The ebony shuttle boat glides lightly across the river, steady, fast and quiet.

The bright sun shone on the water, sparkling and refracting ten thousand golden scales, and the oncoming wind blew across Leon's face, bringing his black hair to fly in the wind, like a burning black flame.

Leon stood at the bow of the ship, behind him Ironhide and the swamp water demon warlock, who were now on their way to the Naga Tribe, a secret river channel that was a shortcut to Tengget, the sacred lake of the Swamp Water Tribe.

There was no pulp and no sails, but the shuttle was moving fast, not because of magic, but because of the underwater in front of the ship, a dozen swamp water demons were dragging the hull with cables.

Hundreds of water demons take turns to fight, acting as water porters pulling ebony shuttle boats up the river for hundreds of miles in a long night.

As the sun rose, Leon saw the vast lake ahead.

"Holy Lake!"

Ironskin's eyes changed, with memories, yearning, nostalgia, and a hint of anger.

Leon knew very well why the big hippopotamus looked like this.

There are a total of seven famous lakes in the Everglades District, they are known as the Seven Sacred Lakes, which are the common sacred lakes of the Swamp Water Tribe, and the Hippo tribes that have inhabited the Everglades for generations have used three of them as their homes, and Tenggett Lake is one of them.

But now Tenggett Lake is already the territory of the Naga people.

It wasn't easy for Ironhide to let go of the hatred of the race, but he also understood his tasks and responsibilities, so the light in his eyes flashed and died.

As the river widened and widened, the shuttle boat entered Lake Tengget, and suddenly became extremely open in front of it.

The ship picked up speed, and the swamp water monsters pulling the ropes doubled, and they did not dare to appear in the sun during the day, because it would dry out the slime that protected their outer armor, and of course there was no need to be afraid of being in the water.

The Water Demon Warlock, on the other hand, constantly blesses himself with spells, ensuring that there is a layer of mist surrounding his body at all times, which can help him avoid the damage of the sun.

As the sun grew hotter and hotter, even the iron sheet was a little unbearable, so he jumped into the icy lake and swam behind the ebony boat, no less fast than the swamp water monster.

After almost half a day's sailing, when the sun rose to the highest point in the sky, a green island in the distance came into Leon's sight.

Isolated in the middle of a large lake, this green island resembles a piece of green jade inlaid with pale blue crystal, lonely and beautiful.

Leon exhaled a long breath, the green island in front of him should be the green heart island where the Naga tribe is located, a pearl in Tenggete Lake.

The speed of the shuttle slowed slowly, and about a mile or so away from Greenheart Island, a Naga banshee swam in the distance.

She was quite fast and soon approached the shuttle.

This Naga banshee is quite young, beautiful and a little immature, her skin is not the kind of pale cyan but relatively fair, and the corners of her mouth do not show oozing fangs, so it is more pleasing to the eye.

Like the Naga that Leon had seen before, a water mist barrier encircled her upper body, while the lower half of her snake body swam in the water.

Seeing Leon standing at the bow of the boat, the Naga Banshee looked very surprised, and vigilantly clenched the staff in her hand: "Terran, how dare you break into the sacred lake of our Naga clan?"

A mouthful of the continental lingua franca was spoken in a straight and round manner, and Leon, who was about to come up to translate in iron sheets, was somewhat stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "This Naga Miss, I am not a human race, but a neighbor of your Naga clan, Baron Leon, the lord of the Sal Territory of the Beamon Kingdom!"

"I am visiting the Holy Lake Tenggett this time to visit your master mother, Her Excellency Capeshan, and please pass it on my behalf!"

The swamp water demon warlock on the side chattered on the phone, presumably explaining to the other party the origin of Leon.

Ironhide quietly returned to the boat from the water, standing behind Leon without saying a word.

After listening to the water demon sorcerer's explanation, the Naga Banshee's expression softened a lot, and she was no longer so vigilant - if Leon had any intentions for them, she would not have brought only one Hippo warrior with her.

"So you're the one who led the Sal, I've heard your name, you're really bold!" Naga wrinkled her nose and snorted, "Our mistress is not something that anyone can see if they want to, I can pass it on to Mistress Mistress, you should wait here first!"

"Then I'm sorry for you!" Leon's smile remained unchanged.

His wrist suddenly flipped over, and a string of shiny jewelry appeared in his palm: "This is a little meaning, it can be regarded as an expression of my gratitude, and please accept it!"

This necklace was bought by Leon in the city of Tormond, made of more than a dozen gems and gold, although it is not magic jewelry, and the price is not very expensive, but it is first-class in terms of style and craftsmanship.

The eyes of the Naga banshee were immediately attracted, Aimi is a woman's natural surname, and it is even more of a race, even the most vulgar beast woman will use the teeth of a beast to make a necklace for herself and wear it.

The Naga Banshees are no exception, and while they can easily get their hands on things like magic crystals, such beautiful jewelry is hard to do on their own.

The Naga live in the depths of the Swamp and have little contact with the outside world, and there is no way for any merchant to bring in and sell these things.

In the entire tribe, only a matriarch of Capezian's status would have some beautiful ornaments, but compared to the necklace in Leon's hand, the value may be far more than that, and the degree of beauty is undoubtedly much inferior.

"Is this for me?" Naga couldn't believe her ears, her eyes staring at the boss, looking like she wanted to take it but didn't dare.

"Of course, it's just a small gift, and I've brought more and better things for Her Excellency Mother Capesian!" Leon handed over the jewelry.

He visited the Naga tribe this time to seek the purple crystal, of course, it couldn't be empty-handed, and the Naga banshee was not a fool, how could she take out the precious purple crystal plainly, not to mention that there was an unpleasant dispute between the two sides.

Therefore, Leon asked Elder Ug about the living habits of the Naga tribe in detail, their preferences, etc., and made preparations in advance for the surname, so he had the trip to Tormond some time ago.

This Naga looks very young and doesn't have too much hostility towards Leon, so Leon doesn't mind using a little trick to win over the relationship, it won't be a bad thing after all.

The Naga girl could not resist the temptation of the necklace, reached out and grabbed it, turned and swam away quickly.

Leon smiled slightly, believing that there should be no problem seeing Capesian.

The Naga girl goes fast and comes back faster.

Leon had probably waited less than half a sand before she returned, followed by two other Naga banshees.

"Your Excellency, Lord Mistress, please come over, she is waiting for you in the temple!" the Naga girl was visibly polite.

However, the two Naga in the back looked unkind, and one of them glared at Leon viciously.

Leon secretly guessed that five Naga had been captured in the Leon camp in that battle, and this must have been a shame for them.

Leon had no doubt that the two Naga banshees would have come to trouble him without Capezanne's invitation.

Led by the three Naga, the shuttle docked on the shore of Greenheart Island.

The area of Green Heart Island is not very large, it is basically covered by lush forests, and there are even rolling mountains in the middle of the island, and you can see a waterfall like a jade belt hanging down from the cliff in the distance, and the natural scenery is very beautiful.

Along the cobblestone path, Leon and the Naga followed them into the forest, and from time to time small birds and beasts flew out on both sides of the road, showing great vitality.

After walking for about ten minutes, in the valley in front of him, a majestic temple came into Lyon's eyes.

The temple undoubtedly has a very long history, and most of its pedestals, walls, and stone pillars of the idol have been overwhelmed by the rampant vines, and the exposed parts are mottled by the weathered years, giving a sense of majesty and vicissitudes.

In front of the temple is a flat square where a statue of the goddess stands dozens of feet high.

Léon recognized it as the idol of Audrey, the goddess of water, but the deity had long since fallen, and her temple had lost its protection and majesty, so it had become the dwelling place of the Naga tribe.

The two Naga priests stood solemnly in front of the temple gate, their robes covering the snake's body coiled on the ground, and if it weren't for the two small fangs at the corners of their mouths, they looked no different from ordinary human priestesses.

Stepping up the high stone steps, Leon walked into the halls of the temple without squinting.

At a glance, he saw the Naga Mistress perched high on the throne.

The ruler of the Naga tribe was playing with the necklace that Leon had just given him with interest, and he didn't seem to notice Leon's arrival.

Purely instinctively, Leon observed the situation in the hall left and right.

The hall of the temple was large, but compared to the temples he had seen before, it did not feel magnificent at all, but looked simple and decadent because of its disrepair.

However, there are many vines that come in from the outside and climb up the walls and stone pillars, and the white and lilac stamens are dotted between the vine leaves, which is very interesting to be in harmony with nature.

Twenty other Naga were lined up in front of the throne, all dressed in white robes, staring at Leon as they walked in.

The young Naga maiden rushed forward quickly, threw herself in front of the throne and whispered, "Mother, I have brought him, give me back the necklace!"

(To be continued)