The Moredy Islands are an archipelago of more than thirty islands of varying sizes. The three largest islands have been developed into relatively complete cities, while the other islands have been divided up by various factions.
But now, a massive fleet is anchored in these waters, blocking all three entrances to the archipelago.
There are three entrances. The main entrance has a seabed that allows large ships to enter, the secondary entrance has gentle currents, and the other areas either have shallow seabeds or rapid currents, making them unsuitable for ships to navigate.
Of course, besides entering the center of the archipelago, they can choose to anchor in the harbors of several of the outer islands and enter the central island by small boat under the cover of night.
"We're really lucky; we didn't run into any Imperial patrols."
"The three of you go and purchase supplies, and while you're at it, find out what the Empire is up to."
"Raine and the others stayed behind to guard the ships."
Mar quickly divided the orcs into two groups and firmly instructed, "I will go to the main island with the mage."
Ryan sighed helplessly. He knew it would be the same arrangement again. If he had a firm belief and enough strength, he would have been able to follow Mar and everyone else.
"etc."
Just then, Lin Feng suddenly patted Mal on the shoulder and said, "Let's switch this time. You stay here and let Rein come with me."
"ah?"
Mar suddenly paused for a moment, and the others beside him, including Dragon Ern, also looked on in surprise.
“Raine has been learning some things from me these past few days, so why don’t we let him come with me?” Lin Feng said casually. Mal was initially pleasantly surprised, but then became a little worried.
"Don't worry, I'll bring him back."
Lin Feng waved as he spoke, but Renn, who was still a little uneasy, only followed after seeing approval in Mar's eyes.
Unbeknownst to him, this older orc had already acquired an irreplaceable place in his heart.
“We won’t go. I’m blind, and it’s hard for me to walk on mountain paths.” Dragon’s Earn shook his head and plopped down, but he quickly kicked Carol: “You come along and take a look.”
"Huh?" Carol felt a pain in her calf and involuntarily took two steps forward before reluctantly following behind Renn.
At this moment, the flying fish at the front nonchalantly tucked its scimitar into its waistband, tightened the red wrist guard on its forearm, and stepped off the ship first.
Lin Feng followed the boat off the ship, glanced at the dimly lit harbor, and caught up with the flying fish's figure gradually disappearing into the darkness.
As Ryan was the last to step off the building, Mal solemnly advised him, "Don't be impulsive."
"Hmm." Renn nodded, carrying a giant axe on his back, and ran and jumped to catch up with the group in front.
The port was sparsely populated, with only a few fishing boats moored on the three docks. Behind the port was a large open space, and the only place with lights on was on a hilltop on one side. Overall, it did not look like a place where people lived, but rather like an abandoned area.
But this port used to be a favorite place for pirates, the best place to sell stolen goods in the entire island group, and also the easiest place to escape.
Furthermore, starting from this small island, you only need to cross three islands to reach the main island. Two of these islands are connected by a shallow waterway, and the last island is connected to the main island by a suspension bridge.
“Mr. Magician, there are some things I didn’t quite understand what you taught me yesterday.” After walking for more than ten minutes, Renn bent down slightly to keep his eyes level with Lin Feng’s.
Lin Feng turned his head and looked at the giant axe behind the other person, somewhat surprised: "First, get familiar with your weapon. When you can visualize every inch of its texture in your mind, then you can start thinking about what I'm teaching you."
"good."
Raine readily agreed, and moved the weapon he was carrying from his back to his chest, glancing at it from time to time.
Although he was outwardly a mage, the orcs sensed something extraordinary about him. So, before entering the archipelago, Raine secretly sought him out, hoping to learn some combat skills from him to protect everyone.
The conversation between the two triggered a deal, but Lin Feng did not choose this method. Instead, he chose to start by teaching Rein the skill of fighting will verbally.
After calmly crossing the two small islands, they arrived at the suspension bridge. Carol suddenly spoke up: "I don't think he's suited to use an axe."
Renn, who was holding the axe in both hands, paused for a moment. Carol continued, "His steps, his arms, and his movements are all too heavy. I think he's more suited to a shield than an axe."
Shield?
Lin Feng carefully observed Renn's current posture, who was squatting in a horse stance with his arms outstretched, gripping the axe handle and making a basic swinging motion.
Raine was originally a dockworker, and with his orcish talents, his body was very suitable for heavy weapons, but he lacked agility, making him unsuitable for weapons like giant axes.
"Indeed." Lin Feng nodded, but there was no shield available for him to replace it with right now.
"Then...me?"
Renn was taken aback. Lin Feng added, "What I teach you isn't limited to weapons. Start by practicing."
"Good!" Renn had no doubts. Carol and Flying Fish also paid a little attention to the technique that was not limited by weapon and could make both the giant axe and the shield work equally well.
The four continued onward, crossing the ridge, and could see the lights on the main island in the distance.
The Empire's ships were anchored in the bay of the main island, five giant sailing ships twice the size of the Flying Fish's vessels.
"It's on that mountain."
Flying Fish stopped and pointed to the ridge behind the main city. At the end of the ridge was a patch of strangely shaped rocks, barren and devoid of any vegetation, forming a stark contrast to the direction of the main city.
"Could it be another sacrificial site set up by some madman?" Carol glanced over and recognized something familiar. The scar on her arm twitched involuntarily, emitting a faint buzzing sound.
“Perhaps.” Flying Fish didn’t seem to care. “Like Rotalio, people always called him a madman, but when he launched the War of the Three Powers and conquered the royal family and the nobles, people called him the Holy See.”
“Heh.” Carol chuckled coldly, suppressing the discomfort in her arm. “The Moredy Islands date back to the beginning of the exile. All the information about this place in Howell’s Chronicle describes the islands’ prosperity and the rampant pirates. If anything remains here, it must be from the Old World era.”
Carol said, turning her gaze to Lin Feng with a somber expression: "Be careful not to release something that shouldn't exist from the abyss."
Like twin flowers, like a termite in the abyss, like her arm, it was ultimately transformed into its current form because of that fat pig's greed.
Lin Feng stopped and stood at the edge of the mountain path: "Carol, have you read the original Howell Chronicles?"
"The original?" Carol stopped in her tracks, following Lin Feng's gaze to the houses below the mountain. "My father once mentioned something about the original. Three mages visited Upper Dallas, the leader of whom was a member of a collateral branch of the Lawson family residing in Arell. They believed that someone had deliberately distorted the truth of history..."
"I overheard some things back then, and it seemed like there was some secret hidden behind it, but the truth has already disappeared into history."
At this moment, Flying Fish suddenly appeared behind Lin Feng, and his familiar voice slowly spoke in a teasing tone: "The original Howell's Chronicle? I know that someone on the black market bought a third of the original Howell's Chronicle for ten thousand gold coins. The location of this cave... is what I found after peeking at a few pages."
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