Chapter 251 The Journey of the Viscount's Second Son (Part 1)(1/2)
Edie was wearing a fur coat and sitting on a cart full of goods. She looked back at the gradually moving Honghe City. As the caravan went further and further, the not-tall walls of Redhe City gradually blurred in his eyes, and the road under his feet gradually became bumpy, making Edie's butt feel so bumpy.
"My friend, how do you feel when you leave the castle?"
Edie heard the friend behind her - Milne Greene, half-concerned and half-hilarious voice, scratched her curly hair in distress.
"To be honest, this feeling is not very good."
After saying that, Edie pointed to the herbs under her butt. These herbs stocked by the Green family in early summer have already become as hard as branches under the baking of the scorching sun in the summer, and emitted an unpleasant smell of medicine.
"If you imagine yourself sitting on a pile of gold coins, you will feel a lot different."
The two looked at each other and laughed. These special herbs produced in the summer of the Horn Kingdom can be sold at nearly twice the price in the winter when everything is silent. If they were transported to the neighboring Kingdom of Pavlan, as Milne did, the price would be more than ten times higher.
This is Milne's way of making money.
"To be honest, Milne, how about going to the overseas archipelago with me? With your mind and my strength, you will sooner or later make a career."
Upon hearing this, Milne hesitated. Edie's proposal was very attractive, but working hard in an unfamiliar environment is far less comfortable than Red River City, which the family has run for decades. Moreover, the most important thing is that the offshore archipelago is an alien territory.
"Friends, there are monsters like ogres and zombies everywhere in the overseas archipelago. When I think about living in the same city as these monsters, I...."
Milne shrugged.
"You know, I'm worried that once you fall asleep, it will become a bone in the pot."
Milne looked around the caravan, who spent a lot of money to hire mercenaries with alcohol and smell. After entering the wilderness, they showed their due professional qualities. Their calloused hands were always around the hilt of the sword, and their sharp eyes were always alert to the dead grass on both sides of the road.
Nordhill's wilderness is not peaceful.
The radiation circle around urban civilization is okay. The city's rulers organize people every year to parade around the city and clean up these monsters that seem to emerge from the soil.
Once you are far away from the city, you have to rely on the sharp sword in your hand or the protection of the goddess of luck. If the sword in your hand is not sharp enough or is favored by the goddess of bad luck, it is very likely that it will become a pile of indescribable pickled objects the next day.
Edie nodded, expressing her understanding of Milne's thoughts.
"My dear friend, your concerns are correct, but according to the news my father revealed to me, the Overseas Islands are a place of order, where monsters do not eat people, emmm..., how can I explain to you?"
Edie frowned and thought for a moment, then spoke.
"For example, in the city where humans and monsters live in Casos, not to mention the cannibalism incident, there is no urination on the streets, and not only the aristocratic areas, but also not the entire city."
"Impossible!"
Milne was slightly surprised.
"Even the human city of Honghe City, a human city, cannot avoid those drunk people and poor people excreting on the streets."
If someone else said this, Milne would definitely sneer, but this sentence was said from Eddie Campbell, then Milne would have to think about it carefully.
Eddy's full name is Eddy Campbell, who is the second son of Viscount Campbell in Red River City. Viscount Campbell is one of the highest-ranking people in Red River City. Although Eddy is the concubine's son produced by his concubine, the circle he came into contact with is not comparable to that of the civilian Milne.
Moreover, Milne knew that he, a friend who had been playing with since childhood, would not lie in the name of his beloved father.
Seeing that Milne was still hesitating, Eddie spoke.
"It's true, and, my father's news came from where the Duke of Odam, the Duke of Odam has trade with the overseas archipelago, and I heard that they have their own shops in Sokas."
Hearing this, Milne's eyes shone. Duke Odam is the top noble in the Kingdom of Horn. If this news comes from him, it will be extremely credible.
"Well, I have to think about it carefully..."
Edie nodded. After all, Milne was not himself. Edie had an excellent brother who was destined to inherit his father's title. Milne was born in a wealthy business family in Red River City. Although he also had two older brothers, Milne was equally excellent and had the opportunity to inherit the family business with all his efforts.
In this way, Edie Campbell, the second son of the nobleman of Red River City, took a friend to the caravan of the Kingdom of Pavlan and began his overseas archipelago.
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A month later, Edie Campbell and Milne Green, from the Kingdom of Horn, arrived at Victoria Harbor in the Kingdom of Pavlan.
Milne Green failed to survive the temptation of making money from a newly opened area. After the Pavlan Kingdom had finished processing the goods, he sent the caravan manager back himself, and he brought the payment to Victoria Harbor with his friends.
They will take Victoria Harbour to the overseas archipelago and start their own journey to wealth.
In the early morning, the sun shines through the white clouds on the ancient houses of Victoria Harbor, the millennium city, awakening the sleeping people, most of whom will repeat their experiences yesterday, while a few will embark on strange journeys.
The second son of the nobleman, Edie, walked out of the tavern where he was staying, stretched under the rising sun, and two long sheathed swords hanging on the belt collided, making a crisp sound of metal collision.
The humid sea breeze filled Eddie's nose and made Eddie's drowsy brain clear.
When I thought about getting on board the boat today, Eddy suffered a little insomnia last night.
"Oh~, @#¥%…&*! This tavern owner is simply a vampire! He only stayed for three days and asked us for 5 silver coins!"
Behind Edie, his businessman friend walked out of the tavern cursingly. Hearing the spending of the two of them over the past three days, Edie couldn't help but be shocked.
The same currency minting standards are adopted in Nord Hill countries, 1 gold coin = 10 silver coin = 1000 copper coin.
In Red River City, 5 silver coins are enough for ordinary civilian families to live happily for half a month. Unexpectedly, they can only live for three days in Victoria Harbor, and it is also built when neither of them eats or drinks.
But it wasn't his money anyway, Edie laughed and comforted.
"Don't complain, it's good to find a place to live."
Before coming to Victoria Harbor, the two of them thought they were the fastest group of people, but they didn't expect that too many people had the same idea as them.
In Victoria Harbor, people traveling to the overseas archipelago were so crowded that they could only buy tickets for three days later and had to be slaughtered by the tavern owner.
"I think it's expensive? Go out! There are a lot of people queuing up."
Milne recalled the arrogant look of the tavern owner three days ago and wanted to punch him in the nose. He heard his friend's hilarious comfort and rolled his eyes.
"Oh~, it's not your money anyway, right?!"
"Hehehe, yes, I didn't expect that I was so well pretending, but you discovered it."
Milne looked at Eddie with a smile on his face and suddenly felt like he wanted to punch him.
Forget it, I can't beat it.
Milne glanced at the two long swords around Edie's waist. Seven days ago, these two swords cut off the head of a werewolf and saved his life.
It is precisely because of this that he took the initiative to bear the expenses these days.
After some fun, the two of them bought some breakfast on the street and hurried to the port. The tavern they were staying at was a little far from the port, and they were also glad that they would not be able to find a place to sleep on the streets.
The two quickly walked across the streets of Nize and arrived at the famous Victoria Harbour. They saw a brand new huge three-masted sailboat from afar.
Seeing the blue four-dragon-ring flag flying on the boat, the two knew that they had found their goal.
There was already a long line in front of the boat. The two quickly stepped forward and lined up behind everyone. When it was their turn, they handed over two tickets that exuded the fragrance of ink.
The sturdy human sailor compared the number on the ticket and the name of the ship written on the ticket, and let the two board the boat.
Seeing a few big words on the hull, Miln couldn't help but recite it.
"Sea Wolf."
Through the wooden boards that were lying on the side of the ship, the two walked onto the deck of the Sea Wolf.
Milne suddenly saw the terrifying figure wearing a captain's hat next to the rudder, and understood why the ship was called the Sea Wolf.
Because the captain of this ship is a wereggar!
Milne could not help but shivered when she remembered the feeling of being squirted by the smelly hot blood.
Eddy was also attracted by the tall voice. Compared to the two wild werewolfs he killed a few days ago, the werewolf in front of him was much more majestic and mighty. His arched back was as broad as if he was carrying a mountain. His hair, which stood like a steel needle, could not cover up the strong muscle contour under the hair, giving people a sense of oppression that was as solid as a substance.
There was a scimitar on its belt around its waist, but looking at the sharp minions, Eddy felt that the zodiac might not need a scimitar to deal with him.
Edie couldn't help but sigh in her heart that she had killed the two werewolves, and compared to the one in front of her, she could only be called a rogue.
But fortunately, Edie was not worried that the captain would attack him. The werewolf captain was sitting on the side of the ship, bragging with several sailors holding wine bottles. There were aliens and humans in the sailors. Around them, there were several people of different costumes. Edie judged that these people were passengers, just like him.
Because it was a little far apart, and the genre of Captain Gnoves had a strange accent, Eddie couldn't hear what they were saying, and only heard a few words such as Kumlinger and the Demonized Beast. He initially judged that the werewolf was telling the story of himself fighting against the Demonized Beast.
Edie couldn't help but be curious and walked towards the crowd.
"Edy?!"
"It's okay! Come and have a look, and you can also learn about the overseas archipelago in advance."
Seeing his companion walking over, Milne gritted his teeth and followed.
The two newcomers joined without attracting the attention of the onlookers. The captain of the gnoll glanced at the two of them casually and continued to tell his story.
Sure enough, Captain Gnoll tells the story of his battle experience of following the White Dragon Lord to open up the land of Kumlinge.
Suddenly, the werewolf captain who was drinking a little bit, threw the empty wine bottle backwards and jumped off the side of the ship, which scared everyone who was fascinated by the hearing.
Then, the captain of the gnoll tore open his light blue vest, revealing his strong chest with hair, the heart of the strong chest, and to the abdominal muscles of the abdomen, there were four thick, obliquely downward pink scars.
"Wow!"
Everyone couldn't help but be amazed at the terrible scars. Even if they hadn't seen them with their own eyes, they could imagine how terrible the size of the animal that could cause such thick scratches.
The everyone's surprise greatly satisfied the vanity of the werewolf captain, and it patted his chest proudly.
"See? This is the memory left by the five-meter-long demonized lion for me. It almost killed me! Hiccup~, but fortunately, Lord Gurgaru was present, and he blew the lion's head with a stick. Hiccup~, but I also gave it a sharp knife."
Captain Gnoll did not forget to brag about his contributions.
An audience asked a question, and the already loud voice of the werewolf captain increased a little more.
"Ah! Ask me who is Lord Gurgaru?! You idiot! Hiccup~, even Lord Gurgaru, the chief of the skull-breaking ogre?!"
To be continued...