Thousand Sails City, at the gate of the Osborne family's mansion, a knight dressed in a full body rode a galloping war horse directly into the courtyard.

"Someone, enemy attack!" The janitor, who didn't even have a professional level, was almost hit by a war horse, and his face turned pale with fright, and after reacting slightly, he immediately shouted a warning to the house with a voice like a broken gong.

"Shut up!" the knight leaped off his horse with great agility, not at all as heavy as his full-body armor should be. He walked quickly to the janitor, grabbed his neck with one hand, and lifted the whole person up.

The janitor's screams stopped abruptly, replaced by a bellows-like panting, his face flushed with suffocation, and his hands and feet were clawed and kicked, but the knight was wrapped in steel armor, and the janitor's struggle was completely futile.

"Who is Your Excellency, and are you going to be an enemy of the Osborne family?" Hula-la, more than a dozen guards poured out of the house, carefully surrounding the knight in the center. The leader was an orc with an iron hook on his left severed wrist, the same guy who had tried to ambush Griffith outside the city a few days earlier.

Since losing his left palm in the gladiatorial arena, the orc's real name is rarely known, and almost everyone calls him by the nickname "Iron Hand".

"You're the slave called Iron Hand, aren't you?" the knight casually tossed the janitor aside, pacing seemingly casually, scanning around with scrutinizing eyes as he went, "Tsk, I don't even have a mid-level, I want to rely on you cannon fodder to fight hard, I think Kyle is dizzy." ”

With that, the knight took off his helmet, revealing a head full of silver hair and a rather handsome face.

"Sir Lit-" Behind Iron Hand, one of the guards who had been with Kyle for the longest time screamed at the sight of the visitor. "The little one has no eyes and doesn't recognize you, damn it. Please wait a minute, I'll go in and report right away. With that, the veteran guard ran into the house in a panic to find Kyle.

The guards who were still holding weapons and shouting and shouting to kill just now all understood at once. The people who came were not only their own people, but also seemed to have a high status. Originally, when this situation was encountered, these dog-legged people were eager to pounce on them, but the knight had just laughed at everyone, and not everyone could be so brazen, so the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"It turned out to be Sir Lit...... It's been a long time, hehe. The orc's pale green face was about to turn brown at this time, and it took a while to barely squeeze out such a sentence.

If Iron Hand was still the young orc who lived a half-nomadic and half-robber life in the Tengger Wasteland, he would definitely not be so groveling, but now he knows very well that the arrogant knight in front of him is not something he can offend.

The minions had never heard of Leet's name, but as Kyle's cronies, Iron Hand knew about him.

Sir Leet was Kyle Osborne's cousin.

His mother was the sister of Count Osborne, and his father's family had been loyal to the Osborne family for more than five generations. Because the Earl of Osborne only had one son, Kyle, Sir Littlet was sent to the Earl of Osborne to be trained since he was a child. And Litter did not live up to the Count's expectations, and was already promoted to a level 5 warrior before the age of thirty.

"Since you're your own person, why can't you speak well and show your identity, and no one dares to stop you. Although he didn't dare to show it, many people were already scolding in their hearts.

"Leet, you're here!" Kyle Osborne rushed out to greet him, "With you, this time is absolutely foolproof." ”

"Let's go inside. Li Tet gave him a look, and Kyle also found that he was a little Meng Lang, so he quickly asked his subordinates to strengthen their guard, and then entered the house with Li Te.

......

"So, Griffith Carolingian will take the water route this time?"

"Sure. Kyle was full of confidence: "The information was sent by the Raven Guild, and they took me 500 gold dragons, so they must not dare to fool me." And this is not the only evidence, Griffith's subordinate named Vicente has purchased a lot of supplies today, and they have all been transported to the ship, this can't be fake. ”

"The captain of that ship, can you buy it?" Leet's eyes lit up slightly.

"I don't think it's necessary. Iron Hand and his men inquired yesterday that except for the captain, who may be a level 2 warrior, the other sailors have no professional rank, and even if they are bribed, they will not be of much use, but are easy to startle snakes. ”

"I still think it's too risky. Li Te directly poured cold water on Kyle: "You are already a level 4 mage, and you have a great future, so there is no need to rush." ”

"When Stone's lowly mercenary recovers from his injuries, it will be difficult to start!" Kyle was very unimpressed by his cousin's caution, and in order to convince Lee, he lowered his voice and said, "My father only sent the news yesterday, after the defeat at the Battle of Iron Hill, the Marquis fell ill as soon as he returned to Griffonheart City. Now that the mountain rain is about to come, the wind is full of buildings, and the Carolin Castle must also know the news, and Stone will definitely not dare to leave the lair now. ”

"Also, the fine work we sent over has been staring at it all this time, and we have not found any important person leaving Carolingburg. Li Te, don't think I'm getting carried away, I've made enough preparations for this plan, and I'm completely sure that I'm going to invite you here. ”

The more he explained to Lee, the more Kyle felt confident. But what he didn't know was that because Thorn lived in the forest most of the time, and when he came, he directly transformed into a bird, and the spies of the Osborne family had no idea that this mid-level druid had quietly come to Thousand Sails City.

"Do they really only have a level 1 mage and a level 3 warrior?" After listening to Kyle's analysis, Li Te's attitude gradually relaxed.

If the enemy is really so weak, Li Tet doesn't mind taking some credit. Unlike Kyle, who will inherit the earl title sooner or later, Leet, whose father is only a knight, needs to work hard to obtain a true hereditary title. If he can really help Count Osborne to bring down the Carolingian family, he may be able to get the title of baron directly.

"Can't be wrong. The ridiculous Griffith is really overwhelmed, although he was lucky to pick up a dragon egg, but he wanted to share his life with the young dragon, although he didn't die, but he was in a coma for three days. Mentor Gerald won't lie to me about this. Except for the maid named Anna, who is a level 3 warrior, his other subordinates will not exceed level 2 if they reach the sky, and Iron Hand can handle it alone. ”

"Okay, then I won't stop you. "But, if they go by sea, where are we going to ambush them?"

The Pearl Islands off the stormy ocean are home to many pirate gangs. These scoundrels have always recognized money and people, as long as they are willing to spend money, even the nobles do not care if they ask them for help.

"Don't worry, the Raven Guild has given me a piece of information. There is a place where they will definitely pass by, and we just need to go to the ambush early. Kyle said with a smug face.

Two days later, a small cargo ship named "Cobblestone" left the port of Thousand Sails.

With no one to say goodbye, Griffith took Anna and the others on their way home.

The Pebble has been in the water for more than 20 years, and although it has been well maintained, the deck, the guardrail and the mast always have a stale feel, and even if the spinnaker is blown up, the speed is not particularly fast.

"Anna, is Hansen better?" Griffith, who was standing on the deck blowing the wind, looked at the sun slowly setting in the west, and was stunned, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Much better than yesterday, just ate a bowl of bacon porridge and didn't throw up. In this way, you should get used to it in a day or two. ”

Hansen turned out to be seasick, which Griffith did not expect at all when he set off.

Griffith has always believed in the principle of "more skills are not pressing", and he has long forced Anna and others to learn to swim, and has also gone to sea several times with the fishing boats of Thousand Sails City. On this trip, although several people were not as good as the sailors who had been begging for a living on the ship since childhood, they all ate well and slept well, without any discomfort.

But Hansen, who had never been on a boat before, was not so relaxed, and as soon as the ship left the port, he couldn't even stand on his feet, and vomited into darkness. However, the Ranger's physical fitness is also far better than that of ordinary civilians, and today is the second day on the ship, and Hansen has slowly begun to adjust to the shaking of the ship.

"Sir Griffith, I have something to report. "Locke, the captain of the Cobblestone, is not at all an old sailor in appearance.

With a slightly elegant countenance, neatly combed hair, and clean, odorless clothes, his skin was not fair, but not as dark as other sailors, and was a healthy light brown.

"Captain Locke, I don't know what?" Griffith made a good impression of the captain, and tried to be as approachable as possible.

"Beyond the headland ahead, there is a harbor where we will anchor tonight. Adults can take the opportunity to go ashore and take a rest, there are no dangerous beasts in this area, and if you are lucky, you can even hunt pheasants, hares, etc. ”

"Do you have to spend the night here?" Griffith stared at Locke, his powerful aura making the man who was about to turn forty sweat on his forehead.

"Yes, yes...... My lord. Locke stammered a little nervously, "There's a spring there, it's so sweet, and we, the boats we're used to walking around, like to spend the night there." Because of this supply point, the ship can carry a little less fresh water......"

Well, Griffith finally understood why he was still able to bathe in fresh water yesterday, and had been counting on replenishing fresh water here.

Based on the calculation that one person consumes half a barrel of fresh water a day, there are five passengers, seven sailors, and one captain, a total of thirteen people, and 26 barrels of fresh water are consumed in four days. For the not very spacious cargo compartment of the Cobblestone, it is indeed too wasteful.

Since there is such a good supply point on the way, there is no reason not to take advantage of it, and this is also the practice of taking this route. As a result, Locke was completely unaware of the need to inform Griffith in advance.

"Your Excellency, if you don't want to go ashore, you can stay on board. Leave the matter of replenishing fresh water to my boys, and you don't need to bother with it. Not understanding why Griffith had become so serious, Locke explained with trepidation.

At this moment, there was an eagle chirping in the distance, and Griffith squinted his eyes and looked into the distance for a while, silently watching the eagle of unknown species slowly circle the sky a few times, and then flew away in a certain direction.

"That's a golden eagle? I've been on this route for more than ten years, and it's the first time I've seen it, which is really rare. "As a qualified captain, Locke's eyesight was much better than Griffith's, and he could even recognize the eagle's species.

"Captain Locke, there seems to be a reef on the headland ahead?" Griffith abruptly changed the subject.

"Yes, sir. Speaking of his old profession, Captain Locke seemed to open the conversation: "The situation on our Ilia Peninsula is similar, the port is not deep enough, and there are many reefs offshore. Therefore, large merchant ships will not sail along the coastline, preferring to take ocean routes. You see, in the past two days, we have encountered either fishing boats or small cargo ships. ”

"In that case, please be careful, the speed of the ship is a little slower, and be careful to sail a ship of ten thousand years. ”

Although Locke felt that Griffith was making a little fuss, since it was the request of his employer, it was not good to disobey him, so he ordered the sailors to lower half sail and sail slowly across the headland.

And in the depths of the seabed, where the sun does not shine, a huge creature is following the ass of the Pebble unhurriedly.