Embers of Embers

Chapter 522 Reunion
The loud and distant whistle sounded, and the Morning Glory Advance tore through the icy sea water and docked quietly on the sea of ​​Valente, enjoying people's gaze.
As the latest work of the Perpetual Pump, this can be regarded as its first voyage. The destination is not a harsh battlefield, but an unknown place that has never been explored.
"What is that……"
The Vikings on the dock stopped what they were doing and looked at the Morning Glory Advance from a distance.
Its armor was covered with scars, as if it had returned from the battlefield. At Lorenzo's signal, the crew covered Ascalon with a tarpaulin, but its huge figure stretched out the tarpaulin. The shadow is fascinating.
Lorenzo stepped onto the pier and looked at the slightly dull eyes of the Vikings. He recalled the past of Yin Erweg. The Yin Erweg people who saw the Jiuxia fleet must have had the same look in their eyes. .
Two completely unfamiliar civilizations collided together, and no one knew what would happen.
"Are we going to wait here for someone to pick us up?"
Seleu followed closely beside Lorenzo and asked softly.
"Probably so. After all, we are not travelers. It's best not to do anything outrageous."
Shrike walked up. Before landing, he deliberately arranged his clothes. Maybe he would be lucky enough to meet the King of Ice and Sea. Shrike didn't want to lose etiquette.
"But...are you sure you can do this?"
Shrike looked at Lorenzo with some uneasiness. This guy changed back to his normal clothes, a black and gray coat, and the hem almost reached his knees.
Very ordinary, very normal. From the dressing style, you can tell at a glance that Lorenzo is a stranger, but it will not attract too much attention. Of course, this is only limited to those who have not dealt with Lorenzo.
I saw that he was holding a cane in his hand, and there was a vague bulge on his waist. Shrike used his feet to figure out what was going on.
"I said, are you going to assassinate the Ice King?"
Shrike couldn't help but ask.
"Just always be prepared, Shrike, our operation has already begun."
Lorenzo smiled at him. Mr. Holmes was always armed.
"I'm staying on the ship. This is a foreign country after all. Someone must be stationed on board the Morning Glory Advance."
Notar did not move forward with you, but stayed on the dock.
"Can you be alone?" Lan Jade asked, she was a little worried.
"Absolutely, and there are still many things that I need to deal with, such as material transactions and so on. We have brought three cargo ships." Notar pointed to the sea. The slow-moving cargo ships slowed down at this moment. Drive in.
"The transaction can be carried out according to the list I gave you, and our Stuart people will assist you on the cargo ship." Seleu said to Notar.
"I know, then I'll see you on the boat."
Notar waved to a few people, and they strode forward onto the cold frozen soil.
"Viking countries? It feels really different. It has an old-fashioned feeling, which makes people feel like they have gone back to a long time ago."
Shrike breathed in the cold air, and saw the world in his eyes with a hint of icy blue. Looking at the dome above his head, there were already dark clouds covering most of the sunlight.
"Are you trying to say that this place is backward?" Lorenzo pointed to the core.
"No, I just think that regarding the faith you mentioned before, I feel that there are still echoes of faith here, echoes of piety and holiness."
Shrike saw the erected wooden carvings, with the appearance of the god Odin roughly carved on them. In the passing crowd, people's faces were smeared with war makeup.
"It feels like stepping into an old age," Seleu said. "What do you think, Lorenzo?"
Lorenzo was silent, watching all this quietly, and then answered.
"Maybe, there are some subtle feelings, but if you ask me... the place of Qiqiu is much more glorious than this place."
"But a place like the Seven Hills is not suitable for you. You will be bound by strict rules and regulations. What you have here is only blood and honor. It is the destination of all warriors."
A familiar voice sounded from the front, and the Vikings were seen striding towards you, opening their hands to you.
"Hai! Bo! Germany!"
Lorenzo also opened his hands and shouted loudly.
The sound was earth-shattering, and the ending was deliberately elongated. The moment Haybold heard Lorenzo's ghostly scream, his excited face collapsed, his pace slowed down, and his eyes wandered around, as if I want to find another way out of here.
The joy of reunion disappeared in an instant. In this large public place, Haybold really didn't want to recognize Lorenzo. Obviously, after not seeing each other for a few days, he underestimated the worsening of Lorenzo's condition. He strode over with his hands open. Leave Hibold nowhere to hide.
"Yo! Hayward! It's been a long time!"
Lorenzo took his arm, acting like a good brother.
"Let me introduce you to some of you. This is Hebold Aguilar, the big one with the cold face is Blue Jade, and the small one with the cold face is Seleucid Stuart."
Lorenzo came close to Heibald's ear, pointed at Seleu, and whispered.
"Today's Duke Stuart is a walking bank of wealth. This time she is the highlight of the trade."
Heibald could only show a wry smile. It had only been a few minutes since they met, but he was already feeling exhausted inside.
Looking at the last member, Hebold knew Shrike. At the end of Maruri, it was he and Tesla who drove everyone back to Inverg in a speedboat.
Shrike stood there, looking at each other with Heibald. For a moment, they seemed to understand each other's eyes.
"Are you used to it?" Haybold looked at Shrike.
"Otherwise?" Shrike responded sadly.
Inexplicably, the two of them didn't say a word, and just looking at each other deepened their friendship a lot.
……
"It feels so good to step on land."
Lorenzo sank into the soft seat, extremely relaxed.
This is a completely different place from Inlvig. The seats are covered with animal skins, wrapping Lorenzo's body, and a bonfire is lit in the center, warming the surroundings.
This is a longhouse located in a dense forest. Compared with other buildings in Velend, it seems to be very far away from the crowd, but it is also very clean. Only Lorenzo and his group exist nearby.
"You can stay here for the next few days."
Haybold arranged everything for everyone. The journey at sea was tiring. Everyone slumped on their seats and listened to Haybold's explanation.
"Who originally lived here?"
Lorenzo observed casually and found that all the daily necessities were available, but most of them were stained with dust and seemed to have been idle for a long time.
A Viking longhouse is left unused, which is problematic no matter how you think about it.
"Ivar, this is his residence. He likes it here because he is away from the crowd." Haybold responded.
"So... ah."
Lorenzo didn't expect this, and he felt he had asked the wrong question.
"It's okay. Some of his personal belongings have been almost packed away, but there are still some places that haven't been cleaned in time. There have been a lot of things recently." Hebold motioned to Lorenzo not to pay attention.
Seliu looked at the two of them, and she probably knew what was going on.
"Is it because there is going to be a war?" Shrike asked something else.
"Yes, war requires not only military strength, but also logistics. We will work harder to allocate supplies and recruit personnel," Hebold sighed. After returning to the Viking countries, he has not been idle, "Viking There are more than a dozen lords in the capital countries, and their soldiers are needed to start a war."
"What are their intentions?" Lorenzo asked.
"Fortunately, although there is resistance to Yin Erweg and some people are very dissatisfied, there is nothing we can do. This is the king's order. If they don't obey, it will only plunge the Viking countries into civil war again."
Haybold looked like he had a headache, but then he changed his tone.
"But it's not that bad. The king promised benefits to the lords. As long as the war is won, everyone has the ability to divide it all."
Lorenzo frowned. He wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
"Then there is the next itinerary. I have also read these. The first is the mission of Duke Stuart. Someone will meet you later, and the trade will be finalized here. Then it is to go to Lingbing Bay and Wilgdason. The lord discusses internal transportation and other matters, as well as maintenance of the Dawn Advance."
Haybold took a notebook and wrote and drew in it.
"Then, about the Sea of ​​Silence..."
"Let's talk about this later, Highbould."
Before Hebold could finish his words, Lorenzo interrupted him and said.
"It's a rare break. Let's not talk about these work matters for now... Haibold, come here for a moment."
Lorenzo stood up. He walked aside and leafed through the packages he had brought from the Dawn Advance.
"what?"
Hibold walked over in confusion. Lorenzo was cryptic, then suddenly jumped up and slapped the book in Hibold's face.
"The sequel to Victoria's Secret!"
Lorenzo shouted loudly, while Haybold looked panicked. He tried to grab the book and quickly threw it out of the window, but Lorenzo seemed excited. He kept shaking it and said Talking nonsense.
"Kestrel entrusted me to bring this to you. He said you will definitely like this!"
"That's it! Lorenzo!"
Haybold also screamed after the ghost, he really couldn't stand Lorenzo like this.
"Victoria's Secret? Is that the one I know about?"
Seliu asked the people around him with a suspicious look on his face. Oscar had given her many books before to pass the boring time, and one of them was this book.
"probably."
Shrike knew more or less this kind of chivalric novel.
Things that are difficult to put on the table are common in the lower city, so Shrike can always see some weird things, and some things are so interesting that Shrike can't help but want to collect them.Within his jurisdiction, he also knew a secret printing house, and it could be said that most of these books came from there.
"How pitiful."
Lan Jade couldn't help but said.
"Who should I pity? Hibald?" Seliu asked curiously.
"No...I just feel sorry for him knowing Lorenzo."
As Lan Jade's words fell, Lorenzo opened the book and read aloud amid Haibold's screams.
……
"I thought you would really like that novel."
Lorenzo observed the scenery on the street as he walked.
Velenert is the capital of the Viking countries, but even so, it still looks old and dilapidated, but there is nothing we can do about it. Let these Vikings, who have been killing people for hundreds of years, suddenly invest in city construction. It's simply a problem for them.
The construction here is good enough, at least it has a complete urban system. Although most of the roads are still muddy, it is still much better than a wild station full of weeds.
"It takes time to like it, Lorenzo."
As soon as the novel was mentioned, Heybold became angry, which is probably the case with the so-called public execution. In the end, the eyes of other people looking at Heybold have completely changed.
At first they thought Heibald was an angry bear full of arrows, but after being manipulated like this by Lorenzo, Heibald was like a harmless little seal in their eyes.
"This can be considered as a way for you to quickly integrate into the team. We are going to the Sea of ​​Silence together. It will be too late to get to know each other on the way."
Lorenzo showed no sign of repentance.
"Jihai... Are you hiding something? We were supposed to have a conversation about Jihai in the longhouse."
When Hebold was about to mention the Silent Sea, he was rudely interrupted by Lorenzo. Now it seems that Lorenzo's subsequent public execution of himself seemed to be an attempt to cover up his interruption.
"That's right, Seleucid Stuart, she doesn't know our subsequent plans, and she shouldn't know either." Lorenzo said, "She is just a cover for our actions. The less action we take against Lonely Sea, the less likely we are to know." The more people know, the better.”
"why?"
Heibald didn't know anything about the Silent Ones. Among all the countries, the Viking Kingdoms were a rather strange place. There were countless demons and precious treasures hidden under the sea not far from them, but However, they were immersed in the civil war and did not discover much for so many years.
"If you know some things, you will die. Do you remember those angels who suddenly descended on Maluri Port? That's it." Lorenzo said.
"Then am I going to die too? I saw them."
When Lorenzo said this, Haybold was shocked.
"Not yet, your contact is not deep, and the same is true for her, but if you continue to follow us like this, you will face this sooner or later," Lorenzo asked him, "Are you afraid?"
"Are you asking if a warrior is afraid of death? This question is boring. When I was willing to represent the Viking nations and accompany you to the Sea of ​​Silence, I was never afraid of it."
Haybold answered nonchalantly.
"Are you really not afraid? Is God Odin really so trustworthy that he makes each of you willing to die?"
Lorenzo felt that Hebold's words were a bit unbelievable, but after meeting so many Vikings, he was not surprised.
"This has nothing to do with God Odin, it's just that I owe you."
Haybold looked at Lorenzo. This face was extremely unbeatable, but there was still something worthy of recognition.
"According to the king's wishes and Maluli's actions, I should have died there."
(End of this chapter)