Watching Qingchao suddenly lose control of his emotions, Ian was puzzled at first, and then seemed to understand something.

He was thoughtful and didn't say much, just quietly retreated, as if he didn't see the other party's gaffe.

After retreating, he summoned the other speakers in the current position again to inquire about the current situation.

Because of Ian's strength, as well as Ethan, Iron Hand, and Blue Sail, they also rushed back one after another, and the boy quickly gained control of the entire position.

"It turns out that three Ascendants have already been killed or disappeared before?"

Ian's brow furrowed, he didn't expect the situation to be so grim.

On the pirate side, there were originally four Ascendants, and the fifth and strongest captain disappeared along with Shark, and is currently missing.

There were five on the side of the exploration ship, two were the guards of Isengard, two were the good hands of Blue Sail and Qingchao who were summoned by the Platinum-Iridium Workshop, and one of the Platinum-Iridium Workshop's sailors.

On the Ascendant side, it is the exploration ships that have the advantage, but the number is still dominated by pirates.

It is true that the two sides are hostile to each other, but both sides are fighting.

The captain and the boss, and even the pirates' targets were not there, so naturally there was no strong fight - not to mention that it didn't take long for the aberrant ape and the frost moth to arrive, and after a hard battle, the pirate side killed a sublimator, and the wave singer on the exploration team's side was also killed by the frost moth because he couldn't call the tide.

However, it was also because of this tough battle that the army of aberrant beasts that were originally far more than they were now was directly dispersed, so the intensity of the next attack was not as big as the first one at the beginning, and it was not difficult to defend.

It's just that there is no way to keep it like this, and another of Isengard's guards, Wildfire, volunteered to explore the way, but never returned, with a high chance of either being lost in an ice leak or being killed by a monster.

The remaining sublimators gathered and discussed, and felt that it was not a solution, so the pirate group and the exploration ship each sent two sublimators to go outside to see the situation, and it was best to find a way.

The pirates' side encountered the monster's remnants and had to retreat to help the green tide defend their positions, while the exploration ship met Ian and broke the siege.

As for Ian's power......

Everyone was secretly observing the appraiser, who claimed to be the 'Wave Chanter'...... The strength of the other party is really strong and abnormal!

The previous Wave Singer was useless in a frosty environment, and Ian's power could even be triggered by Frost, which was obviously not an ordinary Wave Singer...... Not even a Wave Singer at all!

"There's really not a lot of shells left."

Ignoring the strange looks that others looked at him, Ian summed up the shell data and found that the remaining two boxes of shells were not even suitable for the next attack.

"It's time to retreat."

He raised his head, his eyes flashing with psionic brilliance, and looked around at everyone present: "It is most dangerous to stay where you are and continue to fight against a steady stream of monsters, now let's gather our resources and prepare to leave in the northwest direction, there should be an exit or a turnaround there." ”

Although Ian didn't give any reason, everyone in the room decided to follow his decision - not only in strength, but in Ian's natural tone and confidence, which can indeed lead people forward at such a critical juncture.

"Ethan, you come and discuss the details with them, and I'll go see if there is anything else that can be used on the exploration ship."

Turning his head, Ian wanted Ethan to dispatch supplies and manpower, and his ability in this regard was actually quite good, but the blonde boy motioned for Ian to come closer, and then mysteriously whispered to him a piece of news.

"Huh."

Ian raised a brow, and then followed Ethan out of the center of the position.

Master Gosai is awake, and sober, and has something very confidential to say to him.

"The teacher said he just wanted to see you alone, and I don't know what it is."

Although he was a little aggrieved and incomprehensible, Isengard obediently obeyed the teacher and left, and before leaving, he was instructed by Ian to prepare the team, which was quite a tool.

At this moment, there are only two people in the cabin, Master Gosai and Ian.

"Wake up, Master." The boy walked into the cabin and immediately closed the door to prevent the cold wind from leaking in.

He turned his head, looked at the white-haired old man, and said with a slight smile: "Without your old man, our journey would have been really hard. ”

"If I don't wake up, I'm afraid I'm going to freeze to death."

In the cabin, which had been converted from a research ship, the old man was roasting on fire and looking around weakly.

Then he smiled at Ian: "It's really good, little guy, you may not be able to have this ability, even if it is the true heir of the great nobles, or the apprentice of the well-known knights, this is definitely not something that a genius or the chosen one can explain, you must have a good teacher." ”

"I saw your sword when you were dealing with the people in the Flamelands...... Let me guess......"

With that, the old man closed his mouth and just stared at Ian quietly.

It seems that I want to see some shadow of the past from the boy who is just smiling calmly.

The one he was proud of and dedicated to...... A shadow of the glory days.

Ian wasn't surprised at all, he nodded and said softly, "Huh? You don't dare to name them. ”

"Even in this far South Ridge, which is not far away from the imperial capital, even in this isolated ancient ruins."

“…… Hilliard Lessi. That guy is your teacher. ”

It wasn't that he was agitated, but he was simply convinced of this, and Master Gosai said the name, and then was silent for a long time.

His expression was extremely complicated, but in the end he smiled with relief: "I didn't feel sorry for the Black King and him at the beginning, and it wasn't my turn to have a bad conscience - I couldn't do anything." ”

Raising his head, Master Gosai stared at the person in front of him: "Ian, aren't you going to kill me?" ”

Ian was noncommittal, he just hummed softly, then walked up to the old man and raised his sword.

The sword was not aimed at the old man's neck or heart, but only to make the other party see the material of the sword more clearly.

"How do you hide the material of this sword?"

He asked, "This is a weapon left to me by the teacher, it's fine for ordinary people, but I'm afraid it's a bit conspicuous for an old man like you...... How can this be concealed? I don't have any other good enough weapons to use, but I don't want to be so simple about revealing my identity. ”

Not fearing anything, Master Gosai reached out and took the heavy abyss sword from Ian's hand.

He pondered for a while and said slowly, "...... Sure enough, the swords of the previous generation of Patrol Knights. Because the First Knight had his own weapon, this ceremonial saber was not treated with special treatment, just an ordinary Grand Knight saber. ”

"A whole batch of long swords, all of them were ordered by me and my teacher to supervise them, others may not be, of course I can recognize them."

Raising his head, the old man looked at Ian seriously, his expression was a little gloomy: "It seems that the legend is still over, but you are left." ”

Ian didn't ask Master Gosai how he could tell that his teacher was gone, and that the older generation might have worked together for a long time, even drinking in private, and he wouldn't understand which detail was revealed.

So he just said: "Tell me how to hide the swordsmanship, I feel that my swordsmanship is already unique, and I shouldn't be able to see the traces of the teacher." ”

"It's very good, indeed."

Master Gosai also pointed out without hesitation: "However, it is your details that are too good, the swordsmanship is flawless but not lacking in thickness, and the attack is quite sharp, but in terms of defense, it seems too simple and direct, only to protect the vital points - is this possible?" At least one Wave Singer can't be, I'm suspicious because of that. ”

"In addition, when you were driving the armor before, Ethan couldn't connect the data cable to you...... The first energy level, this kind of physical strength, there are not many inheritances that can be had. ”

Speaking of this, the old man's expression was a little complicated, and he seemed a little embarrassed.

But after a while, he also knew that the situation was urgent, so he sighed and continued, "And the sword—to be honest, I fainted, not because of the concussions of the battle or from parasites. ”

"I was purely shocked by your identity, and I fainted under the agitation of the mood."

Lewen