Chapter 275: The Gate of the Spear
The Black Market sent to pick up the man was a dhow about the size of the Peregrine Falcon, with the camouflage of twelve men on it.
Unlike Blake's patched linen jacket, the black market uniforms here are made of black cotton and have a simple and neat design, each with a face shield, just like all the crew on the ship.
What amazed Lukka the most was that everyone's clothes fit perfectly, as if someone had come to measure them.
"Look at people, this is like doing business! Look at you, you can't find the right way to sell stolen goods!" Shut up was also wrapped in a bright red ribbon around his body, dressed as some kind of expensive pet.
But it wasn't long before it saw a glittering golden cage that it forgot all about its praise and scolded: "Black-hearted merchant, why are you putting me in a cage!"
"Save it, anyway, you need to pretend when you go ashore, and you don't talk nonsense when the time comes!" Luca said, "I can't help it, just keep saying 'Wishing you prosperity'." β
"Are you an idiot like you?" Shut up, dissatisfied, but it knew that if it didn't, it would have to fly to the island on its own.
Half a month later, three hundred nautical miles from the island of Sword and Spear, Lukka and they met another ship. This time, it was the expected delivery ship. This bloated cargo ship is not fast, and if it had been used in the first place, it would certainly not have been able to reach the island in a month's time.
"Please leave your belongings on that ship. A tall man in the same uniform said, standing behind the planks connecting the cargo ship to the dhow.
Lukka gripped the Amethyst staff, shook his head, and said, "No! β
This staff was not broken into three pieces at the beginning, but now it is integrated with his spiritual starry sky, and it is not an exaggeration to want to leave his body and want his life.
Ollie held the greatsword, and Daniel shook his head as he held the scepter.
The other party hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, but you can't hold it in your hand like now." β
He led Lukka to the cargo hold, found a few long-sized boxes of good size, and said, "When you go to the island, please pack your weapons and other things here, and hold the boxes to your chest like the rest of the porters." β
After saying that, he took out a few more signs and pasted them on the box, each with a string of numbers written on it.
Lukka checked the boxes, and it was indeed only a container for the goods, without any trace of divine power, and then reluctantly agreed.
"The docks of Sword Spear Island have two exits, the Sword Gate leads to Shining Springs City, and the Spear Gate leads to the Storm Temple. I wonder which door you're going to go through?" the man asked again.
"The Gate of the Spear. "Lukka went to the Storm Temple to steal the Silent Box this time, and he didn't plan to have anything to do with the Brohn Empire.
"Okay, then when this ship comes into port, you will follow me. The man said.
"That's fine. Lukka then asked, "So where would it be better for us to separate after we get out of the Spear Gate?" I mean, is there any place where we can leave your ranks without being noticed?"
The other side showed embarrassment: "This is a bit difficult, there is only one road from the Spear Gate to the Storm Temple without any obstruction, and any movement on this road will be clearly seen by the sentry above the Storm Temple." β
"Then we can't be caught as soon as we get on the island, that's not how business works. Lukka knew that it wasn't written that in the contract, but if the quality of the service purchased on the black market was so poor, the reputation of the black market would definitely be damaged.
He thought for a moment and said, "Otherwise, you will follow the real porters and wait for the things to be delivered to the storehouse of the Storm God Temple, and you will have a chance to escape." β
It was like someone brought a pillow if he wanted to sleep, Lukka was going to go to the warehouse of the Storm Temple, according to the information he had gotten, the warehouse for general goods and the vault for valuables were not far away, both on the lowest floor of the temple.
"Then it's settled," Lukka smiled with satisfaction, "and then I'll follow, uh, what do you call this captain?"
"My name is Marchett. The other party said the fake name as if it were the real thing.
The speed of the cargo ship was very slow, and it drove for more than two days for more than three hundred nautical miles, and on the morning of the third day, the silhouette of Jianmao Island finally appeared on the sea to the northeast against the rising sun.
Lukka had already changed into the uniform of the black market, and everything was normal on the ship, except for a brief moment when he shut up and was transformed back into the form of a book as he passed through the rubble circle that had been moved from the ruins.
The rare sight of a parrot turning into a book, as if the black marketeers on the ship did not seem to see it, and Marcette did not even lift his eyelids, which made it very disappointing to turn back into a parrot soon after, and to shut up in anticipation of everyone's amazement.
Half a day later, at noon, the cargo ship docked at the only commercial wharf on Sword Spear Island. This dock is on the west side of the island, while the Brohn Empire's military dock is on the east side, and the two are never mixed.
Lukka picked up the wooden box containing the staff, Ollie and Daniel packed their weapons, and the others brought a box of black market goods, with only Crete carrying a parrot cage.
"Don't talk nonsense until you get to the place. Marchette instructed, as if to shut up and as if to Luca.
Luca took eleven other companions, mixed in with dozens of black market employees, and stepped off the boat.
The black market is really very capable, and they walked out of the spear gate smoothly without any interrogation on the dock. The Gate of the Sword and the Gate of the Spear are easy to distinguish, and they are just spears and swords stuck in the gates leading to the two sides.
This Brohn Empire is lazy enough, Lukka thought as he walked.
When he got out of the gate and walked up the stairs four or five stories high, he finally understood what MarchitΓ© meant by "uncovered", the road to the storm temple on the tip of the spear was not long, and it was only four or five meters wide, all paved with granite.
On both sides of the road, there is nothing.
Yes, nothing. The sides of the road were like knives and axes, straight up and down, more than ten meters high from the sea, which was the height of the stairs that Lukka had climbed up just now.
Below the sides of the road is a rocky shore, and when viewed from the side, the waves crash against the hideous reef and crumble into countless white powders. If one of them stumbles, probably the person will be broken like a wave.
Even if he was not afraid of heights, Luca's legs were a little weak, and he tried his best to be in the middle of the road, and he did not dare to walk the road of less than 500 meters. [.]