauze, it could still be seen faintly glowing with blood in the darkness.
"I always had the feeling that this thing shouldn't have been carried by you like this." He pointed to the spear with his finger, a cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
"Whatever its background, a weapon is a weapon, and somehow I feel like it's a gift from the woman in relief. To put it mildly, it seems to have the same blood as me. ”
Draenor didn't quite understand what Vikli was talking about, but looking at the current situation, it would undoubtedly be helpful for them to get a new weapon, and they couldn't make it to Abel alive with a gun and a sword without bullets and a short dagger from Jeanne.
The crowd walked slowly in the darkness for a long time, and the stone steps under their feet gradually became blurred and rugged, as if they had come to a cave full of stalactites. The damp breath hit her face, and Jeanne noticed the faint sound of water running in her ears, constantly lapping against the rocks like a tidal wave.
"The sound of water? No, what's going on, it's getting louder. Jeanne paid close attention to the movement of the water in her ears.
"This fishy smell, that's right!" As she spoke, she picked up Glori's body and ran forward on the rugged stone road, the light gradually becoming clear through the cave in the distance, and directly on Vicky Ricko's body.
"It's an exit!" Draenau, wrapping his arms around Jeanne's waist and calves, picked her up and rushed to the hole.
"What is this sound, like water, but ...... Why is it so ferocious? Jeanne struggled to open her eyes, trying to see through the light.
"It's water, it's water, but it's not like rivers and lakes on the ground, it's the sea, the ocean that surrounds all the continents and gives birth to countless lives." Vikily thought that Jeanne's tribe had lived inland, and that she might have forgotten about the existence of the ocean, and if her sight had regained, she would have been amazed by the vastness of the sea in front of her.
"But it's very strange, Campana Fort should be hundreds of kilometers away from the East China Sea, and we have walked for less than two hours, how did we get to the East China Sea!" Vickyly looked back along the road, and she felt like she had walked a dozen kilometers at most.
"Vicky! There's a ship here! Delano shouted as he hugged Jeanne.
Vicilico turned to look over there, a rusty metal pier stretched out to the sea in front of him, a medium-sized sailing ship docked on the edge of the pier, six guns stained with cyan patina poked out of the side of the ship, as if still preparing for battle, the tall masts were tightly wrapped in pure black canvas, dense barnacles parasitic on all corners of the ship's board, and the ship was surrounded by countless wooden structures slanted into the reef, as if it had just experienced a great battle.
"It's ...... Vannesia's combat sailboats? "The sharp angular side panels, the rib-like copper alloy armor, and the pure black spinnale cloth are undoubtedly Caravel galleons made in the Vannesian Empire. Vikli instantly recognized the stylistic features of this sailboat.
"At least it looks like it works, I'll see Jeanne, Draenor you climb aboard and see if you can find anything." Vikili leaned Glori lightly against the pillars of the dock and shouted to Draenor.
I don't know how long the ship had been abandoned, even the deck had to be salted in the sea, the mast was sturdy, the canvas and ropes were unharmed, the rudder was a little broken but still functional, and all that was left was to dispose of the unappetizing bones. Draenor watched the ship for a week, pulling the valve on the side of the deck, and a gangplank reached for the dock.
"Nothing suspicious, the boat is sturdy, it should give us a ride." Draenor descended the gangplank and helped Jeanne to the boat.
Vikily had settled Glori and Jeanne, but found that she couldn't find the entrance to the cave on the map, but at least she was sure that she was on the edge of the Nikanlos Empire, and that in front of her was the eastern sea of Vlactu, Essoi.
"In which direction should we go?" Draenor had untied the canvas and asked Vekirico.
It's not yet possible to tell what route to take to get to the continent of Abel, and the voyage can take four or five days, or maybe a week. The top priority was to set out along the shore to Hecheng first, settle Glori, prepare food, medicine and water sources and change the route.
"Put away the springboard! Set sail and set sail! Hurry back to Hecheng! Vikirico tightened her grip on the rudder and looked at the foggy shore in front of her.