A secret temptation in the mansion on the floating island ended, and in the early morning of the third day, Midi's escort mission had arrived.

This time, the task was simple, to transport goods between the two floating islands.

Midi first arrived at a loading port in an airship, met up with the old butler Lund, and then the two escorted together, and three days later arrived at the port of unloading, and then returned to the loading port with the empty ship, and the mission was completed.

The whole process was uneventful, let alone an air thief, and even the turbulent air flow was not encountered.

After all, this is only the shortest transport in the sky and clouds, and it is far from the area of the big storm, of course, nothing can go wrong. And the reason why the old butler of Lund was present was not so much to be in charge of the escort, but to inspect the level of Midi's performance on the airship.

After all, a good high-level gladiator may not be good at real air combat.

Fortunately, Midi was an expert in piloting the pioneer boat, and during this escort, the control ability of the flying vehicle, shooting accuracy, flying skills, etc., he showed greatly exceeded the old butler's expectations, and even made the crew on the airship stunned, and it can be said that he completely conquered everyone.

The individual force is sufficient, and the air combat skills are qualified, so you can start the main event, right?

Midi thought so, from the 100th floor of the Sky Arena, in his own luxurious room, overlooking the floating island covered with white clouds at his feet, and the Victorian mansion he had been to.

Although it was just a "trainee escort" that went through the motions and was not difficult, Midi learned several extremely critical information during this mission-

This Victoria Rothschild is being suppressed by a powerful competitor.

And this suppression has almost pushed her career to the end of the road.

In addition, for some reason, there was very little support from the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce, so that this eldest lady could only rely on her own strength to deal with it.

It's no wonder that she would have to reuse that vinegar jar, after all, a level 58 gunsmith still has a lot of weight. And the reason for recruiting himself is also very obvious - a human from the Netherworld, even if his origin is unknown, is unlikely to have anything to do with the power of the sky and the sea of clouds in such a short period of time, and he is largely innocent, so he can rest assured.

As for loyalty, it was not something that could be cultivated in a day or two, and besides, from the perfunctory answer of the escort captain Itak, Midi had already understood that Miss Victoria did not need her loyalty at all.

Because the role I will take on is mostly a bait.

With an outsider with excellent force as a bait, and a strong person who loves him as the real core, one inside and one outside each other's horns, he can naturally fight a beautiful counterattack.

Even Midi, after figuring it all out, admired Miss Victoria's strategy.

It is worthy of the person who successfully ascended to the throne in the previous life and obtained the position of president of the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce.

A person's success requires luck and opportunity, but first of all, strength is fundamental, otherwise, even if opportunity and luck come, there is no way to grasp it in your hands. And this Miss Victoria, apparently on the commercial battlefield, was a decisive commander.

As for taking on the role of bait, although it is a very dangerous errand, Midi is not dissatisfied.

On the contrary, from his point of view, this is the best place to go, and if done correctly, the whole pond can be mixed up and then penetrated into the core.

Fish and bait, in the end, are only relative.

As long as the amount of force is enough, the bait can also devour a large fish. Not only that, but you may even be able to influence and even control the angler behind the rod.

Rather than debunking Victoria's layout now, it would be better to wait until Midi has the initiative and then use the excuse of "being deceived as bait" to blackmail.

Hole cards are always the most deterrent when held in the hand.

"Mr. Blade......" the soft voice of the Dark Elf secretary sounded behind Midi, "that Miss Victoria has sent someone to ask you to come over, and this time, it may be a long time, I hope you can be fully prepared." ”

It's finally here, Victoria's heavy counterattack.

Looking at the white clouds at her feet, Midi smiled slightly.

That night, Midi left the floating island where the Sky Arena was located overnight, silently and arrived at a secret port thousands of kilometers away in a small airship prepared by Victoria.

This secret port is extremely simple, not so much a port as a flying rock, with a total area of only two or three hundred square meters, like a reef above the sea of clouds, just quietly suspended in the air.

However, outside this harbor is a swordfish airship with the most advanced technology at present!

As its name suggests, the 50-meter-long silhouette is extremely fluid, with a cold star at the tip, piercing out like a sharp spear, and in the upper part of the airship, there is a very conspicuous wind fin. The four large thrusters at the tail made of the Sky Ring give people a sense of stability full of force.

From afar, it looks like a swordfish made of metal.

"Let me introduce you, this is Captain Domon, the main person in charge of this voyage, and he will take this latest airship developed by the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce through a secret route. This mission is extremely important, and the cargo on board is extremely valuable and rare, so there must be no mistakes. The old butler of Lund, who had been waiting for a long time in the secret port, introduced him straight to the point.

"Understood, what about my mission?" asked Midi after a brief exchange of pleasantries with Captain Domon.

"Your task, quite simply, is to keep the whole process safe. The old butler of Lund glanced at Midi meaningfully, as if to read through his thoughts, and paused, then relaxed his tone and said, "Of course, because it is a secret route, there should be no enemies, but if it does appear, I hope you can be worthy of Miss Victoria's trust!"

Captain Domon on the side coughed, and also leaned over and said: "The combat pioneer boat in the Swordfish airship is also the most advanced, we have learned some experience from the nether humans and created a single-seat pioneer boat, a total of twenty, ready to be sent by you. ”

"Very well, two gentlemen, I have no problem. Midi replied simply, "When are you leaving?"

Now that he has decided to act to the end and be a good bait, Midi naturally won't ask such a stupid question as "since it's an important task, why don't you go into battle yourself?"

As for the firepower of the Swordfish Airship, Midi didn't care much about it - although the Battle Pioneer Boat was strong, how could it compare to his Awakening Secret Skill "Flying Sword Dance"?

After more than a year of adventure in the sky and sea of clouds, Midi's use of the Flying Sword Dance has already reached a point of perfection, and he is confident that even if this swordfish airship is destroyed in the depths of the vast and uninhabited sea of clouds, he alone can still survive without relying on any flying vehicles, and in the end, return to the floating island.

Having flying skills is the biggest reliance on Midi's trip.

Otherwise, how could he easily step onto someone else's airship, enter a route that he had never even seen before, and put his life under the protection of others?

Besides, it's still a dangerous job like bait.

Not perceiving the sneer and disapproval in Midi's heart, the old housekeeper of Lund just nodded and said, "If it's convenient, I hope the two of you will set off immediately." ”

Although he was a little skeptical of Midi's eloquent attitude, but, as the old butler had said to the young lady before, they did not have much time to investigate, and the only option was to find a bait that could take charge of the trick and start planning at once.

Otherwise, Miss Victoria's business power will collapse in a short period of time.

The situation did not allow them to think too much.

Patting the old butler on the shoulder, Midi smiled and nodded, and followed Domon onto the most advanced airship developed by the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce.

In just a few minutes, the airship left the secret harbor and sailed towards the Great Storm Zone in the cold moonlight of the middle of the night.

On the first day of the voyage, nothing happened.

But at noon the next day, the lookout spotted that an airship had appeared from the sky, followed at a very fast speed, and then, about five kilometers away from him, neither near nor far away, and did not hear any echo from the signal of inquiry, so he kept cruising at a cruising speed.

Obviously, the other party is blatantly following him.

And this tracking airship is also a Swordfish airship exclusive to the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce.

I see, is there a power struggle within the family......

Midi suddenly understood.

Because it is a family fight, there will be a scene of swordfish chasing swordfish, so Victoria will not get the support of the family, so she can only find outsiders like herself to help.

It's just that for Midi, the enemy is the same for everyone, as long as there is a real bloody battle, then the weakest part of a chamber of commerce will naturally be exposed in front of his eyes, and he can get a chance to find a way to get a glimpse of the secrets.

"Mr. Blade, I think it's time to speed up. "At some point, Captain Domont has come to Midi's side.

Although nominally, the direction of the airship was entirely up to the captain, but the strength shown by Midi made Captain Domon dare not make a mistake. After all, this is a ruthless character who has even destroyed the level 56 "Bloody Killing Sword" Ba Qiulan, and on his own ship, how dare he provoke at will?

So, every time something happens, this captain comes over and reports it personally.

Of course, in his opinion, it is a matter of course to speed up when encountering a tail, even if the other party is also a Swordfish airship, as long as he gets into a sea of clouds, the obstruction of his vision will sooner or later allow him to escape from the track.

Arguably, acceleration is the simplest and most effective option for dealing with tracking.

However, hearing this, Midi shook his head: "Just keep the cruising speed like this and continue to hang." ”

"Hanging?" said Captain Domon, stunned, thinking he had misheard.

"Yes, keep hanging. Midi replied nonchalantly.

Since you have been used as a bait, it is natural to do it beautifully.