Noxian calendar, 909 AD, late autumn.

Baru O Province, Tiwasser Port,

The last trans-ocean cargo ship retracted its anchor, hoisted its sails, and slowly sailed away from the harbor towards the famous Longmen Harbor of the Noxian Empire.

The sky was getting darker, and the fiery clouds beyond the horizon turned into layers of clouds, and thunder flashed in the depths of the sea, and in a short time it began to rain lightly.

In the cabin of the single room, Lucius, who had eaten dinner, put the steel suitcase containing the murder equipment under the bed.

The locked suitcase contains advanced combat equipment, including but not limited to various hallucinogens and s*** agents, magic steel fist stabs, blasting explosives, and underwater breathing equipment, which are sufficient to deal with most sudden situations.

As a high-level killer of the Emerald Night Blade, Lucius has rich experience in reconnaissance and combat, is proficient in many Chinese, is familiar with many national team customs and habits, and is the best at infiltrating and collecting intelligence.

The ability to kill is less important than the ability to investigate, after all, most of the time the Night's Edge needs important information, not someone's head.

After standing out from the crowd of excellent killers, Lucius successfully obtained the most special investigation mission, which is actually no different from paid leave from the mission introduction.

The mission is called [Investigate the Missing Sacco], the mission location is not fixed, the time is not limited, the purpose of the mission is to investigate Sacco's whereabouts,

According to the instructions given by his superiors, it is very likely that Sacco will be a comedian in the Circus of Smiles, and the reason why he came to the province of Baroue and immediately embarked on the cargo ship was precisely because the members of the Smiling Circus were also on this ship and were preparing to return to Piltover with him.

Lucius had seen some of Sacco's information, and much more was highly classified, and even he had no access to it.

In fact, he knew that if the documents and archives about Sacco were listed, it would be enough to fill an entire wooden wall.

Sacco is a character from more than 900 years ago, the characters and relationships involved are intricate, and he also has a relationship with the real demon lord of the Emerald Territory, many secrets will make people who should not know always shut up, and he naturally will not over-investigate the internal causes of the incident.

What he has to do is very simple, confirm whether the comedian in the Smile Circus is Sacco, if so, hide it and mark it, if not, report the situation,

The whole process was not secretly infiltrated, there was no special assassination, and there was no false accusation or torture to extract confessions, which can be said to be very simple compared to the previous mission.

So there was no need for any combat equipment, Lucius had already investigated the crew and passengers on board, although he didn't know if there were any colleagues in disguise like him, at least there were no difficult characters on the surface.

Picking up the small mirror, Lucius looked at the face in the mirror and adjusted his final smile.

From the moment he put down the mirror, he was no longer Lucius, but the merchant of Noxus, Ebenor, and being able to live in a single cabin was enough to prove his identity and wealth, not to mention that he also deliberately prepared a merchant certificate issued by Noxus.

"Rumble ......"

There was thunder outside the cabin, and Lucius stepped out of the single cabin and walked to the deck,

The cargo ship has four floors, and the higher you go, the more noble your status is.

The Smile Circus is different from the single cabin on the second floor, the members of the circus are located in the third floor of the multi-person room, which is the information he has already investigated, as for the personal habits of the circus director and the situation of the circus members, they need to be further observed and analyzed.

Lucius looked around, his gaze away from the relaxed-looking sailors and sailors, and finally fixed on the back of a middle-aged man on the edge of the ship.

"Your Excellency Albenor, why did you come out?"

Lucius looked at the sailor who accosted him, and he recognized the sailor in front of him,

The young sailor in front of him was very friendly to him from the moment he got on the ship, and of course, this was directly related to his generosity.

"The weather isn't good right now, will it be stormy in a while?"

Lucius aptly expressed the concerns of a wealthy merchant who did not know how to sail.

"Of course not, in fact, thunder in this sea area is a normal thing, it may be related to the magical elements of the Ionian continent, thunder is not easy to rain, but the sea style at night is refreshing."

"I see, so it doesn't matter if I go to the edge of the boat to see the scenery, right?"

The sailor smiled and shook his head.

"Rest assured, Lord Albenor, no one on this ship will stop a person who loves the night view of the sea...... By the way, do you want me to bring you some drinks to enjoy the night view?"

Lucius smiled, this is the benefit of being generous, greedy people will always inadvertently open the door for themselves.

"Something? I won't eat anything that doesn't go into the stream."

Properly showing the arrogance of the rich merchant, Lucius secretly observed the sailor's expression, and his heart was happy.

Not knowing that he had been seen through by the man in front of him, the sailor looked around and deliberately lowered his voice.

"Naturally, an honored guest like you would not drink the inferior rum that only a sailor like us would drink......

In fact, I can get the captain's rare red wine, which is a special red wine of the Noxian Empire's Thorn Fortress, Thorn Winery, I wonder if you are interested?"

"Oh? The red wine produced by the winery of the Thorn Fortress? How many years?"

"The captain has been boasting about a hundred years, but in my opinion, fifty years should be enough."

Nodding with satisfaction, Lucius said lightly.

"Tell me, how am I supposed to get that bottle of wine?"

"Hehe, with only three Imperial Gold Coins, I'm sure I'll be able to convince the captain to bear the pain."

Lucius secretly said to himself, the heart of this wine holder is not the Ugin of the Shining Silver Mountain Range, and he can't find a little white.

The open price of a fifty-year-old bottle of Thorn Winery red wine in the market is generally an imperial gold coin, I have to say, this sailor and captain are really black enough, they should be sure that they are stupid and have a lot of money, if it weren't for a merchant certificate issued by the empire, I am afraid that they might not get off the boat to feed the fish.

After all, a businessman with a large sum of money without any escort will be less attractive than a veteran worker in a dark alley on the street with three pieces of cloth on his body.

Three Imperial gold coins were taken from his pocket, and under the sailor's glowing eyes, Lucius put the gold coins back in his pocket.

In just a few seconds, he saw what it means to be disappointed.

"Get it for me, if you're right, that bottle of red wine is a fifty-year-old Champ of Thorns, and those three Imperial Gold Coins are yours."

"Well, Lord Ebenor, if it weren't for these three Imperial Gold Coins, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to convince the Captain...... Why don't you think about it again?"

Seeing that the sailor was in this attitude, Lucius's face turned cold on the spot, and he knew that if he continued to pretend to be wronged, the sailor in front of him would probably contact other sailors to drop him off the cargo ship.

"You idiot, are you threatening me, or do you think I haven't drunk the red wine of Château Thorns?

Three gold coins can't stop your stinky heart rotting in the eyes of money, I tell you, if you can't get it, get away, don't waste Lao Tzu's time!

Do you really think Lao Tzu will be coerced by you? If you think you're sure of Lao Tzu, try it and see who's going to get off the boat and feed the fish!"

Seeing that Lucius, who was polite and looked like a good man, said that he would change his face when he changed his face, the sailor was a little remorseful for a while, and almost forgot that this fat sheep was a barbarian merchant of the Noxian Empire.

The empire can conquer most of the Valoran continent, and the merchants who dare to go to the outer continents to do business and make money are not easy characters to deal with, maybe there are disguised companions among the other shippers.

Otherwise, how could the businessman in front of him dare to turn his face against himself like this?

The sailor who secretly scolded the barbarians of the Noxian Empire suddenly changed to a smiling face.

"Hi, Your Excellency Abenor, it was not mine just now, the main thing is that I have never seen so much money, and I am a little stupid for a while, I will make amends to you,

Wait, I'll bring you the wine right away, and I'll give you a piece of beef jerky by the way, which is my apology."

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Lucius did not continue to pay attention to the sailors, but came to the edge of the ship under the gaze of many sailors.

The middle-aged man who had been looking at the sea turned his head to look at Lucius.

"Few people dare to go against a greedy crew like this on a ship, sir, there is no doubt that you are a true warrior."

Lucius glanced at his target and said lightly.

"That's because they don't know the real Noxians, and even if they throw me off the ship, all they get is a lifetime of hunting, and the Empire's merchant proves to be more than just a pass, otherwise it wouldn't be so difficult."

Fredliso held out his hand in a friendly manner.

"Fredlisso, Piltover, the head of the Smiling Circus."

After a pause for a second, and after a proper expression of hesitation and affirmation, Lucius shook his hand.

"Ebenor, merchant of the Noxian Empire."

Letting go of his hand, Fredlisso looked at the pitch-black canopy again, like a circus at this moment, he could not see any light and no future.

"Mr. Ebenno, I also fantasized that I could rely on a behemoth to stand tall and be a man, but unfortunately this is only a fantasy after all, for the sake of my family and life, I still have to run around with the circus, and if I stop, I will be hungry,

I wonder if you've had a similar experience?"

He really doesn't have this.

Lucius thought about it, he had been sent by his family to the Night's Edge since he was a child to receive the most brutal training, and after mastering the skillful skills of assassins and espionage, he began to carry out missions.

With his family's reputation and the prestige of the Night's Blade, he became an assassin in his own right, whether in the Emerald Territory or in the Noxian Empire, as long as he wanted to do something, he could always find an effortless solution.

At his level, money has long lost its meaning, and connections and power changes are the things he needs to consider.

However, these words certainly could not be said in front of Fredliso.

"There was a time when my family banished me and stripped me of everything, and it was my darkest moment, and I was even reduced to the point where I had to go with beggars for food and beat wild dogs with sticks.

It wasn't until I earned my first pot of gold by moving bricks from the docks that I had my fill."

When he said this, Lucius's face was not red or breathless, and his face was serious.

There was a resonance in his heart, and Fredlisso was also interested in talking.

"And how did you get to where you are today?"

"Patience, wisdom, and luck are all three indispensable."

Lucius slowly poured hot chicken soup freshly made.

"Being more patient than my enemies will allow me to overcome my enemies, and being wiser than my yesterday self will allow me to make fewer mistakes and believe that I will get good luck so that I can have enough confidence to keep going.

Any failures and mistakes that can't defeat me will make me stronger, and as long as I keep trying, I will always be able to complete the path I want to take."

Fredliso, who applauded, sighed.

"Mr. Ebenno, you are really an admirable person, I have met many Noxians, and there are not many people like you."

"You're overrated, I've just done what an empire should have, it's not a big deal, but you, I can see that your circus must be very successful, otherwise I wouldn't have returned to Piltover so late......

After a rainbow fart blow, the greedy sailor brought beef jerky, red wine, and two sets of drinking utensils, and set up a small table on the deck.

Lucius himself opened the cap and took a sip, and after nodding, he dropped the three gold coins on the ground, and the sailor nodded and picked them up and took them away.

For greedy sailors, dignity is worthless compared to money.

"It's still early, it's not easy to meet a friend you can talk to, I want to invite Captain Fredlisso to have a drink or two, I don't know if Captain Fredliso is willing to give me this face

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Lucius looked at Fredlisso, who smiled and nodded.

"How dare I refuse the kindness of Mr. Ebennot, and wait, I'll let my members fetch something else to eat."

Smiling and nodding, Lucius made a gesture of resignation and watched Fredliso leave.

After a while, Fredlisso came to the deck with a relatively short wooden boy, who was carrying a large bag of dried fruits and peanuts in his arms, although it did not go well with red wine, but it was just the right night, and Lucius did not bother to care about these.

"Captain Fredliso, who is this?"

"Oh, his name is Sacco, and he's a comedian in the group."

His pupils shrank, and Lucius smiled quietly.

"It's better to let this little brother sit down too......

"Then you don't have to...... Sacco, let's go back when we're done."

Fred Lisso directly interrupted Lucius's words, and this somewhat rude gesture made Lucius sense the unusual meaning.

The head of the regiment does not seem to be targeting himself, but at the young people.

Without speaking, the boy named Sacco nodded and left alone.

The two drank half a glass of red wine and slowly opened the conversation.

"Captain Fredeliso, I don't know why you didn't let Sacco sit down and eat something with you just now, I think that young man is pretty good."

With a long sigh, Fredliso whispered.

"Mr. Ebenno, don't you know, Sarkota is the person who hates to communicate with others the most, and when he is not in a high mood, some unfortunate things will always happen, so for your safety, I can't let him come to the table."