Chapter 55: The City of Tetnik
At dusk, Glerint, who had been woken up by Jim, received good news from the waiter:
The Black Pearl has wiped out the "Crazy Pirates"!
As for the battle damage of the Black Pearl, in order to avoid the passengers being afraid, so as to spread bad messages, Alvin chose not to make it public.
Glerint, the "Pirate Maniacs", learned about it in the newspapers and bounties.
It is a medium-sized pirate group of more than eighty people, known in the Sunian Sea for its madness and ruthlessness. Their captain "Wolves" has a bounty of 4,300 pounds on Rune's side, and just by looking at the bounty, you can see that this belongs to the category of pirates of the same class who behave quite badly.
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After this battle, the Black Pearl suffered no further accidents and arrived safely in one of the port cities of the Colony of Rune on the morning of March 4.
Another port city is Alesser.
After the three of them had reported to TΓΆtnik and collected their seals, Weiz would return to Gulain and then take a boat to Alethor.
This is because the central part of the colony of East Bailang Rune is an ancient deep forest that separates Tertnik, Vertek and Alesser.
It is not impossible to travel directly to and from the edge of the ancient deep forest, but it is not always as convenient as the sea.
In contrast, pirates pose less danger than the extraordinary creatures of the ancient forests.
As for the two Glelintes, because they had to go to the central city of Verteke in the colony, they had no other choice but to walk through the left side of the ancient deep forest.
The enemy who attacked Verteke was the West Bailang natives in the southwest of the ancient deep forest, and also directly north of the Harvest Plain.
But they will have experienced people to send them over, but in fact, the danger is not too great.
There is a steam train between Gulain and Ttnik, partly because the two cities are relatively close to each other, and partly because the Kingdom of Rune has a strong military in this area, and no natives can destroy it under the control of iron and blood.
Therefore, after the three Glerint arrived in Gulain, considering the urgency of the situation, there was no reason to delay more, so they chose to take the steam train directly, and arrived in the city of Tetnik before noon.
The architecture here can be said to be quite bizarre for the three people who have lived in Beckland since childhood.
In order to withstand the hot and humid climate that prevails in the southern continent, the buildings here are mostly made of wood or mud, rather than the brick structures that are common in the North Road.
At the same time, in order to facilitate air circulation, these houses basically have multiple windows, and the windows are more screened than glass.
The colors of the houses are lighter gray, white and brown, which are supposed to reduce the heat absorption of the walls.
After discussing a few words with great interest, the three of them were slightly less interested.
Afterwards, they were led by Glerint to an auditorium-style house on Bloomings Street, home to MI9's Division 1 of the Southern Continent.
Unlike the concealment of MI9 at Beckland's headquarters, in TΓ©tnik, MI9 appears to be quite "above board", clearly a military intelligence agency, which is both a warning and a deterrent.
After showing a series of supporting documents and combining passwords, the three of them finally succeeded in reporting at the Southern Continent Branch.
The branch first arranged accommodation and let them put their luggage. Then they were led by the guards to the courtyard in charge of extraordinary affairs.
Sitting in front of the three of Glelynt was a young man who looked no more than thirty years old and had a relatively rigid face.
His name is Buck, and he is the liaison head of the secondary branch of the other three cities in the Southern Continent except for Tertnik. Like Glerint, he has the rank of major.
For this nobleman of the same rank as himself, Buck was quite friendly. But perhaps he is not good at saying meaningless nonsense, his attitude is more rigid and direct:
"First of all, on behalf of the two directors and all the members of the branch, I would like to welcome the arrival of the three colleagues."
"It's a pity that Lord Calvin and Lord Darnell have their own jobs to do, and we don't have time to hold a celebration for the arrival of the three of them."
Calvin is the top head of the first-level branch of the Southern Continent, a half-bald male with the rank of lieutenant general, and a "chaotic mentor" in the fifth sequence of "lawyers". And Darnell is the deputy director, and he is also a "knight of punishment" with the rank of lieutenant general, a "arbiter" in the fifth sequence.
This information, Casey had already said a little bit before leaving.
However, she only briefly mentioned the sequence path and sequence level of the two lieutenant generals, and the specific sequence names were known in advance by Glerint himself.
"But you'll have to pick out the seals later, so you'll have the honor of meeting Lord Darnell."
"You are allowed to stay in Tertnik for no more than three days as a rest."
"But the transcendents escorting Major Mariano and Madame Nolan to Verteck are also ready, which means that you are ready to go."
"Now that you've finished reporting, I don't know if you want to pick out your seals first or do you want to take a break and wait until tomorrow or later?"
Hearing this, Glerint turned his head to look at his two companions, only to find that they were both looking at him, apparently intending to let him make a decision.
He pretended to be silent for a moment, and then said with a loyal face:
"Let's pick a seal first!"
"In that case, we'll rest for the night, and tomorrow we can leave directly to Verteke."
"Okay, Major Mariano. Come with me, three. β
Buck nodded in agreement, then led the three of them through a side room to a basement.
Due to the continuous several turns of unknown angles in the passage, Glerint soon became unable to determine where he was above him.
"Lord Darnell is still in the middle of the room, but the inside is the area that can be affected by the negative effects of the seal, so I can't take you in anymore."
As he spoke, Buck took out a document from the third floor of the vertical cabinet next to him and handed it to Glelint:
"This is our list of Level 3 seals in containment, so you can take a closer look and try to pick the most suitable item for you. When you've picked one, I'll go in and tell Lord Darnell so he can take it out. β
It's a thick booklet! However, the paper inside is thick hard paper, and the actual number of sheets is not much.
Taking the papers, Glerint handed them to Joan and Weiz, and said to Buck:
"Major Barker, I actually have one more thing."
"Originally, I wanted to buy a powerful magical item at the headquarters, but I heard from Ms. Casey that each of our branches has an internal flow of magical items."
"Her suggestion is that I can buy it from my teammates when I get to the branch, I don't know how that should work?"
"Powerful magical items?"
Buck asked in affirmation, then shook his head and said:
"We have two semi-annual meetings every year, at the end of June and the end of December. It is also an opportunity for members to take what they need. β
"At this time, it's easier for you to buy items if you want to."
"But for now, you might want to ask Lord Darnell if he has any collections that he doesn't use."