A sudden heavy rain caused the river to swell in Heisongde, and the cold constantly enveloped the many mercenaries, making them all shiver with their arms in their arms.

After a night of heavy rain and muddy river, they were looking for trees to make improvised boats to cross the river, and the merchant Kleist, who had extensive experience in shipbuilding, was said to have been an apprentice in the shipyard in his early years.

Alan and Jacob watched quietly, chatting about something else from time to time.

"Are you sure he got his abilities from here?"

Pointing to the raging Black Sons River, Alan looked suspicious, if he remembered correctly, he had indeed encountered a strange thing here - the piranhas in the river were invisible stonefish.

There were also monsters on either side of the Black Sons that could become invisible, and it would not be surprising if the Assassin's stealth ability came from the river.

"That's right, that's what he said, but he can't say anything about how to get it, and he got it out of nowhere. ”

"Would you like to check it out?"

"If you think you need it. Jacob shrugged.

Alan was actually interested in stealth, so he wanted to check it out, but Phoenix in the pet space stopped him.

"If you want to turn into a rock, you can go. ”

His voice appeared in Ellen's ears across the pet space, and magically, only Alan could hear it.

In this regard, Alan is not too surprised that it has this kind of strength, Phoenix is mysterious, and it is expected that it can use some unique means.

"It's a curse. "The cursed creature will slowly turn into a stone, into a living dead, and the man you have captured has not yet turned to stone, but he has only been able to obtain it for a short time." ”

"Turned to stone?" Alan still had some faith in this sentence, because he knew that there were stonefish in the river, but—

"Doesn't turning to stone affect your movements?"

"Of course, it does, but under the power of the curse, your body will still follow its instincts, and will not remain motionless like a real stone. ”

Phoenix's words greatly reduced Allen's interest, and he asked unwillingly, "How did this curse appear?"

"Appeared in the age of trolls, the same age as your ancestors. Phoenix revealed a very important piece of information, and Alan wanted to continue asking, but he simply disappeared.

After realizing that Eren was the opposite of its destination, the snake began to play a little temper, when he liked to take care of him, when he didn't like to take care of Eren, he didn't let out a fart, Alan was a little helpless about it, he couldn't really throw Phoenix into the dung pit, but there was no other means of threat.

Just when he was secretly helpless, Jacob next to him suddenly asked, "Have you figured out how to face your father?"

"Well," Alan shrugged, "The facts have happened, there is nothing to make up for, just let it be." ”

"I wasn't there at the time, otherwise it wouldn't have happened. Jacob said regretfully, then looked at Allen, and said helplessly, "What did they say? Why are you so impulsive?"

Compared with Gross, who claims to be his father-in-law, the relationship between Jacob and Allen is more intimate, a bit like a year-old friend.

"Didn't say anything, mainly my problem. Alan smiled, not going to explain anything about this.

He is indeed a little impulsive and ignores the overall situation, but Alan has no regrets, the overall situation, the overall situation, this overall situation is not his, why should he sacrifice the fate of the rest of his life because of this?

It would be nothing else if it was given, but when it came to his own freedom, Allen was not prepared to honor it, believing that marriage should be purposeless, pure, and freely chosen, not arranged.

So he chose to leave Samuel and chose to fight against Tyranny's orders, and his dissatisfaction with Samuel was just a reason.

Moreover, Alan feels that even if he "escapes", the two families will not fall out because of this, as the saying goes, Lang has a concubine, and the cooperation between the two families cannot be given up because of one person, unless other changes occur.

So it was only natural that he would come back, and he wasn't too worried.

"What are you going to do next?"

"First go back to the bay, and then see the move, I think he can't do anything about me now. Alan didn't shy away from talking about this: "I was originally blocked, but now what if I fall out? Take back that city? It depends on what the people in the Gulf think." ”

"You're very confident in your people. ”

"That's natural, I'm much more popular than old Tyron, who never had a floor. Alan said without modesty, then thought for a moment and added, "But what is more confident is my money." ”

"Okay, this is your family matter, I can't take care of it, but my own family is making trouble, don't be laughed at. Jacob gave a suggestion.

He insisted on sending Eren to his destination instead of letting him go by himself halfway, naturally because the black cloak had escaped again, and on the other hand, he was a little ashamed.

was cheated one after another, Alan didn't say anything, but he still had psychological pimples.

Alan didn't refuse this, this kind of bodyguard sent to the door should not be in vain, and he was indeed worried that he would suddenly be swept away by the black cloak again, and with vigilance, it would be difficult for him to escape from that guy's hands.

"Guys, the ship has been built. ”

Kleist's voice came from afar, and the conversation between the two was interrupted.

**

Crossing the Black Pine De, crossing the burning wilderness, passing the reef, and by the time we reached the bay, it was already the fourth day.

For four days, there were basically no accidents, and the orcs in the burning wilderness seemed to have been banished, and there were no other enemies except for some magical beasts.

Finally, when the bay came into view, Jacob took his prisoner and left.

Alan actually wanted to keep him entertained, but Jacob was a busy man, and Samuel had a lot of things, so he had been delayed for a long time, and he couldn't delay it any longer, and Alan couldn't force him to stay.

Although there were not many unexpected situations, the long journey still exhausted everyone, and everyone had a tired look on their faces, so the mercenaries cheered when they saw that the target was approaching.

All the way into the city, under the surprise of the guards, Alan entered the bay, but he didn't take a few steps before he noticed something unusual.

"It's not the right atmosphere. He looked around puzzledly.

At the entrance of the bay into the city is a market, which used to be very lively, with the hustle and bustle of people coming and going, but now there are few pedestrians here, and everyone who passes by is in a hurry, as if there is something urgent, as if they are hiding from something.

No one else had been to the bay and didn't feel like anything, but as the lord here, it was impossible for Alan not to know that this situation was definitely not normal.

"What happened?"

With doubts, he took the lead into the city.

Allen is very recognizable, and many people recognize him, but except for some bold citizens and guards, everyone else is the kind of person who hurriedly walks away after a glance, which makes Alan wonder if he is not there during this time, and Charles and Fisher are too strict?

Without him long, he followed the main road into the bay, and as he passed by a private house, a commotion followed.

Alan turned his head to look at it, and couldn't help but be shocked, it was a group of mages, who were now casting spells without any scruples, and their enemy was - an ordinary citizen?

"What's going on?" Alan frowned.