The short voyage was not an easy one.

On the first morning of the voyage, the ships were confronted with a battle, with two modest fleets chasing each other at sea, and the smell of bloody fighting could almost be smelled in the air.

A ship that happened to appear on the surface of the sea.

It was inexplicably suspicious of both sides at the same time, believing that it was reinforcements invited by the enemy.

As soon as the battle began, the casters immediately began to fight.

However, the strength of the investigators from [Grede] completely overwhelmed the two warring sides. So before things could get to the point where Ronald had to intervene, the enemy ships were destroyed.

Then the ships on the [Grede] side departed.

The only people left behind were the wrecks of their ships, with nothing to keep them company except the wreckage of their own ships.

The short interlude is a more vivid show of the situation in this sea area for the three of Ronald, and it also confirms the information collected before.

Until two days later.

An island appears above sea level.

Looking at the quiet and peaceful appearance near the island, Ronald even had a sense of déjà vu that he had an illusion. Should I say that this is the calm before the storm, or the crater before the eruption?

Ronald lamented that the distance between the ship and the island was getting closer.

Just as expected, before the ship could enter the harbor, a small boat with only three people on board appeared and headed towards them.

"We are the guides sent by the King of the South Seas!"

"Look at your sails, it should be a messenger from the port of peace, right?"

The Port of Peace is the name of the port of the city where [Grad] settled, and these people who make a living at sea prefer to call the port as the origin of the people rather than the specific name of the city.

The ship's investigator replied:

"Exactly!"

"How are you going to guide the ship, have you arranged it?"

The men in the small boat had apparently been doing similar work for the past few days, one of them was in charge of observing the surroundings, one was driving the boat closer, and the last man grabbed a long rope and climbed up after the two boats had approached.

It was a nimble and athletic adult man who climbed up.

They didn't pay much attention to social etiquette here, and tied the rope in their hands to the side of the boat, and he immediately continued:

"Our ship will lead the way below, just follow suit."

The people on the island are quite skilled in this process.

The man who got on the boat chatted with the investigator for a few words, but did not get off the boat, and stayed on the deck. It was not until the ship had successfully docked with their guidance that he disembarked again and tied the other end of the rope to the dock.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you can stay on the ship at the end of the month, and if you want to live on the island, you can walk around. Just remember not to approach the castle on the hill to the east! ”

With that, the man turned away rather in a dashing manner.

It even made the investigator's expression a little ugly for a while.

That's it?

What about the subsequent handover? What about the specific arrangement? And what do you need to pay attention to?

Of course, the investigators know that there are some places where things are always 'informal'.

But after working in [Grad] for a long time, it is inevitable that I am a little at a loss when I encounter such treatment. …

At this time, the investigator heard footsteps coming from behind.

He turned his head to look, and was a little confused at first, but he quickly reacted and immediately took the initiative to meet him.

Because the owners of the footsteps are the Ronald trio who have disguised their appearance.

They walked to the deck, and Ronald walked in the front and said directly to the investigators:

"Don't be in a hurry, some of them are rushing here, and they should be the ones who will carry out the follow-up handover."

Investigators have no doubts about Ronald's claims.

He knew how powerful the reconnaissance spell was with the man in front of him, and this kind of trivial matter was just a gesture that could be found out casually.

Calm the slightly impatient mood.

The investigator looked left and right, and saw that no one was snooping on this side, so he approached Ronald and said:

"Mr. Ronald, according to what we have heard, the so-called King of the South Seas lives in a castle on the hill to the east. In addition to this, he would hold banquets in the island's square every night under the pretext of entertaining guests. When are you going to do it, do you need our cooperation? ”

The investigator looked serious, but Ronald had no intention of letting the other party take risks.

So he reached out and patted the other party's shoulder, and said in a steady tone:

"Don't worry, just leave this to us."

The investigator certainly knew what Ronald meant by answering that.

Realizing that the man in front of him was ready to handle the task on his own, he became anxious almost instinctively. But in the next second, he realized how powerful the man in front of him was, and the corresponding dissuasion, naturally he couldn't say anything anyway.

Looking at the somewhat bewildered investigator, Ronald concluded:

"Before we do, we can meet at tonight's banquet and tell you everything when the time comes."

The investigator was a little stumbling, and in the end he could only send a blessing:

"You...... Have a nice trip! ”

“……”

The Ronald trio leave the ship and step onto the island's docks.

Glancing around, there are already quite a few ships docked here, and the sails of different pictures are intertwined with each other, as if they were exchanging the city or power they represent.

Although it was early in the morning, there was a lot of shouting and exchanging words under the boat, and some scantily dressed girls could be seen leaving the boat, carrying a large money bag in their hands.

Ronald naturally didn't feel much about the sight, he just wanted to get his job done.

But someone who was with him didn't seem to think so.

"Hey, Ronald! I've only seen this scene in books before. ”

Caterina immediately leaned over and began to chanter:

"Don't you still have money on you, help me hire a girl to come over, I want to have a good talk with them."

Ronald rolled his eyes directly.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want to attract attention, he even wanted to directly press Caterina to the ground at this time, and the two of them would fight again!

"At least before we kill the target, please stop for a while, right?"

"Now that this is the case, is this the time to satisfy curiosity?"

Hearing Ronald's response, Caterina was at ease.

"Since you won't let me play, what do you think?" The girl shrugged her shoulders, and then revealed her true doubts, "Look at the way you look now, do you plan to violently kill all the way in and kill people?" ”

Ronald did not squint and continued to move forward under his feet:

"What do you think we're doing with this identity?"

"Now I haven't even seen the shadow of the [Nine Rings Secret Society] territory, of course, I can't expose the power that is too outrageous. Therefore, now we need to honestly understand the situation on the island and come up with the most appropriate plan. ”

Caterina knew that Ronald was right, so she had to compromise in a bad tone:

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you!"