14. Seaport
Three days later, the owl brought the latest issue of "Magic" magazine, which Wang Qinian had not read, and at the same time, the editorial department of "Magic" also replied, preparing to publish his paper in the next issue, thanks to Wang Qinian for his work and contribution to magic, this is of course a clichΓ©, every paper adopts this set, Wang Qinian paid the magazine to the owl, and the owl flew away.
Wang Qinian flipped through it casually, there was a paper by Master Roland, describing a kind of demon, an anatomy diagram of the abyssal latent demon, with a detailed text description, Wang Qinian couldn't help but sigh at the strength of the legendary mage, and he didn't know how this demon was caught by Roland, and let him dissect it, you must know that there is no demon in the world at all.
Wang Qinian put the magazine in the ring, he was leaving, just about to go out, another owl flew in, this owl was not the owl in the communication network, but a personal messenger, Leonardo's owl, in the letter he thanked Wang Qinian for giving him the rubbings of the last two formulas, and also attached the "Jade Record" In addition, he reassured Wang Qinian that Tina had recovered well and was currently able to eat, and the letter also mentioned that Tina had been treated by the Holy Light Essence, and Nightingale found that she already had light attributes, and her qualifications were very good, and Nightingale was ready to accept her as an apprentice.
Light attribute, Wang Qinian looked at the letter, a little crying and laughing, this attribute seems to be restraining him, what are you kidding, the holy light marrow actually has this effect, making a person with no magical qualifications become a light attribute, okay, I don't want to. I'm going to leave anyway.
Wang Qinian went out, all the way to the west, Brest City out of the city to the west only thirty miles, there is a Gale River flowing out of the Gale Mountains, through the southeast of the city, straight to the sea, Wang Qinian simply took a boat, the boat arrived at a wharf, has reached the sea, out of the sea is the sunset.
Here the Gaelic River flows into the Sunset Ocean. On the north bank of the estuary. There is a small town, Wanduohe Town, but it is a port town, which is relatively prosperous, and Wang Qinian came to this town by boat. See if there are boats out to sea. It is best to go in the direction of Ian Island.
It is a town in the Age of Discovery. As soon as Wang Qinian arrived here, he couldn't help but be startled, around the port. Standing on the fort, with bronze cannons pointed to the sea, there was a force of three hundred men stationed here, including four druids, and a governor of Napos, but this governor was not as powerful as the governors of other regions, because this place was a druidic dominion, the governor was only nominally sent by the royal family of Naples, and did not have much real power, and the real power was held by the priest of the druids.
Wang Qinian asked and found out that because this is a relatively good port, it has also become a place that pirates often pay attention to, and the garrison is here to prevent pirates, of course, there are also national pirates in Naples, known as the privateer fleet, they also appear in the name of pirates, and this is also their base.
When Wang Qinian arrived, the privateer fleet had already left the port, and Wang Qinian knew that the privateering fleet was nominally controlled by the governor, but it was a matter of interests, and the druids also had a lot of tricks and feet in it, otherwise the druids would compete with the Holy See with less than a few hundred miles of land in the western part of the Gale Mountains, and it is estimated that the dark elves would not let go of the opportunity to meddle in this fleet.
Wang Qinian didn't come to this world, although he also did a few earth-shattering things, but he never entered the core layer of the country, not even the core layer of Huo Linqiaoton, although he had heard of some, he only heard that this world can develop to this day, not Wang Qinian alone can shake, Wang Qinian's ambition does not lie in this.
Wang Qinian decided to check out the bar in the harbor first, where he might hear some news that he was in dire need of a boat to Ianzhou.
He approached a bar, and before he had even entered, he felt a salty smell mixed with the sour smell of wine, which was very unpleasant, and as soon as he entered it, the noise in his face was deafening.
Wang Qinian saw a bar counter, and several tables, all of which were full of people, and even one was sitting on the bar.
"Mary, have a glass of ale. A man shouted.
"You don't invite us to drink, Bruno, you're so poor that you only have a glass of wine left?" laughed one next to him.
Mary, a woman in her thirties, with a pair of huge breasts, a pair of fat buttocks, a thick waist, red hair, and a decent face, poured a glass of ale, Bruno took the opportunity to twist on her fat buttocks, Mary turned around, opened his hand, but her eyes threw a wink: "Do you have money?
After putting the wine on the table, he twisted his huge fat buttocks and walked back, just saw Wang Qinian, saw his demeanor, his eyes lit up, Wang Qinian's windbreaker and top hat did not fit the surrounding environment.
"Dear Lord Druid, what do you want here?" Mary immediately became elegant, but she was mistaken, Wang Qinian was holding a snake staff in his hand, but he was not a druid.
However, Wang Qinian did not correct her, and in an instant, the bar was quiet, Wang Qinian took out a silver coin and threw it to her: "Have a glass of whiskey, you don't need to find the rest of the money, I will ask you something." β
A silver coin could buy dozens of whiskeys, Mary was overjoyed, and the drunkards in the bar were buzzing.
Mary poured a glass of whiskey, added ice, and asked, "Dear Lord Druid, what do you want to inquire about?"
"I'd like to inquire where I can find a ship for the voyage, I'm going to Ianju. Wang Qinian took a sip of wine, and his taste buds told him that this glass of whisky was of poor quality, but the small bar had good wine, and no one consumed it.
"It's more troublesome to go to Ianju. Mary said, her eyes lit up and she turned her head, "Bruno, haven't you been to Ianzhou, you have a way?"
Bruno poured the ale from his glass in one gulp, stood up, and bowed: "Venerable Lord Druid, if you can give me a silver coin, I will sue you." β
Wang Qinian looked at his appearance, obviously his family was better off before, but he didn't know why he had fallen to this point, so he said: "Okay, if you want a silver coin, I will give you a silver coin, but if there is no exact news, do you know what it will bring you if you annoy me?"
After finishing speaking, another silver coin appeared in his hand, bounced out, and landed on the table in front of him, Bruno grabbed it, bit it on his teeth, and Wang Qinian said: "Don't worry, I don't care to cheat you with fake money." β
Bruno smiled embarrassedly, did not speak, put away the money, and said: "Dear Lord Druid, the ship is there, but you have to wait for two days, your business is not in a hurry, our ship cannot be for you, and the cost of the journey requires ten gold coins." β
Wang Qinian nodded: "Ten gold coins is not a problem, but I can only see your ship." He keenly felt that the other party was using the plural, that is, the other party had an organization.
"You can rest assured that you will not be charged if you do not see the boat. β
"How do you get in touch?"
"Two days later, in the early hours of the morning, met at this bar. β
"Okay, that's it. Wang Qinian put down the wine glass, turned around and walked out of the bar, only took a sip of the wine in the glass, did not drink, as soon as he left, Bruno immediately grabbed the wine glass, sniffed intoxicatedly, Mary rolled his eyes at him, as if a few people regretted letting him go. He didn't see a man dressed as a sailor sitting in a corner, his eyes flashed, and he immediately settled the bill and went out quietly.
After a while, he came to the bar again, followed by two men, re-entering the bar, and when Bruno had finished his drink and walked out of the bar drunk, the three men followed him out.
In the early morning of two days later, Wang Qinian still held the snake staff and came to the door of the bar, Bruno had already come, his left eye was a little swollen, Wang Qinian saw him, and said with some curiosity: "Bruno, what's wrong with your eyes, why are they a little swollen?"
"Dear Lord Druid, I drank a little too much that day, and I fell down like this. Bruno explained with a smile on his face, Wang Qinian sighed, his eyes looked at him, and there was a trace of panic in his eyes, but fortunately, Wang Qinian didn't ask.
As Bruno came to the port, a small ship was parked in the port, Wang Qinian looked around, and when he saw that there was no ship, he asked Bruno: "Where is your crew?"
"This boat is!" replied Bruno.
Wang Qinian's face changed: "You are playing me, how can this ship cross the ocean, don't you want to die?" Wang Qinian's tone was solemn.
Bruno shuddered, and said with a smiling face: "Dear Lord Druid, how dare the small one, our ship is on a small island, this ship is to reach the small island in the outer ocean, not a ship to cross the ocean, my lord, you know, there are not many people who go to Ian Island, we gather people in various places, wait for enough manpower, and then send them to the island in batches, and then take advantage of the big ship to set off, in order to save time and cost, our base is located on Rhodes Island, three hundred miles away from here." β
With such an explanation, Wang Qinian's face softened, and at this time, the sailor on the ship shouted: "Bruno, is it the druid lord next to you, get on the ship, we are leaving, we can't catch up with Rhodes Island today, it seems that we will arrive tomorrow, Bruno, do you want to go to Rhodes Island with the ship?"
"I'm not going, I hope you have a smooth journey. Bruno said.
Wang Qinian boarded the ship, which was a brig with the words "Arklia" written on the side of the ship. When Wang Qinian arrived on the ship, he saw that there were more than a dozen people in the cabin, and after a look, there seemed to be a few of them, but they were all relatively weak, and there were very few people who could make Wang Qinian look at them, so he stopped paying attention, got out of the cabin, and walked to the deck, where the sea breeze was coming.
The captain was directing the crew, and the orders were passed down, and the ship began to raise its sails and slowly leave the port. (To be continued......)