The dinghy approached the dock, and Mo Chen took the lead ashore.

He was interested in observing this exotic city, Karnaca, on the edge of the world.

You must know that the title of the archipelago empire is naturally not the result of the founding emperor's brain, but because the empire itself is composed of four large islands, Gristol, Tevia, Morey, and Sokonos, and a number of small islands.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is a large island, it should be said that it is four continents, for example, the royal city of Danwall is located in the capital of the Gristo continent, which is the heart of the empire.

The place he is now in is Karnaca, known as the edge of the world, the capital of Sokonos on the southern continent, and the birthplace of the cultural practices that swept the empire, a city that has always been beloved by the elite and upper classes of the empire.

Situated in a bay surrounded by mountains, Karnaca boasts a well-developed and large port and is proud of a huge silver mine. The city has started using wind energy to take advantage of the windy weather in this place.

Of course, it still imports whale oil from Gristol.

The ruler of the continent of Sokonos is Duke Theodannis Abiel, also known as the old duke, who is a ruler who is truly worthy of the term nobility, and he is a philanthropic ruler who spends his life cleaning up Sokonos and building the capital city of Karnaca.

In the same way, he was the one who recognized the talent of Corvo Attano in David's team and sent him to Danwall to serve Emperor Einhorn Kaldwin, and it can be said that the current discoverer of the Royal Guard is the old duchess.

It's a pity that the statement "tiger father has no dog son" itself has no scientific basis.

After the death of the old duke, his eldest son, now Duke Luca Abiel, succeeded him, in contrast to his philanthropic father, a brainless and brutal waste.

It's not terrible to have no brains, it's not terrible to be brutal, it's not terrible to be waste, but it's terrible when all three of these things are concentrated in one person, and that person also holds the supreme power of the entire southern continent because of hereditary reasons.

- He oppressed the people of Sokonos, openly opposed the rule of Empress Emily, and also defied the monastery of all beings......

It's basically a sentence, that is, he offended everything he could offend, and it was completely a typical example of "after I die, who cares about the flood".

However, Her Majesty Emily, the former Empress, was obviously not as interested as Mo Chen, she put on a mask, hid her true face, and turned back to talk to Megan Foster in the dinghy for a few more minutes before taking a deep breath and then going ashore.

She watched the area around the docks with great vigilance, and even the dock workers who came and went made her extremely careful.

Mo Chen was very unimpressed by this, and even took it for granted, because he had played games, whether it was the role of section chief or empress.

Although it has been proven many times that games are not the same as reality, since the world is based on the worldview of games, there must be similarities.

Unlike her old and steady father, Emily is only twenty-five years old, she is even younger, but she has lost everything, and even the person she relies on no longer exists, so she is more vigilant and sensitive to the external environment than the attitude of the section chief.

There is no way to do this, not to mention that Mo Chen is not a psychiatrist, even a psychiatrist can't make her quickly change and adapt to it in a few words, so she can only face it herself.

Perhaps because of its coastal location, the warm sea breeze and even precipitation make it warm and cool all year round in Karnaca, and Mo Chen and Her Majesty the Empress walked in the direction of the inner city.

The former is indeed very natural, but the latter is a little nervous, always looking around nervously, plus she wears a mask to cover the lower half of her face, so it is even more eye-catching.

Mo Chen sighed and moved his gaze to the other side, the dock over there seemed to be a slaughterhouse, and a huge whale carcass was lying there in blood.

He forced himself to look away from that, and then said casually:

"This is the dock, it's normal for us to be dressed like this, so it's okay to leave as soon as possible...... Your Majesty, your nervous reaction will make them really think something they shouldn't have. ”

Naturally, the workers working in the dock area cannot be polite and courteous, no matter how dirty and ruthless they are, they are also well-behaved "superior people" on the surface......

They don't have that much exquisiteness, in fact, they can survive in this most chaotic place-

Not all, but most of them are bad guys, and as long as they see a little lucrative opportunity, they will be like sharks that smell blood, and they definitely don't mind taking risks.

Emily nodded thoughtfully, but didn't say anything, just began to try to restrain herself, becoming unsquinting.

Although it feels a little deliberate, at least it is much better than before.

Mo Chen sighed, and then looked around, his eyes swept over the walls of the buildings in the dock area that could be seen everywhere, and many places were posted with announcements, new or outdated.

The most conspicuous thing is undoubtedly the wanted warrant of Her Majesty the former Empress beside him...... To be honest, with such a high bounty, Mo Chen couldn't help but feel a little moved.

He wasn't surprised that he was able to read the words of this world, the Outsider Mark seemed to have a strange and deeply hidden passive ability, that is, it seemed to be able to translate words directly.

Even though it is a language that I have not mastered, I can understand and use it naturally.

Even though I haven't learned words, I can still read or write fluently.

It's just that maybe there are not many holders of the Outsider Demon Mark, and there has only been one traverser like Mo Chen over the years, and no one else has any language requirements, so they didn't notice it.

"We're going to the Addermire Institute to eliminate the monarch killers and investigate the whereabouts of Anton Sokolov, right, Your Majesty?"

Mo Chen said in a low voice.

"Captain Meghan's suggestion is for us to go to the station and take the tram, so are we going straight to it now?"

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"Of course, I can go straight to the past, but I'd rather hear your opinion first." Empress Emily frowned, then gave such an answer.

Most of the buildings in Karnaca are prismatic and square-shaped, and most of the apartments are used for rent, but most of the first floors are used for shops, and some have shops on the second floor.

Due to the topography of the city, the streets will be partially uphill and downhill, and there will be frequent steps on the streets, and large and small bridges are densely distributed around the city, depending on the undulating terrain, you can see large and small tram tracks in mid-air.

In places like some high-rise buildings and transportation hubs, you can also see wind turbines set up at high places.

Mo Chen looked around and blinked, "My opinion, I think we can split up and go to the black market shop or the Overseer's outpost...... Then go to the station. ”

"Black market stores? Overseer outposts? ”

Her Majesty frowned again, the black market shops she had just heard Meghan say, it was said that they were underground illegal shops, all over Sokonos, and business was booming.

The things there are affordable and sophisticated, and they are also very secretive, and of course they are all contraband. It is said that as long as you have money, you can buy anything there, whether it's magical items or imperial equipment.

She had heard her father mention it before, saying that Danvor also had a small black market organization, but it hadn't become a large underground world system like in Sokonos.

After all, it was also thanks to the cruelty of the new duke-

Tariffs led to exorbitant prices, which contributed to the rise of such black market shops. The price of goods that can be purchased legally provides an excuse for the price of goods to soar in black shops, and some black shops cannot legally buy goods.

It's just that Emily understands that they are going to the black shop, after all, they do need to buy some weapons and equipment, and it is impossible to deal with the enemy with their bare hands.

But what does it mean to go to an Overseer's outpost?

"Ancient runes." Mo Chen said succinctly, he had no intention of hiding his actions, "Collect ancient runes and strengthen your magic ability...... Your Majesty, don't you need it? ”

Emily was stunned for a moment, then reacted and raised her left hand to look.

The Outsider Mark was hidden in a long glove, and she had been on the Dreadful Whipmark for the past few days, on the ship, on the vast sea, and hadn't used much magical ability, so much so that she had forgotten about it a little.

Only now did she suddenly remember that this ability was still very initial, and it needed to be mastered by continuous training, or strengthened by using ancient runes, and the latter was the fastest to take effect.

As long as there are enough ancient runes, Delilah's dark magic is not worth mentioning at all.

"Did you forget?" Mo Chen tugged at the corners of his mouth, "Then Your Majesty, what did you do before to accept the gift of the Outsider?" ”

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"On the very night I escaped from Danwall, I accepted his gift...... His deadly eyes were frightening, pitch black. He said he was going to give me something. ”

Emily looked away, and after a long moment, she spoke slowly.

"It's a force that gives me an advantage."

She had read about the Void Realm and the Outsider, and she had imagined it in her head. Now that she's seen those miracles with her own eyes, "weird" isn't enough to describe it.

She also understands the truth that there is no free lunch in the world, but how can she refuse?

"In that case, that's good, the black market store should also be able to buy ancient runes, but if there are too many of them, they won't be able to turn over, it will take time, and we don't have that kind of conditions."

Mo Chen nodded and said.

"There's no money, Meghan can't afford to pay for it......," said Queen Emily with a sigh, as she suddenly felt absurd and incredible, and a strange feeling came over her.

A week ago, she was the Empress of the Empire of the Islands, and although it was a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary cabinet system, she was definitely the richest person as the nominal ruler of the empire.

- But now, she has to go to the black market to buy whatever she wants, and she can't buy as much as she wants.

"So if you want to get a lot of ancient runes and bone talismans or something, it's best to target the Courtyard." Mo Chen said as a matter of course, "Check their various strongholds, and the probability of finding these things is the greatest." ”

The Monastery was an imperial religious organization that did not tolerate the existence of other religions, opposed all practices of magic and witchcraft, and condemned those who contradicted the path of the Monastery.

Even in today's industrial age, the Abbey still burns witches and heretics at the stake, and collects and destroys supernatural objects, such as runes and bone runes.

Because they had the right to prosecute civilians for religious crimes, and the right to sentence criminal gangs at their own discretion, they became enthusiastic about purging the empire of mysteries.

Despite the good intentions of the beginning, there is no doubt that the ambitions of this religious organization have now gone out of control.

Fifteen years ago, during the plague period, after the death of the Queen, the entire Abbey seemed to be given privileges to run rampant in the Empire, and many Overseers were corrupted and violated the Seven Commandments.

Power is overflowing, so it is out of control.