Endless Debt

Due to the struggle between the Kogadel Empire and the Rhine League, the narrow countries in the buffer zone seem to be neutral, but in fact they have already fallen under the control of the two forces. Some countries are leaning towards the Kogadel Empire. Some turned to the Rhine League.

Like a worried parent, Jeffrey repeatedly emphasized, "Stay alert, everyone. In the free port, we have no stronghold for us to hide."

The Bureau of Order has placed many strongholds in the Hazama Kingdoms. They are not only a means of monitoring the Hazama Kingdoms, but also prepared as safe houses when necessary.

"In a place as important as Freeport, doesn't the Bureau of Order have a base?"

Palmer was confused. With the intensity of the conflict between the Bureau of Order and the King's Secret Sword, if the Hazama Kingdoms were a chessboard, then it should be filled with chess pieces. However, in the extremely critical area of ​​the Free Port, there was a gap.

Palmer thought about the worst possibility, "Is this place controlled by the King's Secret Sword?"

"No, if you read the mission information carefully, you will understand that it is another extraordinary organization that controls this place."

Burlogo explained on the side that he had thought early on that Palmer would not read the mission information carefully.

If traveling, Palmer must be the kind of person who doesn't care about anything and is only responsible for enjoying the trip, while Boluogo is the nanny who makes tight plans and arranges the itinerary strictly.

Fortunately, there is Jeffrey in the team. Compared with Jeffrey, Jeffrey is the exclusive butler who has been in the industry for many years, and he is countless times better than Boluogo.

"Isn't Uriel with us?"

Aimu looked back from time to time, but there was no one behind the team.

Uriel did not follow the team, she stayed in the exclusive carriage.

"Uriel has something to do." Jeffrey added, "We don't have a stronghold here, but it doesn't mean we don't have influence, but don't expect too much. Whether it's us or the King's Secret Sword, we are here. The influence is extremely limited.”

After a few people left, Uriel stayed quietly in the exclusive carriage. A worker followed the order and removed the hook, connected the exclusive carriage to another train, and disappeared into the rails with a low rumble. .

As a correspondent, Uriel herself has almost no combat effectiveness. She usually stays inside the Order Bureau to provide assistance to the team members' actions. This place is far away from the Order Bureau. The first thing Uriel has to do is to prevent herself from dragging down the team members. action.

Uriel locked the carriage, and the thickened steel plate turned the place into a cage and a solid fortress.

After doing all this, Uriel returned to her room, where a simple Secret Axis was placed, and Uriel could use it to connect the team members at any time.

However, the connection range of the Secret Ritual is limited, and Uriel cannot cover the entire port with her secret power.

The train drags a dedicated carriage. It will not leave the free port, but will follow the railway, surround and intersperse the free port, and keep moving at all times.

Relying on this, every once in a while, the team members will overlap with Uriel's secret power range, and then exchange information. If necessary, Uriel can also stop the train and use it as a mobile communication station to continue Provide assistance.

Taking a deep breath, then exhaling, Uriel peeled off her sleeves, stuck the syringe on her arm, and slowly pushed the alchemical potion into her blood vessels, gradually affecting Uriel's body deeply.

In the coming days, if nothing else goes wrong, Uriel will have to stay in this dark iron cage. This is a severe test for both the spirit and the body, but compared with going deep into the battlefield and facing a life and death crisis, Members, Uriel thinks this is nothing.

After sorting out her supplies and medicines for the next period of time, Uriel closed her eyes in the darkness, and soon a glimmer of light appeared in her eyes.

…

"The people of Xitao."

Borogo recalled the contents of the mission information and repeated it to Palmer.

"Their structure is that of an extraordinary family, but this extraordinary family is composed of multiple tribes. The people of Xitao have been wandering on the seven seas for many years, enjoying conquering various sea areas and exploring new continents.

It is said that when Scott was exploring the unknown, he was helped by these people of Xitao. "

When Scott was mentioned, Bologg paused. He thought of the cassette that Belphegor took, and of the stone sculpture that stood forever in the Undead Club.

If Scott was still conscious, would he be immersed in the joy of eternal life, or would he be imprisoned for a long time, tearing his sanity apart?

"The people of Xitao rarely go deep into the land. Therefore, the free port is their only foothold on the land. They rest, replenish, and trade here."

Palmer said, "Sounds like a bunch of... extraordinary boatmen?"

"Extraordinary boatman? It's a good title. They really can't compare with the Clerks family living in the castle... but it's best not to let them hear this."

Boluogo then asked Palmer, "The people of Xitao have been living in Freeport for hundreds of years. What do you think they were doing a hundred years ago?"

"do what?"

Palmer still doesn't have a clear understanding of the people of Xitao. It's not that there's something wrong with his education, but it's that the Clerks family rarely interacts with them.

The remote and dangerous environment of Fengyuan Highlands makes the Klekes family's range of external mobility very limited.

"Pirates. Otherwise, what do you think we are? Navigators? Merchant Marines?"

Boluogo said, "Hundreds of years ago, people were not as civilized as they are now. The people of Xitao relied on extraordinary power to guide the water flow and call the strong wind. They were invincible on the sea, and sometimes they would go upstream along the Rhine River. And go up and plunder the cities along the coast.”

Palmer looked a little shocked.

“During the Wrath of the Scorched Earth, the people of Tidal Waves also participated. In order to seize the waterway of the Freeport, the Kogadel Empire and the Rhine Alliance burned it to rubble. The people of Tidal Waves ambushed the fleets of both sides and plundered them along the way. Ichiban.

By the time both sides were preparing to counterattack the people of Xitao, they had already set sail deep into the seven seas and disappeared. "

Boluogo emphasized, "The people of Xitao are a group of pirates through and through. It's just that the restructuring of order and economic development in modern times have made them realize that trade is more profitable than robbery."

In order to restore the history shrouded in fog, Bologo read many books. Even though he did not receive higher education, Bologo relied on his own self-study ability to master most of the knowledge.

It's normal that Palmer doesn't know much about the people of the Tide Wave. Anyway, Palmer is not a studious person. In addition, coupled with the distance between his family and the people of the Tide Wave, it would be a problem if they were very familiar with each other.

The Klekes family is located in a plateau area. Even if the people of Xitao wanted to go upstream along the Rhine River, it would be difficult to reach the wind source highlands. As for approaching from the sea, they would have to go around half the continent, and they would have to be careful when approaching the wind source highlands. The angry sea is a real death zone.

"Various extraordinary organizations have also caused conflicts in the Free Port in history, but the final winner will always be the people of Xitao," Boluogo continued to explain the history of the Free Port. "After the establishment of Oath City Opos, many forces The focus of the conflict has gradually shifted to Opos."

Boluogo and Palmer were very lucky in this regard. When they joined the company, the Secret War had ended many years ago, and Oath City Opos was completely under the control of the Bureau of Order.

According to Jeffrey, before the secret war, the various forces divided Opos into several pieces, conflicts continued secretly, and mini-wars broke out every moment.

"Over time, Freeport has been completely controlled by the people of Xitao. They are also very sensible. They have always maintained absolute neutrality and will never lean towards any party."

Boluogo added, "In this regard, they are very similar to the Gray Trade Chamber of Commerce. They only do business and do not participate in conflicts."

"Wow... what a smell."

Palmer held his nose and looked around for the source of the strange smell.

Aimu sniffed, and the aura twisted into a bunch of symbols that Boluogo couldn't understand, and then returned to normal.

"Just a normal fishy smell."

Palmer asked unexpectedly, "You can also detect the composition of the air?"

Aimu said, "In experiments, there are many steps that require gas detection."

Burlogo looked directly at Palmer, couldn't bear it anymore, and grabbed Palmer's collar.

Burlogo asked, "Were you listening just now?"