"I didn't dare to think of this kind of thing before!" Vika shouted loudly, riding on a dolphin, and Valery on the other side was calm, only occasionally catching a few silver snappers in hot pursuit.

Esther was a little distressed, and during her first encounter with these sea creatures, she had reached so far on these silver snapper that she had disturbed their spirits too much.

As if it had created a special attraction, some of the silver snappers scattered in the middle of the road because they could not follow, and the strongest of the remaining persistent followed.

It wasn't until Esther expressed a clear intention to let them go that the silver snappers finally dispersed.

"They seem to like you very much," said Vika on the other side, "is this what you said, the effect of the spell?" ”

"Yes, it was given to me by my friend, and I don't have the power to control sea creatures myself."

The dolphin beneath Vika jumped out of the sea for a moment, causing his body to jolt a little, but Vika was used to it: "Does the potion recipe you said also have such an effect!" ”

"Not really." Esther smiled and looked across the horizon, it was dusk, and she could already see a black dot moving in the distance.

Almost there.

Soon, Esther sent the two dolphins away, and there were many fishing boats near Nath, so she stole the weight of the two again, and exchanged the sea creatures that carried her and Vika for flounder.

Although Vika was a little regretful, he wouldn't say anything, and the two of them had changed a lot of marine animals along the way.

"Do you have any enemies in Nath?"

Esther suddenly asked, which made Vika very confused: "It's nothing, it's all a little fight, I don't think there's any need to trouble you......"

"I guess you don't know what the pirate gatherings are? Don't know about the gathering of the Extraordinary in the neighborhood? ”

Vika could only shake her head, apprehension at what she didn't know.

"You captains should come to Nath often?"

"It's a stronghold where he stays frequently."

Esther nodded, not asking anything more, but pointing to the horizon, where the outlines of the white buildings and the ships passing and going to the docks could already be seen:

"We'll be there soon, and if you meet someone you know, you'd better think about how to prevaricate."

Vika suddenly realized: "But there are many people who know Valery......"

Esther shook the strange red cloak on her shoulders and said without thinking, "I defected from the ship and believed in the evil gods, and you want to use this excuse with me?" ”

"That's ...... forget it"

"I don't think I asked the name of your ship yet."

Vika steadied himself on the plaice: "The Axe, it doesn't sound like a ship. ”

"It's like it's going to be chopped up for fire." Esther whispered.

The plaice beneath the feet of the two of them spun around, avoiding the ships that were getting closer and closer ahead.

"Aren't we going ashore?" Vika subconsciously asked.

"We'll have to go to a more secluded place, and it's too conspicuous on the docks, do you want to be approached by an acquaintance tonight?"

Vika let out an "oh", and only understood the intention after being pointed out about the reason, but when he was dull, he did not hesitate to choose the most correct method to ask for help from the existence he feared.

Esther saw a bit of fate in him, and even if Vika was rather confused, she thought it would be interesting to make him an extraordinary person in the "monster" pathway.

However, the recipe behind it has not yet been settled, and it is quite irresponsible to just throw Vika down......

When the two reached a remote beach, night had already fallen, and Esther heard Vika's stomach grumble, and realized that the journey had been almost eight or nine hours.

"Let's go, let's find a place to eat first."

Hearing what the other party said, of course, Vika smiled very happily: "But I, I don't have much money on me......"

Esther didn't care, she found a whole bag of gold coins from the Captain Andrew's waist bag, all of them were Nas-generic gold horns, mixed with some silver and copper coins, much more than the balance in her original satchel:

"It doesn't matter, let the former captain of the 'Axe' treat you."

Esther had to reach out and pull Vika twice as she climbed over the white stone wall on the beach, and the man was much weaker than he looked when he had no water or food at sea, and had experienced a great deal of frightening and then remained excited all day.

If it weren't for the excessive adrenaline secretion, Vika would probably have fallen asleep on the back of the fish a long time ago, after all, he was just an ordinary person, and it was not easy to hold on until now.

Thinking back to Vika's performance on the island, Esther even felt that this person only looked psychologically fragile, but in fact he was quite mentally tough.

But she didn't have the pleasure of taking her younger brother, and with such a big person, it was inconvenient for her to parasitize anything, but since she had promised to take Vika to Byam, Esther did not leave anyone behind.

When the two of them walked to the city, the scarlet moon was already hanging high, and Esther did not look for a restaurant that was still open, but walked into the bar at random for the first time they saw it, and the sign of "Herring Tavern" outside the door was so dirty that it was almost impossible to see the glyphs, and it was obvious that the owner of the bar did not care about this little flaw.

The environment in the bar was not very good, just pushing the door open, the smell made Esther subconsciously shut up, and the wooden door of the tavern was greasy to the touch.

Someone spat on the door, and the yellow, cloudy liquor remained on the blackened floor. Although Esther dodged in time, Vika didn't notice it, and accidentally stepped on it, causing his already seawater-stained shoes to emit an even more disgusting smell.

Although the setting is rudimentary, the bar has a lot of drinkers, and there are no boxing rings or greyhound gambling games that Esther has seen, it is not very quiet.

Except for a small open space in front of the right wall with fishing nets as a fence, most of the other wine tables were filled with people, who gathered in twos and threes to play cards and chat, laughing or scolding from time to time.

Only when Valery and Vika walked in one after the other, the commotion was a little quieter, and some of them swept the two faces with unkind faces, and then lowered their heads to focus on their cards.

There are really not as many restaurants in Naas as there are these ubiquitous taverns, which may also be a cultural specialty? Thinking so, Esther went to the bar and ordered a large fish cut, grilled sausages, two bowls of beetroot soup, a basket of buns, and a bottle of Nepos.

Valery gestured with his hand to Vika, who was sitting at the bar, "Give him a light ale." ”

Vika was about to say something, but under Valery's stern gaze, he had to swallow the words of wanting a glass of Nepos back into his stomach.

Valery bared his teeth at Vika: "For the sake of this tavern, it's already polite not to ask you for milk or water." ”

Esther no longer deliberately kept her temperament so as not to attract too many strange glances, and she had observed the subtle expression on Vika's face many times before.

The bartender "tsk" twice, shook his head disdainfully at Vika, and took a gold coin thrown by the bald man. Hearing that the rest of the money could be used as a tip and intelligence fee, the bartender happily went to the back kitchen and called the cook to prepare something.

Judging by the bartender's spitting excitement when he shouted, it was rare for this small shop to meet such a generous clientele.

Esther asked the bartender for a cloth that smelled pickled in the drink, and wiped down the countertop in front of herself and Vika before she dared to put her elbow on the shiny bar.

She could hear it well with her ears, and the few people in front of the bar sneered in a low voice, laughing at the sissy red cloak, talking about the two men's pretentious cleanliness, and guessing where they came from.

Because of the relationship between the first gold coin, the bartender's attitude was quite kind, and soon he brought it up with a plate, poured wine for the two of them, and walked around the side diligently:

"I don't know what you're looking for, this guest?"

The balding middle-aged bartender lowered his voice and leaned in front of the two: "Don't bother with the group of poor ghosts in the back, they can't get a single gold horn after selling all their pants, they are just jealous of you." ”

Valery poured two mouthfuls of Nepos expressionlessly and exhaled heavily: "We need two tickets to the Rorsted Islands. If you don't have a way, you can recommend a reliable contact. ”

The bartender smiled and clicked on the bar: "I'll not hide it from you, I've been working here for more than 30 years, and people don't like to bring identification, and I've seen a lot of guests like you......

"Don't worry, thirty gold coins are a fixed price, but I only have a boat to Olavi Harbor. If you want to go to Byam, you'll have to go to the more powerful guys. ”

The bartender glanced at Vika, who was drinking soup next to him: "One person's price, two people, that's ......"

Valery glared at the bartender with a gloomy look in his eyes, and the bartender only felt empty, and then he heard the fat goose on the other side sneer.

"Forty gold coins."

The bartender looked away wryly, but still emphasized stubbornly: "The two of you will give you a little cheaper, fifty-five gold coins, right?" It's an illegal job, my lord, and I always need to save some money to support my family. ”

"You have a fart family, marry a wife first." Valery poured two more mouthfuls of Nepos and narrowed his eyes dangerously, "The boat you can provide is even a whaling private boat, forty-five gold coins, if you don't want it, I'll go find someone else." ”

"Yes, yes, of course!" The bartender didn't know how the other party knew this, but he thought that the two had done an investigation before they came, figured out his confidence, and quickly put on a smiling face again.

Vika, who had drunk the beetroot soup in one gulp, looked up and enjoyed the warm food, and he glanced at the bartender with pity, grabbed a piece of bun, and dipped the last part of the soup base.

Valery then took out a full amount of gold coins from his bosom, piled them on the bar, and pushed them in front of the bartender: "We'll be here again tomorrow night, with tickets for Tuesday or Wednesday." ”

"Okay, okay, enough time, I just have someone I know in ......"

After the bartender went to look after the other guests, Valery deliberately turned his head and bared his teeth at the few people who were looking this way.

The few people who looked at him smiled back, but their expressions were not friendly.

Valery turned his head indifferently, picked up a piece of fish with all his might, and ate it slowly and methodically on the bun.