Compared to the rest of Faerun, the changes in the Falling Star Sea in the Blue Flame Plague were just as great.

Large swaths of the eastern seabed have dried up, shrinking the entire body of water in half in just a few dozen days, and the coastline on the side of the Dragon Coast has also extended a little.

Tsunamis and earthquakes damaged many cities along the coast, and when it was confirmed that the disaster was over, the rulers began to regain power and put order in order.

The situation in Ximen City is a bit special.

As we all know, the power of the city is in the hands of Shi Pan Diesel, although this division has been hidden behind the scenes for a long time, but anyone with a discerning eye knows who has the final say in this city, but after the blue flames burned on the Dragon Coast, most wizards have fallen into the River Styx, which makes many people worried.

Under the blue flames, does Shi Pan Diesel still survive?

Captain Morey, the leader of the Black Sea Gang, the largest gang in Port Simon, has been worrying about this issue lately.

His assistant, the gang's intelligence leader Bard Arnell, was hit hard in the blue flames, although he did not die, but he had been in a coma for dozens of days, and he had tried all kinds of first aid methods, but he still could not wake him up, which made Captain Morey feel like a headless fly for a while.

"Boss, you said the big boss ......" Deep in the gang's lair, his bodyguard Leo spoke sullenly, this bodyguard is not an idle person, and when the atmosphere is dull, he will often find some topics to come out and cause a small talk.

To be honest, Captain Morey doesn't mind his habit, and the occasional chat can help to set the mood and lighten the mood.

However, he was not in the mood to chat, and the words of the barbarian Leo were not an easy topic: "Many people say that he is dead. ”

"Shut up. Captain Morey frowned, "Leo, don't talk about the boss like that. ”

"But now we have to think about it, my chief. Leo shrugged: "The boss has been missing for a long time, and besides, the people in the Governing Council are no longer at peace. Boss, now that Edmund and the boss are not in Ximen, they have that kind of ...... Well, possibility, we have to think about the way out in the future. ”

"A way out?" Morey's brows tightened, "What way out?"

"Boss. Recently, the nobles have begun to prepare for the re-election of the leader of the parliament, and some of the noble families who had emigrated abroad when the former boss was there are moving back one after another...... It seems that they thought that the boss would not come back......"

Captain Morey's face changed slightly, he knew what Leo meant, even though he said 'they thought'. In fact, he himself thinks so, in fact, not only Leo, but all the gangs in the entire Black Sea Gang have more or less such confusion in their hearts.

Even himself.

To hell with the emigrates?

Morey knew what these so-called noble clans were, they were just those lost dogs that Shi Pan Diesel had driven away when he occupied Simon, and now the Blue Flame Catastrophe had given them a great opportunity, and Shi Diesel was dead. Not long ago, the expedition against the Shadow also caused the city to lose its strength, and after a catastrophe, several members of the council died. When this person's heart is panicked, it is enough for them to take advantage of the void.

If the boss is here, fill these lost dogs with dozens of more guts, and they will not dare to step on the land of the Dragon Coast for half a step.

But that's only if.

"Boss, Mr. Deilary proposed in the council a few days ago that we ...... Black Sea Gang to redistribute the benefits of the various docks."

"Deralry?" Morey's eyebrows furrowed, and at the mention of the name, the shadow of a bombastic young nobleman appeared in his mind, in the returning lost dog. This person played the role of a pioneer, and he took the lead in everything that undermined the interest system of the past, and he was definitely a wild dog with sharp teeth. ...,

One name that should not be mentioned in front of this person in particular is Pan Diesel, as soon as this name is mentioned. He would go from being a lost dog to a mad dog who would bite whom, as if the name were to him like a spell catalyzing the onset of rabies.

Redistributing the benefits of the various docks, Morey bared his teeth, this is to dig up the roots of their Black Sea Gang......

In the entire dock of Ximen City, one-third of the ships are in his hands, and many Ximen people know that the big boss behind the Black Sea Gang is Shi Pan Diesel, so no one who does not have long eyes dares to fight their ideas.

But it's hard to say right now......

"Boss, no matter how you reply, someone will be sent to discuss with you in person in the afternoon. The barbarian Leo's lips quirmed for a while, and finally he uttered the unspeakable words.

Negotiation: Coercion, inducement, and deception.

Morey waved his hand irritably, ending the chatter of the barbarian Leo, and while his heart was full of annoyance and anguish, he also began to wonder what the future would be, but the hope of the future still made him can't help but ask in his heart.

Is the boss alive or dead?

As evaporating from the world, there is no doubt that it is the most uncomfortable.

He walked out of the gang and into Arnell's room, which was filled with pictures of beautiful women, expecting to meet the familiar little girl, but he was stunned by the sound of coughing.

"Are you awake?" he pushed Arnell open of the break room, frowning at the bed where Arnell was sleeping.

However, the sight of the room surprised him a little, for when he pushed open the door of the room, he found that there were three pairs of eyes sweeping over him.

A pale bard, a girl with an indifferent expression, and a pair of ......

He rubbed his eyes, saw the red robe, and shouted in disbelief, "Boss?"

The red-robed man sitting next to the bed nodded, and Morey confirmed that he was not mistaken, and suddenly his heart was full of mixed feelings.

"I'm back, Captain Morey. Penny nodded in acknowledgment.

"Boss, you're really not dead?" Morey's throat rolled for a long time, and he spat out something that made him feel rude.

"Of course, ahem, otherwise you think it's a phantom in front of you, Morey?" Arnell, who seemed to have just woken up, coughed while drinking thin soup, and Lando slapped him on the back lightly: "Ahem, this soup is really unpalatable, eh......"

With an indifferent expression, Lando behind him poked his spine with his knuckles. The aching bard grinned.

......

"So, now they all think I'm dead?" Listening to Morey's account, Penny laughed: "These reckless guys don't even personally confirm the truth of this news. How dare you come back?"

"Boss, who has the ability to be sure of the truth of this thing? I mean, if it does happen, I mean it's just a hypothesis. Morey had a strange expression, for all this time, Penny's whereabouts had been a mystery to many Simons, even though he had briefly appeared at Simon to gather troops before the War, but had quickly vanished. The whereabouts of a division that can freely shuttle between planes is certainly not something that most ordinary people in Faeron can obtain, so if Penny dies in a hidden alien space because of Blue Flame, it is certainly impossible for the nobles of Ximen to confirm the truth of this news.

However, the tragic situation of the wizards who remained in Faeron in the disaster is well known, and it seems to be reliable to infer that the whereabouts of the unknown Penny are more than lucky.

Although this conclusion pales in the face of the facts, the returning Simon nobles do not yet know.

They may not be completely sure, but hatred and greed make them ignore the potential risks - the city of Simon after the disaster is like a big cake waiting to be cut. If it's too late, waiting for the remaining nobles to fully restore order, it's too late for them to intervene. ...,

Come to think of it. Morey began to feel some pity for the lost dogs, and if his boss didn't die, then the lost dogs would soon be out of luck, which was a fact he was 100% sure of.

"Suppose, don't be so careful, Morey, thank you for holding it up until now. Penny shook his head.

"That's what I'm supposed to do. Morey smiled wryly, he had to insist, it wasn't just about loyalty.

Because he knew that he could not defect to the returning nobles of Dilari, because these nobles would not trust him, a former confidant of Pan Diesel, and sooner or later they would expelle him from Simon Port.

If Penny really didn't come back. Or, if he came back at this time, then he would then have to accept the coercion of the nobles, surrender his territory, and leave Simon - this is the best outcome.

He would not choose to use force recklessly, because it would be worthless except to shed blood in vain, and the Black Sea Gang alone would not be enough to compete with the power that the nobles had mastered for so long.

And if Penny doesn't return. Those nobles who originally supported the wizards may not be able to help the Black Sea Gang.

After all, these old nobles are the real masters of Simon City, no matter how fateful and logical Pan Diesel's accession is, he is just an outsider, the Edmont family, the hardcore supporters of wizards, has long since moved away, and the Coastal Wizards Association has also been destroyed in the disaster, it will only take a few more years, and the rule of the wizard Pan Diesel in Simon City will become a history that can be remembered, although it is shining, but it is only history.

In this part of the Dragon's Coast, loyalty comes at a price.

Thinking of this, Morey shook his head, looked at the pensive wizard, and asked, "My lord, what are you going to do, go to the council hall now?"

The wizard shook his head: "No, I want to know first, which of the nobles I drove out are now back, I need to find some time to talk to them......"

After a nightmarish journey to the Nether, he briefly spent a short time in the astral realm before returning to Faeron.

After communicating with 'it', Penny knew that this was a sharp horn of the time dragon, which had shrunk, changed, and decomposed by the arcane of the Imaska people, and became its current form, shuttling through the enchantment and coordinating time and space, which was the power that the ancient empire gave to this horn after shaping the power of the time dragon with arcane technology.

The real purpose of the Imaska was to try to use this key as an output of Isil Aaron's power, so that the Imaska King who held it could become the master of Torel with the power that dominated time.

This seemingly beautiful dream was ruthlessly ended by Io, and the weapon became a half-finished product, although 'it' was taken from a part of Isil Aaron, but it did not establish any connection with the true body of this terrifying weapon, and therefore could not use any power.

However, after all, it is a part of the corpse of the Time Dragon, and there is an indescribable mysterious connection with the corpse, which transcends time and space, and cannot be severed by any force, as long as the right method is used, the true location of Isil Aaron can be sensed through this key.

With such an inscrutable connection, finding Isil Aaron's true location across time and space is like building a huge radar that deeply explores the cracks of time and space, and it is an incomparably huge project.

Therefore Penny needs people, especially wizards.

There are very few wizards left in Faeron, and it is very difficult to gather a number of wizards who are enough to carry out this huge project. ...,

This undoubtedly requires prestige and status.

Before returning to Feren, Penny knew that the current Faeron was in chaos everywhere, the damage caused by the Blue Flame Tribulation was by no means something that could be restored in a few days, and the broken order also needed time to be repaired, as early as the last time he returned, what he saw and heard in West Hartland clearly told him this.

However, the chaos in Ximen City was worse than he had imagined.

The loss of strength caused by the expedition to the Netherworld City, the destruction of the Dragon Coast Association, the heavy casualties of the councillors, the panicked citizens, and the noble 'homecoming group' who took advantage of the fire to loot.

Mess.

Dillarry, Goodall, Vamos, the names of the families he once drove out of Simon City...... Now they are all showing their teeth and claws, wanting to snatch Ximen City back.

The most fundamental reason for all this is simply that he is not there.

Penny closed the intelligence information and sneered slightly.

He needs a loud signal to announce his return to all of Hartland.

Such a high profile was not quite in line with Penny's character, but he knew that he had to do it now—if he wanted to unite and more forces against Sazastan.

Now is not the time to hide and make a fortune.

"Let's go," Penny took a breath and slipped a gown over the red burqa, "Go to the council chamber." ”

"Yes, boss. Captain Morey smiled happily as the reckoning began.

But before they could get out of the door of the house, they heard a man knocking on the door and shouting, "Chief, chief, I'm Leo! Are you here? The crowd is coming, waiting for you, chief." ”

Morey's expression immediately became ugly, but the uneasiness in his heart quickly dissipated at the thought that the wizard was next to him, and his stiff expression softened into a smile.

...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )