"Hello, two distinguished guests, are you here to post the bounty?"

As soon as they entered the Adventurers' Guild, a waiter in a black and white uniform walked up to them.

"Yes, we're going to release a mission." Miho Nishizumi smiled.

"What level of mission is it? There are five levels of missions issued in the Mercenary Guild, from D to S, depending on the mission rewards." The waiter introduced, "D-class missions can be released for only 10 Golden Soul Coins, and they are usually just looking for things and simple chores. On top of that, each additional digit of the quest's value will increase the quest tier by one level, which can attract higher-level adventurers."

Nishizumi Miho thought about it, this S-level task, the starting amount is about 100,000 gold soul coins, for them, this is naturally at most pocket money, but for the existence of the soul saint level, this can also be called a huge amount of money.

"The reward of 100,000 gold soul coins is still too small, and our task is quite difficult, so why do we need about 1 million?"

"One... A million?" The waiter was suddenly shocked, the huge amount of one million gold soul coins was enough to build dozens of big ships! On the seas, the power of such a fleet over the seas is self-evident, even for the rulers of the Åland Islands.

"What, what's the problem? Can't you see that we are people from the mainland? We're here for some difficult purpose, of course, and this million is just an investment." Miho Nishizumi smiled slightly, and glanced at the mercenaries who were constantly gathering on the side.

She wasn't worried that she would be robbed, the Åland Islands had their own order, at least in this public situation, no one would dare to challenge authority, but if it was in a place where no one was around, it wouldn't be necessarily...

"Please come with me, I am not qualified to take over a bounty of this magnitude, and I will take you to the elder." The waiter gave the surrounding mercenaries a warning look, and then invited Miho Nishizumi and Qin Menglan in with a smile.

"Okay." Miho Nishizumi nodded, and after signaling the two entourages to stay here, she followed with Qin Menglan.

Walking through the bustling hall, several people made their way to the top floor of the association, but instead of an office, it was a garden converted from a rooftop.

The roof of the whole roof is like an upside-down glass bowl, protecting the garden – which seems strange because the plants in this garden are all exotic from the continent and are not suitable for living in an oceanic climate. It can be said that if these plants are separated from the various soul guides that maintain the environment around them, no matter how strong their vitality is, they will not be able to live for long.

"Elder, there are a few distinguished guests who would like to issue a reward of one million gold soul coins."

"Please come in."

Miho Nishizumi thought that it would be a woman who would create such a garden, but when she saw the president, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.

This was not because the other party was a somewhat feminine-looking man, but because of the costume he was wearing—it was a noble costume from the Heaven Dou Empire, a uniform that only a duke could wear, and the epaulettes and ribbons were all proof of this.

In this ocean, no matter what background this person has, it is by no means an ordinary person to be able to establish such a foundation as a mainlander.

"It's an honor to meet you, Your Excellency Miho Nishizumi, but I don't know, do you want me to treat each other as a friend, or as a simple business partner?"

Seeing Miho Nishizumi's visit, the man didn't seem surprised, but just stood up and respectfully performed a standard aristocratic etiquette.

"You know me?" Miho Nishizumi was a little surprised, she also knew a lot about the cattle and horse nobles in the Heaven Dou Empire, but she had never been impressed by such a number one person.

"Of course I know, please let me introduce myself first-in Xia Xueming, my great-grandfather was the brother of the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire a hundred years ago, and his status was similar to that of the current Prince Xuexing. It's a pity that the emperor didn't know how to treat heroes well, and he was incompetent but gullible to outsiders. Therefore, our family will also have to lead the fleet across the ocean to take refuge in the Aland Islands under the impending persecution."

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, Xue Ming invited Miho Nishizumi and the two to sit down and poured a cup of tea.

This sentence completely introduced all the circumstances of himself, not only the family background, but also the fact that their family once controlled the Heaven Dou Navy and fled with it, which not only means that their family has a considerable armed force in the ocean, but also has the ability to detect all kinds of intelligence on the Douluo Continent - after all, the Kyushu Empire and Tiandou are allies, and their family is undoubtedly a former 'rebel', so introducing it is basically no different from self-detonation.

Nishizumi Miho said indifferently: "Tiandou's internal governance is chaotic, and it is not surprising that this happened, if nothing else, I am afraid that you know more than eighty percent of the layout of my Kyushu Empire in Tiandou, right?"

No friendship is innate, however, judging from the current situation of Tiandou, the Kyushu Empire is undoubtedly the benefactor who helped their family avenge, and it is not surprising that the other party has such an attitude.

"Hehe, it's not important, flies for humans, of course, can be seen through careful observation, but humans can make them disappear with just a slap in the hand, rather than making noise to annoy people, it is better to hide in the corner and eat the bread crumbs dropped by humans, which can be regarded as worry-free." Xue Ming said humbly.

This dog-licking remark sounds very sincere, and it sounds like it, not to mention the whole picture, as long as the sea forces who have seen the exercises of the imperial fleet from a distance, I am afraid they will make such a correct choice as the person in front of them.

Comparing himself to a fly, he is suspected of boasting, if he compares it, I am afraid that he is an ant who is unable to escape, and he can be crushed to death casually.

Miho Nishizumi didn't say anything about it, but just changed her voice and said, "I hope it's best, but for now, I still hope that you can use the resources at your disposal to achieve the goals of our trip."

"It's nature... Where, then, did you come from?"

"I want to find a good commander in the middle of this ocean to lead the Imperial fleet, which means that he has to be very capable and have a strong mental quality with a great mission."

"You know, this is the most powerful naval force in ancient times, which also means that this commander should not be too old, at least at an age when he can still accept new knowledge, I think, if it is not through such a method, it will be difficult to rely on private searching."

Miho Nishizumi did not hide her purpose, in fact, after confirming that the person in front of her intended to take refuge, or to lean towards the empire through some actions, she had a different idea.

"What you say is very... But as far as I know, in this sea, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance is a step-by-step antique, relying on thousands of years of inheritance, but very practical tactics to become the commander of each fleet, and this inheritance will continue, even young people, basically do not have any innovative thinking." Xue Ming frowned.

It can be seen that he really wants to help Miho Nishizumi as a vote to serve the empire.

"So, what about the pirates?" Miho Nishizumi asked.

"On the pirate side, because they often have to be small and big, all kinds of new tactics are naturally emerging one after another, and they can often achieve great results as a result, but..."

Speaking of this, Xue Ming shrugged: "After all, pirates are just a rabble, unorganized and undisciplined, and they are born to be robbers, and they don't have the possibility of being indoctrinated, even if they can... Don't you think it's a shame to have a rough pirate in command of a mighty Imperial fleet?"

Miho Nishizumi could see that although Xue Ming's elaboration was subjective, what she said was indeed true, and it was precisely the case that her trip was only a salvage operation that was not necessarily successful, and if there was no suitable candidate, then she could only choose excellent generals from the army and learn naval warfare knowledge less systematically by recruiting senior navy of the archipelago.

In any case, this is also a way, although it is completely better to teach a person who is already proficient in the sea to learn the imperial scientific and technological equipment and new ships in turn, so as to quickly study the naval tactics of the new era, but it can always be used.

Just as Miho Nishizumi was about to give up, Xue Ming's voice changed and said, "But then again, I really think of someone."

"Who?" aside

Qin Menglan asked curiously.

"That's a woman named Purple Pearl, who is only in her thirties now, but she has already reached the Soul Saint cultivation, and her power is also among the top three among all pirates."

As she spoke, Xue Ming got up and walked to the bookcase on the side, took out a few drawings of different sizes, and then spread them on the coffee table in front of the two.

Nishiju Miho Dingqing took a look, and the largest map was naturally a map of the entire sea area, starting from the west coast of the empire in the east, to the extreme north in the north, and to the frozen soil in the southernmost part of the Star Luo Empire, where rare creatures existed. The west of the map is a little empty, only to see a large circle drawn in light blue in the vast sea area, with three big characters of Poseidon Island written on it.

In addition, the entire map has also been divided according to the forces, in addition to the two camps of the Chamber of Commerce and the pirates, the sea areas to which the various pirate groups and the Chamber of Commerce belong have also been divided, in addition to this, it naturally also includes the gathering place of soul beasts in the deep sea, and the routes of humans are also divided according to the different locations of the pass.

The location of the Purple Pearl Pirate Regiment is in a relatively rich sea area in the west, with several large islands, and many ports and resource production areas have been marked, including land and mining areas for growing food, and the tropical rainforest can also provide sufficient high-quality wood for large ships, and it seems that self-sufficiency is no problem.

A short distance to the west from here, you will arrive at the area where Poseidon Island is located, and in the middle of this, there is an activity area of sea soul beasts marked as a red threat.

These Nishizumi Miho actually knew through the detection of the refractoric prism, but the specific coordinates of Poseidon Island could not be proven, and it was similar to the map of Xue Ming, with only a vague range, which seemed to be affected by magnetic fields.

"I'm a little curious, what is the area further west of Poseidon Island?" Miho Nishizumi didn't continue to ask Purple Pearl's question, but instead looked at the vast ocean farther west of Poseidon Island, which on the map was not blue, but black.

The Jumping Prism has also arrived here, but it is more dangerous than Poseidon Island, and the prism that goes to Poseidon Island is only a shielded perception, and it can still be turned back if it is properly operated, but if it crosses a certain boundary in the sea over there, the prism will directly lose control, as if it has been destroyed.

"There..." Xue Ming looked at the map with a grim expression, "If Poseidon Island is a sacred place that cannot be desecrated in the hearts of all our sea people, then this is a forbidden area that is absolutely not to be visited."

"Even if we could look at ancient texts from thousands of years ago, there would be a name for it—the Sea of the Dead."

"As long as you step in, you will die without exception."