"Coastal of the Kingdom of Hain?"

"Yes, an unassuming fishing village...... The name is 'Knowles', and the location is just north of the important port of the Kingdom of Hain, 'Port Were', and the people living in the village are basically fishermen, and there are not many special features. ”

Sophia had apparently memorized all of this important information and information, and she said slowly, "Our spies have followed Hain's detectives up and down the fishing village, but nothing has been found except for the special blood I mentioned earlier. ”

Shuge looked seriously at the princess of Wattle in front of him, he narrowed his eyes, and then asked, "That's all?" ”

"Why, does Mr. Shugg not believe me, or does he not believe in Waterl's spies?"

In the face of Xiuge's questioning, Sophia was very calm, and she smiled: "In Knowles Village, there are indeed so many important clues that we can find, but it is also possible that our secret agents are not powerful spellcasters like you, Mr. Xiuge, so they may miss something. ”

In the face of Sophia's ridicule and hints, Xiuge didn't pay too much attention, he shook his head and responded: "This is that you have misunderstood Your Highness, I naturally have complete trust in the abilities of the Vortel agents, maybe there may indeed be some strange traces in that scene that are difficult for ordinary people to detect, but these omissions can often be made up for through information from other aspects." ”

Sophia's expression was still calm, and she put on a "I don't know what you're talking about" expression: "Make amends? Mr. Hugg was referring to ......"

"I think His Highness's spies must have investigated in Port Werey a long time ago, right?"

Xiuge had a smile on his face, looking happy: "These small fishing villages in the Kingdom of Hain basically need to cooperate with the fishing association to be able to transport and sell the seafood they catch...... So, before the village of Knowles and its villagers were attacked, the nearest port of Weerre should have left a record of the visit or sale, right? ”

Sophia was silent for two seconds, then she nodded: "Correct guess, the royal family agents did do some investigations in Port Verre, and we have also made some guesses based on the results of these investigations...... I'd love to hear what you think, Mr. Schugg, about these findings. ”

Seeing that Xiuge nodded in agreement, Sophia continued with the previous topic: "In addition to the Fisheries Association, as well as friends and relatives, the villagers of Knowles Fishing Village also have a group of regular guests in Port Were. ”

"Guests? What type of guests? ”

"The fishing village of Knowles is close to the fjord, and in winter the fjord is home to a number of large, ferocious fish, and there is a wealthy group of residents in Port Weire who are keen to catch them."

Xiuge nodded: "Well, just like the nobles of the plateau like to hire elven guides to go into the forest to hunt, the people of Haien like to hire fishermen to take them out to sea...... Very reasonable choice. ”

"Yes, and our spies have found a wealthy merchant from Port Were."

Sophia continued: "The businessman revealed that a few days before the accident, a villager from Knowles Village, who knew him well, came to Port Verre to buy supplies, and the villager mentioned that since the black sun rose, the catch in the village has become very rich, and some people have even caught extraordinarily large marine fish, which are almost twice the size of the common marine fish. ”

Hearing this, Xiuge already had a rough guess in his mind.

In light of these recent developments, any anomalous changes in the ocean, whether it is the growth or disappearance of fish stocks, or the abnormal shape of fish, must be linked to the existence of "color of life" and "marine community".

What's more, the Kingdom of Hain is not too far from St. Steele, and the Black Sun Society can easily infiltrate or sabotage the Kingdom of Hain.

Sophia closely observed Xiuge's expression, and when she saw that Xiuge had finished thinking for a short time, she took the initiative to ask, "Are these things related to the Black Sun Association?" ”

"It's related, and it's not limited to the Black Sun Society."

In the face of the heir of the Wattel Kingdom who used a strong attitude to deal with the Black Sun Society, Xiuge did not intend to hide too many things, he said bluntly: "Your Highness, I can tell you unequivocally that in the ocean of Van Grace, some extremely ancient and dangerous creation is rapidly recovering, and in this process, the role of the Black Sun Society is most likely only 'guiding'. ”

"Can you elaborate on that?"

"My knowledge of them is also limited, but for now, they are a living being that once spread throughout the ocean, calling itself a 'community' or 'race', with amazing intelligence and potential, and capable of influencing almost everything in the ocean, causing a series of changes."

After listening to Shuge's words, the smile on Sophia's face finally disappeared completely, and she squinted at Shuge to make sure that he was not joking, and then asked, "What you describe is like the 'master' of the sea." ”

"Indeed, at least for the distant past, they have occupied this position...... And unfortunately, the ancient sea god they follow and worship is most likely the first target to be banished by the goddess Mel. ”

As he said these words, Xiuge could clearly see the change in the expression on the face of the princess Sophia.

If Finn, the royal butler, was here now, he would have been merciless in pointing out Sophia's problems - as the noble heir to the throne, her expression management seemed to be a little out of control.

Despite having witnessed the rise of the black sun, the mutation of the craggy hills, and the destruction of the city of Salem, Sophia believed that the content of the battles with the gods, the clans, and their rivalries should be more in literature or mythological books.

Compared with these indescribable and untouchable things, Sophia feels that the real battlefield and artillery fire are more real and "cute".

"I'm not joking, I'm not exaggerating, I'm just telling everything I know."

Xiuge picked up the kettle with his own hand and refilled Sophia's cup with tea: "Your Highness, you should be well aware that the events that have happened before, and the shadows that now hang in the sky, are not the result of a series of events, they are just a new beginning, and the same is true of the topic we just talked about. ”

Sophia's mental quality is still very good after all, and she has completely recovered in the blink of an eye, but now she is obviously not as relaxed as when she first visited.

After picking up the teacup again, Sophia was silent for a while, and after carefully thinking about the words that Xiuge said, Sophia sighed softly: "What Mr. Xiuge means is that we are going to open up a new battlefield soon, right?" ”

"Exactly."

Xiuge nodded: "However, I must remind Your Highness that this time, the initiative to open up the battlefield is probably not ours, but them...... It is in the hands of the 'community' that we still don't know enough about, and who are hidden deep in the whole sea. ”

"If Your Highness wants to get to know the details of this, please send the Council and the mages of the royal family, preferably scholars in the field of magical biology, I promise, as soon as they see the samples we have collected from the Windless and the test reports that have been put together, they will quickly realize the seriousness of it."

……

This time, the conversation between Xiuge and Princess Sophia lasted for a long, long time, and when the two sides ended the conversation, the time had already reached the middle of the night, and the previous tea had already been drunk by the two of them during the conversation.

The theme of the second half of the conversation undoubtedly fell on the cooperation between the Kingdom of Waters and the Dawn Society.

In this matter, Sophia showed great sincerity.

Her knowledge of the Dawn Society was far beyond Xiuge's imagination, and the current predicament of the Dawn Society, as well as the decisions to be made, seemed to be within the scope of this heir's knowledge, and Sophia could even give a lot of important advice on the location of the Dawn Society's next long-term residence.

Sophia was obviously very aware of the fact that Shuge could not represent the entire Dawn Society, but she was also aware of Shug's influence within this emerging organization, so she didn't mind exposing herself, or the Vortl Kingdom, to Xiuge.

"We need allies badly, but we don't need great powers like Hayne or Deresa, or organizations like the Council or the Legislature...... They are excellent partners to work with, but as long as they can't solve the infiltration of the Black Sun Society, Waters won't be able to maintain absolute trust in them, let alone form an alliance, for a day. ”

When Sophia said these words, she became like a beautiful stone statue standing in the light, which made Shuge realize that she was indeed handing out the "invitation" to herself and the Dawn Society on behalf of the Kingdom of Water.

"I believe that the Dharma's opinion is similar to ours on this point, which is why those mages have given you so many favors and favorable conditions."

Although Sophia's voice was steady, it was clearly full of strong temptation: "What I want to say is that the conditions given by the mages can also be provided by the High Wish Giant Eagle, and we can provide more effective guarantees in terms of personnel, especially in the cultivation of spies and soldiers...... As for military supplies, hehe, I think you should know very well Mr. Xiuge. ”

"As you said, what we are facing now is only the beginning of a new era and a new war, and I hope that our conversation tonight will be the beginning of an important cooperation."

In this way, after saying this series of words, the princess Sophia generously pushed open the door of Xiuge's room, and walked straight out of his room.

During this whole process, Sophia did not avoid any of the people in the house, she glanced majestically at the panicked servants, nodded gestureously to the members of the Dawn Society who were discussing business, and greeted Wei Lin who had just walked out of the room.

After doing this, she left the Dawn Society's villa, joined up with several Ymir legionnaires who had been waiting outside for an unknown amount of time, and walked in the direction of the Wattel embassy.

“……”

Shug stood at the top of the stairs with a frown, coughing heavily twice in the face of strange stares from all directions.

After driving away the unknown onlookers, he returned to his door, and then saw that Wei Lin was staring at him with a funny face two steps away, she had probably just taken a bath, her hair was falling straight down, and she looked a little wet.

"You've been talking for a long time, and I wanted to ask you if you would go to the restaurant in the embassy district for dinner."

Verin raised her hand and lightly touched the wall, translucent magical ripples spreading out from her fingertips as the two different magical powers collided, and seeing this, Xiuge waved her hand, undoing the rituals she had used to create the environment for conversation.

"I didn't expect Waterl's princess to have a habit of turning into a raven and flying in through the window, but the things she was going to talk about were really important, and I guess she might visit the Dawn Society site herself once the things were over."

As he spoke, Xiuge gently touched his stomach, which was full of tea, and he seemed to make a sound of water when he walked.

In order to alleviate the embarrassment in the air, Xiuge asked tentatively, "I remember you said that many restaurants in the inner city will not be closed, why don't you go out for a walk now?" ”

"Of course, the meals made by those magic golems are average, but the desserts are not bad."

The smile on Vilyne's face was still there, but she readily accepted Xiuge's invitation, and her mage's hand quickly appeared, sending a hair rope, a magic book, and a long trench coat.

After the two of them left the villa, the members of the Dawn Society behind them, who had been silent for a long time, finally got a chance to speak.

"Did you see that? It seemed to be the princess of Waterl. ”

"See, it's her, you can't go wrong! So, she came out of Mr. Ernst's room? When did she visit, and I've been in the hall? ”

"That's not the point!"

A member of the Dawn Society reminded in a whisper, "The point is, how did Queen Sophia stay in Mr. Ernst's room...... Uh, so long? It's been a whole night, do the Waters like this? ”

After some discussion, people turned their heads to look at Richard next to him, he is also a Waterl, and he should know more about this princess.

However, Richard was now sitting in his place in a daze.

As a not too pure Waterlman, his head is a little underwhelmed right now.

(End of chapter)