"I'm coming!"

Victor shouted into the forest.

"Come on, come on, what are you shouting so loudly for! Afraid that others don't know that we meet in private? ”

A mysterious neutral voice rang out, reprimanding Victor.

"I'm sorry, sir. I just got a little excited when I suddenly got a signal that you were going to meet. ”

Victor humbly apologized.

If this scene is seen by the people who are traveling with you, I am afraid that I will lose my big teeth.

"Excited? You're really excited. Otherwise, how could I dance so happily today.

I'm afraid that others won't know that you're going to target Nock Lane! ”

The mysterious man said in a cold tone, obviously dissatisfied with Victor's performance today.

The reprimanded Victor fell directly to his knees on the ground covered with dirt and rotting leaves,

He bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, my subordinates lost their temper today." But Luke has been with me for so many years,

I can't avenge him, I'm not reconciled! ”

"Presumptuous! A mission is a mission! Sacrificing a subordinate for the sake of the task, what are you so unwilling to do!

Don't forget, who gave you everything you have now!

You're really acting, and you think Luke is your benefactor?

Don't be silly! He's just your brother's eyeliner next to you!

In addition to taking you to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, does he really teach you the ability?

Your eldest brother can directly inherit the title of marquis,

Although your second brother is only a baron, he has a fief and a private army.

Although you have a baronial title, it is only a symbolic receipt of a little money!

Do you have real power, do you have a fief?

No, none!

He, Luke, is not a fool, why does he just put two high-quality stocks and don't invest,

Running with you?

Is it because you're stupid?

I thought you had seen him for so many years,

I have been playing with him on the spot, pretending to be crazy and stupid.

I didn't expect you to have feelings for an eyeliner planted by someone else.

You've disappointed me.

If you continue like this, I think I should consider a replacement for this task. ”

Hearing that the mysterious man is going to give up on him.

Victor was in a hurry.

"My lord, I was wrong! Please, don't give up on me, please give me another chance!

Jim Victor will surely prove to you that you are not wrong in your choice! ”

"Humph! That's the way it is. Less nonsense. Nock Lane has definitely made a move in the past two days,

When the time comes, I'll find a way to sneak around him and spy on him to see what he's up to.

You have to look after the other people and don't let them get out of the way. ”

"Yes! Subordinates understand! ”

"Alright, go down! You go back about 300 meters, and there are edible wild fruits on your left.

Take it back and hand it over. I should go back too, or I'll be discovered. ”

"Congratulations, sir."

Victor knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully.

After waiting for a while, I found that there was no response,

He breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the person is really gone, and he is safe for the time being.

If you are really given up by adults,

I'm afraid that what awaits him is death!

Join this mysterious organization, and the contacts are mysterious,

It can be said that it is quite dangerous.

But with high risk comes high returns.

The foundation he has laid over the years has been purchased with the help of the organization.

He is just a name, using these industries to do things for the organization.

He has no regrets,

He didn't want to be a disgrace to his family.

One day, he will trample on the soles of his feet with his two older brothers who like yin and yang as soon as they see him!

Pack up your mood,

Victor followed the mysterious man's instructions and found a cluster of wild fruits.

Hastily wrapping the wild fruit in a coat,

Snap two small trees at random, drag them and walk back.

On the way, I met Von Deke, who had picked up more than a dozen catties of firewood, but could not find wild fruits.

The two returned to the camp together.

Back at the camp, the two found that the others who had gone out had not returned.

So the two of them put down the firewood and handed the wild fruit to Hathaway, who came out to check it.

Went out again.

After all, this bit of firewood is not enough for a day's consumption.

Firewood is needed for cooking, heating, lighting.

Although it was summer, they lived by the river,

The humidity is still very strong in the morning and evening.

Their firewood consumption is not enough for a dozen catties of firewood.

Victor is dragging back two small trees,

But it's all wet, and it can't be burned as firewood at once.

Just to take the wet branches and burn them at night,

It is used to make smoked mosquitoes.

I'm doing this every night these days,

The ones who can really cook and start the fire have to be the dry firewood that von Dek picked up.

If you don't make a few more trips, you won't have enough firewood.

Originally, Sister Sophia had been in charge of this.

After all, one of them cut down a tree, and the other carried it back.

It doesn't take half a day to prepare for a day or two of consumption.

If it's like this today, the four of Nock Lane will definitely not have another pot of rice with them.

The rest of the days will definitely be on your own.

The most troublesome thing is that Charlotte, the only one of them who can cook, is still unconscious.

I don't know who cooks next.

If it's just a barbecue, Tréville and Lucian are up to the task.

But boiling broth or something, they can't do anything about it.

After all, even if it's a broth, it's not as simple as boiling water and throwing the meat into it.

If you want to make the broth delicious, you have to master the heat and seasoning.

They didn't have the seasonings, they were all prepared by Leo and others,

Then Charlotte was in charge of cooking with Sister Sophia.

Now Sister Sophia is definitely not going to help, and Charlotte is unconscious again.

They want to have a good meal, it's hard.

Their knowledge of survival in the wild was taught by sisters Leo and Sophia.

If it weren't for the precariousness of the past few days, forcing them to learn this bit of survival knowledge seriously,

They can't even light a fire, let alone cook.

However, von Decker told them a piece of news.

Rescue will definitely arrive in these two or three days.

Because, counting the days, they can also wait for the next scheduled ship from Wangcheng to the direction of Fog City.

Even without rescue, they would have been able to stop the regular boat and return to the town of Senas.

It's just that in that case, they'll have a little bit of trouble.

That's the lack of money.

They were attacked by a six-headed snake, and their money sank at the bottom of the river with a regular boat.

Coupled with the subsequent floods, it is not known where the money was taken downstream by the floods.

Penniless, if they returned to Senas Town, they could only ask the nobles of Senas Town for help.

It would be a shame for them.

Therefore, it can only be regarded as a minor trouble.

With von Decker's assurance, they have the confidence to fight against Nock Lane.

Otherwise, I would have thought they were all fools!

There's one thing they're missing, though.

That is the regular ship in Wangcheng, whether it will operate normally.

The truth is, no.

The Venturus Chamber of Commerce found the regular ship missing after leaving Xenas,

Naturally, he ordered the operation of the regular ships on the Wangcheng side to be stopped.

They didn't want to lose another scheduled ship.

The big ship more than 100 meters long can go into the sea.

It's not something that can be made with money, even if it's the third chamber of commerce in the mainland,

I can't afford to lose it.

What's more, a 100-meter-long ship can take years to build.

Even if it is an additional manpower to expedite manufacturing, it will take more than a year.

The manpower and money spent, even the Chamber of Commerce will feel distressed.

Not to mention, you have to report to the local kingdom and get permission to make it.

Therefore, von Decker did not expect that his inference was wrong.

Of course, he just deduced the wrong time of the appearance of regular ships,

But it doesn't mean that the time of the rescue has been miscalculated.

Just two days after they were snubbed by Leo and others,

On the third day, they waited for a turnaround.

Early in the morning of the third day,

Three medium-sized sailing boats appeared near Fisherman's Bay.

A fifty-metre-long galleon belonging to a fleet of royal guards sent by His Majesty King Louis.

Two smaller sailboats, only twenty or thirty meters long, were rescued by the Tetamora and Victor families.

The three ships all departed from the royal capital, and met on the front and back feet.

After learning that everyone has the same purpose,

It's all together.

After all, the power of more people can increase the scope of search and rescue and reduce the difficulty of search and rescue.

Of course, they are not blindly searching and rescuing.

After determining that the regular boat disappeared between the town of Senas and the next stop, the town of Petpp,

The three ships rushed to the small town of Peterp at full speed to investigate.

After questioning the townspeople at the wharf, they found that many days ago, there had been a sudden flood,

Along with the flood came some broken planks and branches, as well as the carcasses of animals,

The rescuers of the three rescue boats determined that the regular boat should have been shipwrecked upstream.

There are only two places upstream where accidents are most likely.

One is a swampy forest with a harsh environment,

The other is Fisherman's Bay.

The terrain of the swamp forest is complex, and there are many dangers inside,

But on the main road, it's safe.

Even if it's a private small merchant's cargo ship, just be careful,

Basically, they can pass safely.

Not to mention Ventouus's well-guarded regular ships.

Smaller monsters may not be able to threaten regular ships.

Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case.

What if the monsters of the swamp forest riot?

Swamp forests are different from ordinary forests.

It is a water forest.

The trees grow in the swamps,

forming patches that look like land,

But in reality they are all quagmire "trap" swamps.

The creatures inside are even more proficient in various disguises and sneak attacks.

Let the countless teams that once planned to explore and hunt for treasures hate it.

If it was true that the monster riot in the swampy forest attacked the regular ship,

I'm afraid that all the people on the ship will die!

They hastily searched around the swampy forest channel,

Except for a few broken planks, no large regular ship wrecks were found.

However, they found some decomposing human corpses that had been bitten and bitten.

It looks like it should be a passenger on a regular boat.

It's a pity that the salvaged corpses are too rotten,

Apart from the stench and the marks of gnawing, there was no cause of death at all.

However, this discovery gave the rescue team an idea.

They ruled out the possibility of regular ships being attacked here.

Because if it was the Warcraft here that attacked the regular ships,

There is no reason why there should be corpses left.

Judging by the degree of biting of the corpse,

It should be the corpse that was pushed from upstream to the swampy forest,

Then it was found by the monsters of the swamp forest and gnawed at it.

As a result, because the corpse decomposes too quickly,

Even the monsters here don't want to eat them.

So, the rescue team thought of another possibility!

The fish-people in Fish-Man Bay attacked the scheduled boat, causing damage to the regular vessel and trapping personnel.

Or maybe they were simply captured by the fishmen.

At the very least, there is hope that the rescue team will save a few people.

A boatload of people, even if a fishman eats a person, it is impossible to eat people all at once!

Coupled with the escort team of the Venturus Chamber of Commerce, how much can it protect the safety of the nobles on the ship, right?

With this in mind, the leaders of the three rescue ships agreed.

Immediately rushed to Fish-Man Bay to investigate the situation,

Confirm if the disappearance of the regular vessel is related to the Fish-People.

If it has nothing to do with the Fish-People, then don't get entangled with the Fish-People.

Return to the swampy forest to search for the whereabouts of the regular ship.

Whether their goal is dead or alive,

Answers and evidence must be found before they can return to the royal city to report.

Otherwise, they will dare to return without an explanation, for fear that they will all be punished.

However, to their surprise,

When their boat cautiously entered Fish-Man Bay,

It was not attacked by the Fish-People.

Instead, I saw a water village of considerable scale standing next to the fairway.

This scene made them faintly uneasy.

Just when the three team leaders were discussing whether to go ashore to investigate.

But he heard the good news from the heralds.

"Report! Newly built wooden houses were found on the river beach on the right bank, and the scale seemed to match the size of our human habitation.

And there are only a few of them, most likely by a small group of survivors.

But strangely enough, not far from them is the village of the Fish-People.

Upon observation, the Fish-Man Village was completely closed and did not seem to have any communication with the houses on the riverbank.

Please ask the commander to give instructions on whether or not to send personnel to land for investigation. Report complete! ”

When the three leaders heard this, their faces suddenly showed joy.

"Quick, give the order to go down, dock a little upstream in Fisherman's Bay, and each of the three ships will send five searchers to land and investigate.

The rest of the personnel, get ready for battle! The crew is ready to set sail at any time! ”

"Yes! Sir! ”

The herald turned to leave, and the three of them also spoke excitedly:

"I hope there are really survivors on the shore, so that we can finally have an explanation."

"Yes, if all the nobles are safe and sound, maybe we can still be rewarded."

"I don't dare to think about the reward, I'm thankful that there is no punishment."

"Yes, among the people who disappeared this time, they are all our masters.

By the way, I heard that there is also our future queen? ”

"Ahem, this kind of thing, we just know it, don't go outside and talk about it everywhere, in case that person has nothing to do,

For the sake of His Majesty's decency......"

For the rest of the words, I don't need to be the head of the royal guard,

The leaders of the other two families understood the meaning behind these words.

If something unsightly scandal happens to that future queen,

Whether it is defiled or eaten by the fish-people,

will cause unnecessary trouble.

When the time comes, in order to cover up these scandals, maybe they will all die!

As soon as they thought of this, their faces immediately became sad.

"Forget it, don't scare yourself here. Let's take a look on the deck.

In case the masters are still alive, we will welcome them,

Otherwise, the master will blame us, and we will not be able to bear it. ”

The person who spoke was the leader of the Victor family.

Obviously, he knew his young master's temper very well.

For better or worse, it's all ready.

"Okay, let's go out. Just presiding over the overall situation. ”

The three of them walked to the deck.

By the way, the ship on which the three of them were located was a royal sailboat.

After all, the three ships act together, and there is no need for three people who call the order.

Therefore, the three of them got together directly and discussed.

Orders were given from the ships of the Royal Guard, and then the other two ships did as they were told.

Convenient, labor-saving, and organized.

When the rescue boat found the rescuer's camp on the river beach,

The people in the camp were also aware of it.

Not to mention the Fish-Man tribe.

As early as the regular boat did not enter Fisherman's Bay, it was discovered by the secret sentinel of the Fish-Man Clan.

Someone was sent to inform Nock in advance.

When Nock got the news, he quietly left the camp with Leo and Sister Sophia.

Entered the Fish-Man Village.

"Sophia, Sophia, it's too late for you to regret it now.

I won't hide it from you, there are already three rescue teams outside.

As long as you go back, you might be able to follow them aboard the rescue ship and leave. ”

Nock explains the situation to Sister Sophia.

Sophia shook her head and said, "Don't test us anymore."

Long before that, our sisters swore allegiance to you.

Not to mention that if it weren't for your protection along the way, our sisters and those people would have been doomed.

They are noble, although they are polite to us when they are in trouble,

But they don't necessarily want others to know about this kind of humiliation.

If we leave with them, we are afraid that we will be killed by them halfway.

Thrown into the river to feed the fish.

Not to mention that we've isolated them together these days.

They suffered a little more. ”

Listening to Sophia's words, Nok remembered the fishy smell he had smelled at the camp for the past two days.

I don't know if Charlotte deliberately pretended to be sick or if she was really frightened.

These two days have been a few big men cooking.

As a result, the soup made with fish, shrimp and shellfish caught by the river was fishy and ugly.

Anyway, Nock smelled it from afar.

However, they didn't drink this soup, so they probably fed it to Charlotte.

Perhaps, this is the real reason why Charlotte can't recover?

Poisoned by those "river fresh soups" (o(╯□╰)o)

"Well, since you're not going to go with them, leave with us.

If they don't leave, I'm afraid they're going to do something to Fishman Village!

When the time comes, we will be in the village, and we will not be able to argue. ”

After saying that, Nock ignored the surprise of the two sisters, and took their sisters and Leo together and walked towards the back of the Fish-Man Village.

Accompanied by the fish-man priest Blue Skin, and the fish-man leader Black Skin.

When you arrive at your destination,

The four of them saw that it was neat, and the fishmen of the whole village gathered here.

"Alright, Blueskin, master I'm leaving, when I'm gone,

You are doing what you planned. I promise you will not only get compensation,

It can also establish itself in Fisherman's Bay.

Unless the kingdom is willing to send a great army against you,

Otherwise, this Fisherman's Cove will be your world in the future. ”

The blue-skinned priest looked at Nock reluctantly, and suddenly spoke:

"Master, may I leave with you?"

Nock looked at Blueskin in surprise and asked, "How did you come up with this idea?" You're the priest of the Fish-People. ”

Blueskin scratched its big fish head with his short hand, and said with a deep gaze:

"Because, the world depicted by the master is very large, and the blue skin wants to see it."

Nock looked at this fish-man who suddenly became philosophical, and couldn't help but feel a trace of admiration and anticipation in his heart.

So, Nock crouched down and looked at Blueskin at eye level.

"Blueskin, the outside world is very unfriendly to you fish-people for the time being.

Well, give me some time.

Decade.

Give me ten years, and the master will not dare to say that the world will fully accept the existence of your fish-people.

But at least it can make the outside world accept that there are one or two fish-people around humans.

And in the meantime, you have given you the "Anthropolinguistics" that I have left for you,

By the way, the next priest for the fish-people is raised,

When the time comes, I will come to you,

Or you go to the human world to find me.

Remember, my name is Nock Lane.

When you come to the human world, you will definitely hear from me, I promise! ”

At this moment, a glint called "ambition" flashed in Nock's eyes.

Seeing Nock so solemnly give a promise,

Blueskin was excited.

So, it made a move that shocked Nock.

I saw Blueskin kneeling down in front of Nock and said loudly:

"Master, Blueskin begged his master to give Blueskin a human name,

In the future, Blueskin will use this human name to walk in front of his master.

Serve the master. ”

Looking at the determined gaze of the blue skin, Nock said in his heart that it was false not to be shocked.

He got up slowly, stretched out his right hand with a serious expression, and placed the palm on the top of the blue skin's head.

"Good! Blueskin, my servant, master I give you a new name today!

You are a priestess of the Fish-People, and you are curious about the outside world.

You will surely become the greatest priest of the Fish-People, there is no one.

So, I'll name you Hope!

The meaning of the name in humans is 'hope'.

This shows that you are the new hope of the Fish-People.

I will give you my last name again, and I hope you will not insult my last name.

From today onwards, you are Hope Lane the Fishman!

My first alien servant of Nock Lane! ”

"Thanks to the hosts! Hope Lane, swear to defend the glory of his master, and live up to the name of Lane! ”

Fish-man Hope, looking at Nock with adoring gaze, made a lifelong pledge.

Nock pulls Hope up from the ground,

glanced at the black skin with envy in his eyes,

Say to it in the language of the fishman: "Don't envy it, you have your own responsibilities."

After I leave, you will still be the king of the fish-people.

It's up to you to take on the responsibility of carrying forward the Fish-People.

However, remember, the overall strength of the Fish-People will not be a match for humans,

I will not allow you to be enemies of humanity.

You can rob the ships that pass by,

You can also kill the humans who resist attacking you.

But the humans who surrendered, and the humans who paid,

You must not wreck them.

Otherwise, I will definitely come back to destroy you myself.

You should understand that I can give you everything you have now,

Then I can take it all away.

And, among the human beings, the human beings who are more powerful than me, who are stronger than me,

More fish and shrimp than in the Seine,

If you don't want the fish-people to perish, listen to Hope's opinion.

It's the smartest fish in your fish-people,

Although it is my servant, it is also a fish-man.

It won't hurt you.

Alright, let's get moving! ”

The black skin who was warned by Nock did not have the complicated mind that Nock said.

It only knows, following the priests and the kings of men,

They have barbecue to eat and safe houses to live in.

In the future, you will not be bullied by humans!

The Fish-People didn't make a living by raiding humans in the first place.

It's just that they are attacked by humans, and they naturally want to attack humans to take revenge.

Over the centuries, there have naturally been grudges.

After hundreds of years of consumption, the fish-people have not only grown and grown,

Instead, it was confined to Fisherman's Bay.

But now, it sees hope for the Fish-People to grow.

So, how could it disobey the orders of the human king.

Follow the human king,

The Fish-People can also go out!

"Gollum!"

Blackskin shouted as he held up his large bony stick.

"Gollum!"

And the whole clan of the fish-people shouted,

The shouts shook the sky.

This movement caused the landed humans to panic,

I thought the fish-man was coming.

Fortunately, after they hid for a few minutes, they found that there was no other movement in the fish-man's village.

Only then did we continue to approach the river beach.

But they don't know,

At this moment, a strange raft, carrying a wooden house, carried the four of Nock Lane,

Surrounded by twenty sturdy fishmen,

Slowly leaving through the wooden gate that rose from the water village and entering the Seine.

However, due to the topography of Fisherman's Bay, the human rescue team on the other side of the bend was blocked by the fish-man village.

The raft that had secretly left was not found.

In this way, with ten fish-men pulling the boat and ten fish-men boarding the ship to escort them,

The four of Nock went down the river and headed towards the swampy forest.