Pillars of Ita

"Luo Hao, check the anchor lock and sprocket before raising the anchor, and ask Mr. Baggins to see if the rope of the front sail is fastened." Fang He instructed. After getting the response from the warrior, he pushed himself out of the ship's side with one hand, landed lightly on the pier, bent down to check the condition of the bottom of the ship - at this time, a figure came into his sight, Lian Kuiya Alsana and her two guards were standing on the other side of the pier, a little at a loss.

Fang He was stunned. He had a good impression of the princess. He stood up, walked in that direction, and asked, "Miss Lian, is there anything I can help you with?"

The elf girl obviously didn't expect to meet him. She was stunned for a moment before she realized that it was Fang He's boat. She calmed down and replied, "We were supposed to leave yesterday, but for some reason, the boat hasn't arrived yet."

She blushed. This was one of the situations she least wanted to encounter. She had just said some harsh words to the other party a few days ago, but she didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly and let the other party see her embarrassing situation so soon.

Fang He actually had a favorable impression of this well-educated princess. The harsh words she said were nothing to him, at least not compared to someone from the Silver Forest Spear. Besides, it was all for the Elf Lady. "Perhaps, your ship was delayed by something."

"No," Lian shook her head, "That's the Elf Court's ship. They are always punctual and they know I'm here."

Fang He then realized that the pirates had gathered abnormally in this sea area not long ago because of him. Perhaps the elf's ship had just encountered the pirates, and perhaps it was delayed because of such an incident, or perhaps it had encountered some other trouble.

"Miss Lian, we are planning to head to the Hill of Giant Trees. How about you take our ship and I will take you back to Silverwind Harbor, and then you can find a way to return to the Elf Court from there?" he asked.

  "You still plan to go to the Giant Tree Hill..." Lian realized that her words were somewhat inappropriate, so she stopped. After all, she was stranded in this place now, and Fang He did not blame them for their previous offense, which made her feel embarrassed to stick to her principles;

She thought for a moment and asked softly, "Thank you, is that okay?"

Fang He nodded. "If there are only three of us, it shouldn't be a problem, but the conditions won't be that good. It may not be as good as your own ship."

"It doesn't matter," the two elven guards said gratefully. They knew very well that Her Royal Highness the Princess was in a hurry to return to the royal court and it was impossible for her to wait here for the ship to arrive.

However, one of the guards said, "But please trouble Mr. Ed to at least make room for a bed for Her Royal Highness the Princess. As for us, we can make do with anything as long as we have a place to lie down."

"Faela, I'm not that squeamish." Lian said.

Fang He interrupted the three people and said that he couldn't do such a thing as letting an elf princess sleep on the deck. If he really couldn't do it, he could also free up a bed. Moreover, since the second regiment had not arrived yet, Ian, Lark and Marigold might as well stay.

Catherine's ship will have to wait until Senlin and others and Ms. Quesu arrive, and they will also have to undergo a period of training to adapt to the air and sea environment. They will set sail later and meet them at the Hill of Giant Trees.

Lian thanked him again, and Fang He took the opportunity to learn the names of the three people. One of the elf guards was named Faela Almakir, and the other was Ellowin Lothar.

Both of them are guards of the royal court, the Guards of Radiant Light. According to them, this guard of the Elf Court has a similar status to the Silver Helmets of the Empire, and is a remnant of the Sons of Light.

However, Fang He did not extend an olive branch to the princess simply out of kindness. Although there were some conflicts between the two when they met, they had the same goal. Fang He asked her about Miss Elf, only to find out that the previous generation of saint was actually her teacher.

No wonder she was so concerned about this matter. Fang Yu finally understood the whole story.

But it was still a little strange. She was in the imperial family, but she attached so much importance to such a relationship. She was also the next generation of unicorn girl. Seriously speaking, Attila was her rival. This princess really made Fang He feel a little unique.

Among the many people he met, most of those in her position were simply power-seeking creatures.

But it was okay. He sent the princess back to the Elf Court in order to gain a potential ally, and although the elf girl looked a little rigid, she was not stupid - she could even be said to be very smart and could understand this.

"I still don't think you'll go to the Giant Tree Hill, Mr. Ed," she said, "...but if you need anything, please feel free to come to me. I will help you. After all, we have the same goal."

"Thank you, Miss Lian."

"I should be the one to say thank you. I'm sorry for misunderstanding you before."

Fang He didn't care.

However, most of the others looked at their captain with deep meaning as he brought another beautiful girl on board. Most of them knew this princess and knew that she had had a conflict with the captain not long ago.

I don’t know what kind of words the captain has that can turn hostility into friendship. After just a few days of not seeing her, she has become a member of the ship.

Fang He walked into the captain's room, where Hilde was watching Shesta tidying up the specimen cabinet - since leaving the Storm Islands, the maid's condition has improved a lot. Although she is still not talkative, at least she no longer looks worried.

She even agreed to let Cui Xisi help her check her physical condition. Neither Fang He nor Cui Xisi dared to touch the silver heart easily, but it looked in good condition and there shouldn't be any problems in the short term.

The maid seemed to have accepted her new identity calmly and no longer worried about who she was in the past.

Before leaving the island, she built a tomb in the harbor, and had Fang Heron and Sylvie carve the names of her parents - Elya and Malkis - on it, and the year was engraved on the stone, and magic was used to hide the traces.

Odysse used her last bit of strength to bless it. Perhaps many years later, the tomb and the tombstone will still exist on the island until the effect of the magic fades and people rediscover it.

It is not just the names of a couple, but also the history of a port, a record of its sinful past and a silent accusation against some people.

"Shesta said your specimen cabinet is a mess." The ship's officer's daughter was half-lying on the sofa, lazily reading a geography book. When she saw him come in, she raised her head and smiled at him.

Fang He scratched his head. "We had a battle with the Imperials before, and a shell hit the captain's room. I lost a whole cabinet of collections, and I haven't had the time to sort out the rest. Sorry to bother Shesta."

"Is that girl the daughter of the Elf King?" Sylvie looked out the window.

"Well," Fang He nodded, "Her ship might have been delayed because of us, so I plan to help them. We will be going to Silver Wind Harbor on the way anyway. Besides, Miss Lian is also a student of Sister Atila and the next generation of unicorn girl."

Sylvie pursed her lips slightly. "You don't have to explain so much to me. I won't be jealous, but the other one is not necessarily the same. She hasn't spoken to you for a long time, right?"

Fang He felt a headache: "Sylvie, there is nothing wrong between me and Miss Mia."

"I didn't say who it was."

"..."

"I know that you only think of me as a friend, but she doesn't treat you like that. Her behavior towards you has long exceeded that line. And she doesn't blame you, but she must be regretting in her heart that she let me get there first—"

The ship officer's eyes were bright and she smiled.

A drop of sweat dripped down.

Fang He didn't know how she could say this so calmly. "We had no choice but to let Miss Mia stay on the ship. Sylvie, the military told her that it would be best if she could act with us, and she has nowhere else to go..."

"I want you to relax a little," Sylvie closed the geography book in her hand, "Ed, you are the Chosen One, and I am a native. One day you will return to the world that belongs to you, and I hope there will be someone there who can take care of you like I do."

These words pierced Fang He's heart like a needle.

He pursed his lips and said unhappily, "Didn't I tell you that I would definitely take you back with me? Besides, the star of disaster is coming, and the two worlds are intertwined. Maybe we won't have a chance to separate at all, and the world will be destroyed before that."

Sylvie walked forward and hugged Fang He's neck. Their noses were close to each other, their breaths intertwined. The girl's eyes were rippling, and her light blue eyes were full of affection. She raised her head and gave him a kiss.

  She pressed her lips close to Fang He's, and answered with a sweet breath:

"In that case, why do you still care about these things? Maybe tomorrow is the end of the world, but I just want to go to the end of the world with you. As for the rest, I don't care."

Fang He suddenly realized that there was someone else in the room. He looked at the maid. Fortunately, Xiesta didn't pay any attention to them. He pushed her away gently with some embarrassment:

"Then we will head to the Sea of ​​Light tomorrow. It will take at least half a month to reach the Giant Tree Hill. We have plenty of time during this period. Ms. Mia's ability will help you open the door to the Sea of ​​Ether."

"Since you don't care, you should agree to my request..."

"The blessing from the Sea Clan always makes me a little worried."

Sylvie blushed slightly and nodded.

……

Thus, the treatment of the ship officer's daughter began. The Seven Seas Traveler also left Saint Hugh's and began to sail along the established route towards the Hill of Giant Trees. When the wolf girl saw Sylvie again, she was not too surprised.

She even took a close look at the other person's lips, as if she was recalling the touch of that time. It is undeniable that the appearance of the ship officer's daughter is unmatched in the world, and she is popular with both men and women. As for Mia, her reputation as the beautiful witch of the sea is also well-known.

She saw that Sylvie's face turned red, and she turned her head away subconsciously. Fang He was unaware of this. After all, who would have thought that such a strange thing would happen between the two of them. He only seriously asked Mia whether his proposal was reliable.

Miya nodded. It was not complicated to lead people to the Sea of ​​Ether, but collecting Narsu's scattered divine power was beyond her ability. "I can protect you, but you'd better bring your Miss Dragon Soul with you. In the world of the Sea of ​​Ether, pure consciousness can better protect you—"

Fang He asked Miss Tata for her opinion and got a reasonable reply, "Mr. Knight usually protects me, so of course I can protect Mr. Knight as well."

There was no need to prepare anything. Mia gently held Fang He and Sylvie's hands, and then sank the consciousness of the three of them into the ocean full of stars.

But the Sea of ​​Light was no longer the same as it once was, the ether no longer sparkled amidst the starlight, as if night had enveloped this vast sea of ​​fiction, the sun had sunk below the surface, leaving the sea dark and gloomy.

Why did the light of the sea go out? Was it because of an impending disaster?

The experience of the three people's consciousness merging together was very special. It was completely different from their experience of going to the Emerald Heart. Mia's consciousness always enveloped him and Sylvie, and he could occasionally understand the thoughts of the two women.

"Don't look around," every time this happened, Sylvie would feel a little embarrassed and glare at him.

But the wolf girl was very frank and revealed her thoughts like an open book. However, this made Fang He dare not look at it too much, as he always felt like some kind of perverted voyeur.

But sometimes he can't help but look if he doesn't want to. Superficial thoughts will invade his consciousness, mixing the two people's consciousness together, and sometimes he can't even tell who she is and who you are.

The feeling of tasting someone's thoughts is very special, just like reading the words directly in your mind. Subtle emotions arise spontaneously, and deep nostalgia lingers in your heart. The ship officer's daughter has never been so shy in her life.

Because most of it contains her thoughts.

Fang He would occasionally understand Miss Tata's thoughts, which were simple and clear, like a flawless crystal. However, the two of them had been connected spiritually for a long time, so they were accustomed to such feelings.

Mia gently put away part of the thoughts that belonged to Sylvie and part of the thoughts that belonged to Fang He, and then looked at the "big boy" who would always be in her heart. The poetry in her eyes was just like the stars and the moon seen in the forest of elves.

In the first three days, they found nothing. But there was progress. Sylvie did feel a sense of attraction. After Mia's analysis, she told them that the saints might be sleeping in the deeper part of the Sea of ​​Light.

However, to enter the deeper etheric realm, the risk is much greater, for here are not only the corpses of the fallen gods, the remaining fragments of laws, the overflowing ownerless divine power, but also the evil creatures born from the power outside that world.

Divine evil is one of them. They have power close to that of God, but are insane and full of delirium, and have negative emotions towards the world. Even the saints of darkness are unwilling to be easily contaminated by these twisted evil creatures.

But Mia never refused.

The Sea Witch accepted Fang He's request in silence. She led the two of them deeper into the area. This time, the time it took to get in and out was significantly longer, but finally - a week later -

Sylvie finally obtained the first faint ray of Narsu's divine power.

This discovery made Fang He ecstatic, and the subsequent progress was very smooth. The weak divine power began to gather - of course, it was still far from forming the seed of divine power, but it was enough to reverse the blessing mark on the ship officer's body.

The scales on her body began to fade, the colorful light no longer appeared in her eyes, and the calls from the abyss became less and less frequent, with longer and longer intervals between them. Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction.

But Hilde took the initiative to ask to stop the treatment.

Because Narsu's blessing had been suppressed and would not be revived in a short period of time, and Miya was already very tired, Fang He also noticed this and agreed to the ship officer's request.

Treatment is not something that can be done overnight, and they still have plenty of time. As long as the Abyss Blessing can be proven to be suppressed, there is no need to be too anxious.

In addition to the daily routine treatment in the past half month, Fang He also immersed himself in alchemy experiments and took care of his own affairs. He was experimenting with the legendary inspiration given to him by the goddess of forest and commerce, but the progress was not smooth.

He tried to use two kinds of magic wood, gems and magic crystals to trigger inspiration, but there was no response, which made him doubt his design for a time. Or was it that the goddess' blessing did not work?

  But Roman and Ms. Emaya shouldn't be so stingy, or is it that the material compatibility is wrong? The triggering of inspiration also needs to adhere to the basic law, and the nature of the gemstone cannot violate the etheric compatibility of the design itself?

For this reason, Fang He dug out all the ether theory he had kept in his chest and read it over again, but found nothing. Finally, when he accidentally conducted an experiment on the King Topaz, he unconsciously discovered that the legendary inspiration "Heart of Rock" was throbbing:

This discovery immediately made him realize, and after looking at the design in his hand, he realized that he could replace the Walker V-shaped shield crystal with the Imperial Topaz.

  A series of ideas immediately came to his mind, and Fang He immediately closed himself off to capture those inspirations and draw them into pictures. Soon, a series of new design drawings were born from his hands:

Ancient Lord Guard

Its main technical parameters are almost the same as those of the Walker Type V, but it has lost the ability to use weapons. However, the topaz all over its body gives this alien a special ability and makes it immune to magic.

Fang He was shocked. There are constructs that are immune to magic. For example, almost all golem series have the corresponding ability, but it rarely appears in flexible constructs that require synesthesia with craftsmen.

So he spent another three days to build a prototype and conducted some experiments. The results were far beyond his imagination - although the Ancient Lord Guard was not immune to all magic, spells that could attract physical attacks, such as ice spears, sharp rocks, and acid spells could have an effect on it;

But its defense is so strong that even a dragon hunter would need to spend some effort to dismantle it. Moreover, as long as the core parts are not fatally injured, the "vitality" of this thing is almost infinite.

Moreover, Imperial Topaz also gives it extremely strong self-healing capabilities.

"Such a strong vitality..."

Fang He was shocked. Although this thing was essentially a superior substitute for a walker, it was not as versatile as the Silver Vislan's Archangels, could not fly, and could only attack with bare hands, but they reminded him of a kind of thing -

Zombies.

These things are simply a group of construct zombies that are not very afraid of magic. As long as their core parts are not damaged, they can launch endless attacks. Even if they are damaged, they can slowly repair themselves.

One or two of these things may not be a big deal, but once they form a large scale, it can be extremely troublesome.

Aren’t these zombies? There are also zombie tides—

Still magic-free.

Although Fang He hasn't thought of a good use for this thing yet, it's perfect to use it as cannon fodder. It's a pity that it requires imperial topaz, which is not cheap.

  Fortunately, it can repair itself and is not a consumable. If he saves it up, maybe one day he can accumulate a large fortune. Then, does he need to distract himself and Miss Tata in order to control the cannon fodder?

Fang He immediately thought that this thing could be used to experiment with the Star Device——

He did it right away and carried out another round of transformation on it. After the completion, the King's Guards looked a bit like mummies, probably out of some evil taste. When it was activated, the visual crystal flashed red, which was also a typical feature of the Star Device - more like zombies.

He attached this Ancient Lord Guard to his Dragon Knight system, accounting for about 2‰ of the computing power output, with an upper limit of thirty units.

He raised the magic glove and gave a brief command from his mind. Jinsheng walked up to him stiffly and saluted him, just like a pharaoh's guard. Its movements were much stiffer than those of the dragon hunter, but the computing power it occupied was also an order of magnitude higher.

More than enough to be cannon fodder.

After completing this experiment, Fang He finally understood that it was not because the compatibility of the magic crystal was wrong, nor was it because the blessing on him was ineffective. His previous experiments had failed repeatedly just because of a simple reason:

The materials used are not precious enough. Imperial Topaz is not an ordinary magic crystal on the market. It is roughly a type of primary crystal, with earth and wind elements occupying the largest proportion. Similar to it are Flame Magic Stone and King's Tears.

The one thing they have in common is that they are expensive.

  In this case, the same reason must be true for 'Nature's Gift'. In the following time, he tried it with the dead tree heart given to him by the elves. As expected, this time he got a design of a kind of fairy:

'Snake Eyes'

This type of design can be regarded as a derivative of the Clockwork Fairies, but they have gained an ability called Emerald Shadow, which allows them to directly obtain a ranger's professional ability: walking through the woods.

Fang He was completely speechless. The way of combining magic and sorcery skills was very similar to the methods of the elven school. Only those craftsmen who got along well with the goblins would do such a thing.

But considering that it was Aimaya who gave him the inspiration, and that the forest lady was the common goddess of elves and fairies, everything was natural.

This derivative of the original clockwork fairy is very powerful. The clockwork fairy is most afraid of flying in a narrow environment, especially a dense forest. Having this ability means that it can completely liberate the craftsman.

And it can also transform other things, such as the Fire Giant Spirit - the Fire Giant Spirit that can hide in the forest, are you afraid? In this way, Fang He dare not imagine how handy he is in fighting in the forest environment.

However, he only had these two raw materials that could be effective. There were still some key materials in the bottom warehouse, but they had to be used on the cutting edge. The magic recovery device and shipbuilding plan had just started.

  The material of the dead tree heart used in the Snake Eyes was marked as "Gray Branch" by the system. Fang Hechu was happy when he saw this. Could it be the product of the deadly plague? Then he could have as many as he wanted?

But when he compared it with the samples he took from St. Hughes, he found that he was overthinking and it was of no use at all.

But this was a bit troublesome. He had never heard of similar material before, and he didn't get a positive answer when he asked Miss Tata and Cui Xisi. So his heart, which had just been excited, cooled down again.

It’s better to just stay and save the ancient guards.

While treating Sylvie, Fang He also traveled back and forth between alchemy experiments and the captain. The busy daily work took up almost all of his time.

He had hardly any leisure time to take care of other things, and the originally boring voyage on the empty sea passed very quickly. Almost in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed, and the Seven Seas Traveler had left the sea off the Gray Whale and entered the Silver Sea.

The color of the wind element layer has also changed significantly. It’s not because the wind elements here are mixed with impurities, but because the changes in ocean currents have changed the refractive index of light, making the clouds appear to have a layer of silver halo.

The Silver Sea got its name from this.

About a week later, they sailed into a chain of islands.

Silver Chain Islands——

This is the midpoint of the Saint Hugh's - Silver Wind Harbor route, adjacent to the sea off Giant Tree Hill, and one of the four major seas of Ataria. Fang He once encountered a team from the Silver Chain Island Craftsmen's Association in the Continental League, which was the delegation from the Silver Sea Division.

The Silver Chain Island Craftsmen's Guild is located on this archipelago, but on the main island of Silver Chain Island, which is a large island no less than Fenris Island. There are three towns and a port on the island, with a population of no less than 200,000.

If we count the entire Silver Sea competition area, including the more than 140 islands including the Silver Chain Islands, the permanent population here is more than 1.2 million, and there are four large and small craftsman associations distributed on the islands.

However, the artisan faction here mainly originated from the Hill of the Giant Tree and was more influenced by the Society of the White Tree. It can be regarded as a branch of the School of Elf Studies.

The Seven Seas Traveler arrived directly at Silver Island, a rather inconspicuous island among the Silver Chain Islands. The military had a dock on it and agreed to lease the shipyard on the dock to them for use.

However, when they arrived there, the military fleet had already left for a long time, but the port was still under martial law. Fang He understood that this was a deliberate arrangement by Stargate Port so that fewer people would see the Seven Seas Traveler docked.

Two days later they will take a shuttle ship to the Hill of Giant Trees, but it will take some time for the ship to arrive, so everyone gets off the ship and stays on Silver Island temporarily. This is the first time they have set foot on land in nearly a month.

The other people on the boat were used to it, but the three elf guests were obviously not used to it. The elf girl was fine, but the two elf guards were almost staggering. They were so ashamed that they simply hid aside to rest.

The death plague that spread from the Giant Tree Hill also affected the Silver Chain Islands. However, the military managed the islands very strictly, so the situation on Silver Island was relatively good. Dots of silver spots could still be seen in the forest from time to time.

The military ordered the port workers to cut down the trees infected with the strange disease, but the results were not very good. New sources of infection always appeared. The second division still has not figured out how the "death plague" was spread.

  Maybe ether?

"Not really," Lian shook her head after hearing Fang He's conjecture. "The Craftsmen's Association has already investigated it. The ether vein is pure and has no impurities. If it was ether, we would have cut off the source long ago."

She placed her hand on the dry and gray ears of wheat, and the ears of wheat drifted away in the wind from the girl's hand like crystal dust.

Looking around, the wheat fields in front of me were withered, as if a layer of silver was plated on the wheat sea. When the wind blew, it blew up a silver-gray. In the distance, the military were knocking down piles of wheat, collecting them together and destroying them.

  The same situation was spreading around the Giant Tree Hill. The harvest was poor and famine was caused. She frowned deeply, not understanding why all this was happening. Was it really a punishment from the Goddess?

But the first people to bear all this are always those living at the bottom of the society. The nobles can enjoy food shipped from other places, and the disaster means that the cost of living has become slightly higher for them, which is not painful at all.

Fang He's lips felt a little dry. He hadn't expected the situation to be so serious. It was said that the situation on Yinyu Island was relatively mild. The "death plague" on the main continent was much more serious than this. Even outside of Yinfeng Harbor, one could see stretches of "gray land" one after another.

  He made a big promise on the Seven Seas Traveler, but he couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw this scene. Is this the apoptosis of apoptosis? Would the death of a god have such a big impact on the world?

At the time of Narsu, he didn't have such obvious feelings.

But it was said that the storms on the Seven Seas had completely subsided. They had not encountered even a single high-wave weather from Saint Hughes all the way to Silver Chain Island. This was not a good thing. The laws of the sky and the sea were constant.

When the storm rolls in again, it will bring a doomsday-like scene.

We can only hope that the new Storm God function will be born soon.

"We'll work this out."

Fang He whispered.

The Elf Princess turned around and her eyes fell on him. She then remembered that Aimaya and Ms. Roman had once looked at this person - maybe the other party really could do it. A glimmer of hope finally rose in her heart these days.

But she was still a little undecided as to whether she should pass the news back to the Elven Court. She knew very well that her father was planning something other than just this disaster. Did he really want to see the 'death plague' subside?

Or rather, calm down in this way.

They inspected the countryside, during which the elven girl performed a druid spell on the island. "It can alleviate the symptoms of the plague, but it cannot eradicate it."

She explained to Fang He.

Fang He then realized that the Elven Court had already sent many druids to various parts of the Hill of Giant Trees, but it was still a drop in the bucket. The grain production was still decreasing, and trees were withering in large areas.

However, her actions were not in vain, as she managed to recover some of the island's losses. The island's residents were grateful to this foreign "Miss Saint", but Lian did not reveal her identity.

“I can only help them so much.”

Lian sighed, perhaps because she had used too much strength. She looked gloomy and a little tired. "These are my responsibilities as a princess. I should protect each and every one of them and the sacred tree—"

"Even if we didn't fulfill our obligations, shouldn't we, the girls who are caring for the unicorns, bear the wrath? The elves in the upper class clearly enjoy a respected status. The honor people place on us comes from our responsibilities, but those who are responsible are not punished. Instead, they pay the price for it..."

"why?"

Fang Yu looked at the girl in a daze. Why? The order of this world is not maintained by justice, but by order itself. The weak need to take shelter in a functioning society, while opportunists grab power from it.

  He didn't expect that the elf princess was even more naive than himself, and he didn't know what kind of education she had received?

But everyone has his or her own opinion about the world, so he didn't say much.

However, they heard some interesting rumors from the residents of the island. Most of them knew Greysto, the legendary "Bluebeard" pirate and Catherine's father.

It turns out that this is the birthplace of Bluebeard, but not his hometown. Catherine's grandmother arrived here with the fleet and gave birth to her father, Greysto Kivel, the 'Bluebeard'.

But the merchant fleets usually did not stay in one place for too long, so Catherine's grandmother was left here with several servants to take care of the infant, and 'Bluebeard' Greysto Kivil lived here for seven years;

Soon afterward, he joined his father's armed fleet and by chance landed on the Overlord Island of the Silver Sea. With this experience, he quickly rose to become a legendary pirate on this sea.

Bluebeard was cold and cruel, but he remembered the old friendship. He always regarded the Silver Chain Islands as his birthplace and rarely launched raids here. He even became the protector of this sea area for a time.

Therefore, no matter who he is, the people on this island will naturally remember this history.

Lian was a little disapproving of this. With her status, she looked down on those pirates. Besides, no matter how good they were to their own people, the harm they caused to outsiders would not be reduced in the slightest.

However, just twenty years later, history repeated itself. Bluebeard abandoned his daughter on the island. Unfortunately, he did not care much for his daughter, which led to the people he sent betraying him and selling the woman to his enemies.

"Have you seen Miss Catherine?"

The people on the island actually asked about Catherine.

Fang He was a little puzzled. Catherine had left the island at least twenty years ago, when she was only five years old. Even if the people on the island had some memory of this incident, they should not ask her about it.

"How do you know we know her?" he asked curiously.

"The emblems on your bodies belong to the privateers under her command," the islanders said in unison.

Fang He looked at the brooch on his collar. That thing was a token that Catherine gave him. Currently, the communication between the two worlds had not been restored. If he wanted to send a message, he could only rely on the token to verify its authenticity.

He picked up the pin, but he didn't expect it to be something that belonged to a privateer. This female pirate leader was really bold.

He couldn't help but ask: "Do you know her?"

The islanders nodded. It turned out that after Catherine disappeared, although Bluebeard didn't care about his daughter, he cared about his own face. He sent his men here to search for the traitor, and the residents of the island were also angered.

Later, Catherine joined the Corrin-Ishurian Navy and led privateers back to the Silver Sea. The first person she defeated was her own father, and she took back the ownership of Silver Chain Island from Bluebeard.

From then on, she became the nominal owner and protector of this sea area. Catherine said that she had some prestige in the Silver Chain Islands, and even Shang Wangyou agreed with this. It seemed that her words were not false.

But it is strange that both father and daughter became pirates, but then became enemies, and then both became the masters and protectors of this sea area. I don’t know how the people on the island view them.

"Miss Catherine left a year ago," the islanders said. "She must have gone to look for the Overlord's Certificate. Later we heard that she had a conflict with the Blood Shark Pirates. After that, there was no news. Everyone is actually a little worried."

"You respect her?"

Fang He said unexpectedly.

To put it bluntly, the protectors of pirates are actually similar to gangsters who collect protection fees. Although they will not plunder the land, they must at least give an equal harvest to the people on the island. Pirates are not philanthropists.

Everything seemed normal on Silver Island right now, and there were military personnel stationed there. No one should come to disturb them, so they should not miss a pirate leader - no matter if that leader was Bluebeard or Catherine.

"Nothing," the islanders shook their heads. "It's just that Miss Catherine is very kind to everyone. She never caused us any trouble and even helped us fight off foreign pirates several times."

They said, "In fact, we didn't help her at all during those years when she was in trouble. She was just the daughter of Bluebeard - that's what everyone said. Although they were a little scared, they hoped that the guy's daughter would suffer more."

"But she repays evil with kindness, making all of us feel that we owe her something," people whispered. A few brave ones, probably thinking that Fang He and his group were relatively friendly, spoke up.

"She is our daughter from Silver Island, so naturally everyone is worried about her."

Fang He and Lian looked at each other. They didn't expect that Catherine had such an experience. It was true that you can't judge a person by his appearance. The female pirate didn't speak a word from the truth. If she hadn't really helped them a lot, he really wouldn't be willing to cooperate with a selfish pirate.

The pirates on the open sea are not the romantic concepts in the stories. The hands of each of them are stained with the blood of innocent people. Even Catherine is probably no exception. She herself once said so.

But most of the rumors stopped there. Although Fang He was a little surprised that even the people on the island knew that she was looking for the proof of hegemony, Catherine was supposed to be the master of the Silver Sea. She defeated her father and was very famous.

  What is she pursuing?

But no one on the island could answer his question. The shuttle bus arrived the next day, and they had to say goodbye to Luo Hao, Baggins and the maid and leave, because the Seven Seas Traveler had to stay here temporarily to meet up with Catherine and the people from the Second Regiment.

  Someone had to stay on board to guard the ship, so Miss Tata naturally couldn't leave. The boatswain and Luo Hao volunteered to stay, while Sylvie asked Shesta to stay and take care of Mia, but the latter didn't appreciate it:

"Ed, I don't need help. I'm not that weak."

"But Miss Miya, you can't cook."

Fang He said helplessly, as for the meal prepared by Luo Hao and the boatswain - I can only say that it looks acceptable, but that's all.

In fact, the catering on the ship has always been the responsibility of Tianlan and Shesta. When Miss Attila was still around, she would occasionally come to help. Daryl was good at barbecue, but he didn't know anything else.

Miya had expected this: "How about I go with you?"

"Ms. Miya," Fang He sighed, "Although we have been covering our tracks since we left the empire, at least someone has seen us in Saint Xuan. Now the whole universe is looking for you. It is not clear what the situation is in Giant Tree Hill..."

"Ah."

Miya hummed softly, and it was hard to tell whether she was angry or agreeing.

Fang He had no choice but to let her go. Fortunately, after the Second Regiment arrived, Luo Hao and others would also come to meet up with the main force, and then they could return to the team.

Afterwards, the Seven Seas Traveler would cruise outside the main routes between cities, but not too far away from them, so that it could provide support at any time.

The two sides said goodbye to each other and boarded the ship. The military had not arranged anything on this ship, so each of them had to pretend to be an ordinary passenger. Fortunately, unexpectedly, Tracis was very good at disguise. With the help of Miss Nightingale, everyone changed their identities.

The Paparar - naturally it was Ms. Papamo. There was no other way. His features were too conspicuous and he was a native of Sanshak, so he was too easy to recognize.

And although Ms. Papamo had appeared once before, that was a long time ago, and the people who collected the intelligence probably wouldn't take it seriously.

The others received something. Fang He dressed up as a wizard and pretended to hold a magic wand. Behind him followed a tall golem, which was actually Gu Jun's guards with a shell.

An annihilator construct is also attached under the shell to prevent Fang He from casting some fake "spells". All in all, this golem is almost as good as the original one in terms of magic immunity.

Sylvie disguised herself as a merchant's daughter, the wizard's wife. She wore a veil because her original face would have been too eye-catching otherwise.

The others were the wizard's followers - guards, servants, and the lovely old woman - Ms. Papam. Parker objected to this, but was rejected.

"Besides, I always feel like I have less money in my pocket lately," she complained while looking through her pockets. "Do you have any ideas?"

Fang He quickly shifted his gaze to the side, careful not to see Fang Nini on Elisa's shoulder.

The little girl was so proud that her tail was raised.

...(End of chapter)