In the Name of the Queen

"What kind of monster is this?"

This question not only lingered in Roland and Lisa's minds, but also stunned the crew on the ship.

They were all experienced old sea dogs who had seen all kinds of storms, but they had never seen such a scene.

Although they were confused, the seafarers still began to cheer.

After all, the last case of surviving from the eye of the storm was more than 30 years ago, and they were lucky enough to survive.

When Roland returned to the cabin, he suddenly found that the captain was standing at the door of the cabin with a large purse in his hand.

"Captain Robinson, what does this mean?" Roland asked with a smile.

"Dear guest, I can't charge you for the fare."

Although Robinson was a little embarrassed, his attitude was very firm.

His life was given by Roland, and it would be a bit bad to charge him again.

However, Roland smiled and shook his head, rejecting Captain Robinson's kindness to return the money.

This money was indeed a huge sum for him a few years ago, but for him now, it is just a matter of treating people to a meal.

I can't ruin my reputation for a meal.

Faced with Roland's refusal, the captain quickly changed his words, "Dear guest, I know this money is just a small amount for you, but this is my insistence. Just consider it as the fee I hired you to protect the fleet."

After the captain said this, Roland felt a little embarrassed to refuse.

"Since you insist, I can't let you down. I'll take care of the safety of this ship."

It's still a few hundred nautical miles to the port of Adri, and who knows what bad luck will happen later. Although Roland and his friends also need a ship to cross the sea, the captain is still willing to add a little more insurance.

In short, Roland started his journey to the southern continent without spending a penny.

The next three days were calm, which made Roland, who had received the money and was ready to show off his skills to the captain, somewhat disappointed.

These days, he kept reading various books and finally found a monster similar to the eye of the storm controller.

It's a pity that this monster is not in the deep sea, but from the land.

This kind of spiritual monster, which is common in the fifth era, can control tornadoes on land to attack human towns, and even cause the tragedy of urban destruction.

Compared with the tornado monster of the past, the strength and appearance of the eye of the storm controller have declined a lot.

It's like nine snakes giving birth to a three-headed snake, and each generation is worse than the previous one.

Roland drew all the two controllers and carefully compared their differences.

Just when he was having difficulty finding the connection between them, Lisa came over, put her face against his cheek, and pointed at the monster in the painting with a smile.

"They are all delicious."

Is this okay? Roland put aside his meaningless worries and asked with a smile: "How do you know?"

"Soft-bodied, with a shell, the taste won't be too bad. If I'm not mistaken, they should taste about the same."

Soft-bodied, with a shell? Roland frowned slightly and finally found the common point between the two monsters.

They are not vertebrates, they both have huge soft bodies.

It's just that the soft body of the tornado monster in the fifth era is wrapped in a huge shell, while the eye of the storm monster in this era is a pure mollusk.

After the family tree of mollusk emerged in his mind, Roland drew two simple concept drawings.

This is the intermediate form of the evolution of the two he speculated.

He flipped through the encyclopedia of the Sea of ​​Consciousness again, looking for the answer.

As he continued to give speeches and expand his popularity and knowledge reserves, the encyclopedia that came with the Knowledgeable Star Path was also constantly unlocking content.

He can now see more than 50% of the content of this encyclopedia.

With such a rich record, it is not difficult to find creatures with existing images.

Soon, two intermediate forms were found, and three branch evolutions were also found.

The common point of these creatures is that they can control wind magic and are natural monsters.

After explaining to Lisa, Roland put away the encyclopedia and four paintings. When he was about to end this topic without an answer, Lisa stood up suddenly.

"Roland, come with me to the Garden of Eden."

Looking at her abnormal expression, Roland did not speak and stood up directly.

There are thousands of animals and plants stored in the Garden of Eden, and there are more life backups. As long as the time is right, a biosphere can be replicated.

In the Garden of Eden, Lisa took Roland to the top floor and opened a secret room.

"This is the Eden Library. There are many precious documents here, including many catalogs of life backups."

"Maybe we will have new discoveries." Lisa said softly.

Roland's eyes lit up. This is exactly what he needs.

This catalog is really amazing. Not only does it have the storm eye monsters that have been discovered, but there are also many similar monsters that manipulate elements, not only wind systems, but also other systems.

However, there is a line of small words recorded at the end of the catalog.

"No observed samples yet, suspected extinction."

Suspected extinction? Roland and Lisa were a little confused.

Lisa murmured: "It doesn't make sense. It's not an ordinary person who can make super artifacts. The original owner of the Garden of Eden must have a deep study of biological sciences and should not be wrong."

"But how did the extinct things appear again?"

Lisa was puzzled, but Roland had no doubts at all, "Don't doubt it. The extinction was true back then, and the appearance now is also true. There is no contradiction."

"On the third return day, more and more monsters will appear."

Lisa's expression was a little complicated. She said softly, "Roland, I wanted to accompany you throughout the journey, but time waits for no one. After the trip to the South Continent, I plan to return to the Eternal City. At that time, the teacher must have arranged everything."

Arranged?

Roland did not ask Lisa what she had arranged. He just held Lisa's hand and comforted her softly:

"Whether you are a post office clerk or the empress of the empire, you will always be my sister."

Lisa liked to hear this. Since the identity of the monster could not be determined for the time being, don't worry about it.

"People can't give up the enjoyment of the present because of future troubles, dear, this is you"

Lisa's words were interrupted by Roland with a kiss before she finished speaking.

This is what he said.

There will always be many troubles tomorrow. If you worry about tomorrow today because of tomorrow's troubles, life will be too bitter.

Tomorrow's troubles will be left to tomorrow's self. Tonight, he will enjoy it.

In Port Adri, the Diamond Princess slowly approached, but was stopped by a patrol boat.

There were dozens of armed patrolmen standing on the patrol boat, which made Roland feel a little uneasy.

Sure enough, after the patrol captain asked about Captain Robinson's whereabouts, he immediately ordered the patrolmen to raise their rifles and aim at the captain.

He looked at Robinson as if he was facing a great enemy, and shouted: "Wind Demon Servant, you hid well, but unfortunately the Sage had long anticipated your arrival, and you are exposed!"

"Take them all away!"

Robinson almost fell off the deck in panic, but he quickly thought of his trump card and looked for help at Roland who was watching the show.

The patrol captain also found that the person in charge of the ship was not the captain but Roland, and frowned slightly, a little hesitant.

He did not recognize Roland's identity, but he could see that this guy was calm and not panicked at all, and the female companion beside him was wearing a magician's casual clothes, which was not easy to mess with at first glance.

He hesitated a little, waved his hand to signal the patrolmen to put away their weapons, and saluted Roland a little embarrassedly.

"Dear guests, welcome to Port Adri. I hope you and your wife will enjoy a wonderful journey here."

"Patrol officers in Adri will not hinder the actions of the guests. Please go ashore as soon as possible. This ship is the only ship that has crossed the sea in the past three days. I suspect that the captain is related to the frequent storms recently. He must be investigated."

The patrol captain then stared at Captain Robinson with a stern look, and the warning was very obvious.

Roland looked at the patrol captain with curious eyes and looked at him with admiration.

He is a talent who can judge who can and cannot be provoked in a very short time and make the right decision.

I didn't expect that such a talent is just a patrol captain in Port Adri. Judging from his military rank, he is only a captain. It's really a waste of talent.

Roland waved his hand, and a piece of paper flew out and floated towards the patrol captain.

"Take this letter and go to the Sussex Empire, Vladimir Empire or the Golden Kite Republic to serve. I guarantee that you will have a bright future."

The patrol captain subconsciously grabbed the flying letter, but was shocked by Roland's words.

He instinctively wanted to refuse, but suddenly thought of someone, and his body trembled slightly.

Young and handsome, with a stunning female companion, he dared to make such a promise as soon as he opened his mouth. Could it be Roland, the ruler of the Rodinia Alliance?

The patrol captain's breathing was a little rapid, and his mind was blank. He almost accepted the invitation subconsciously, but the breeze on his face made him sober quickly.

Is the future really bright?

Who would look down on someone who changes jobs at will?

He took a deep breath and didn't even open the letter that came, but handed it to the deputy next to him casually.

"Dear guest, please respect yourself. I am an official of the Nubian Kingdom and will never betray my motherland."

Roland shrugged and said nothing.

In fact, he didn't have much hope. After all, the patrol captain looked like he was about 24 or 25 years old. It was likely that he had already started a family and career, and it was impossible for him to change jobs casually.

He mainly used this method to remind the other party that he was of noble status and not to be aggressive.

His goal was indeed achieved. The patrol captain no longer insisted on taking Robinson away, but warned him not to wander around and leave after the wind demon incident was clarified.

Robinson would certainly not refuse. In fact, he did not dare to leave the port in a short time.

The eye of the storm can appear once and then appear again. The next time it appears, there will be no magician lady to protect them.

Just when the matter was settled and everyone dispersed, Roland, who was about to get on the carriage, stopped suddenly.

He sensed that someone was approaching, and it was a super strong person.

A clear voice came from behind, it was a young female voice.

"Lord Roland, the prime minister of the five countries who traversed the Rodinia continent, actually seduced officials from other countries in public. Is this how you recruit talents?"

"Haha, Miss Enya, long time no see."

Roland slowly turned around and looked at the female druid who was dressed simply and had a strong forest atmosphere. He inexplicably thought of her teacher, the Raven Sage.

Enya's hard power can be comparable to Angelina, but it is indeed not enough in front of Roland and Lisa.

The one who made Roland hesitate was the Raven Sage.

A crow hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity is more terrifying than an eagle baring its fangs and claws.

The Crow Sage was not favored by the judges earlier, but he achieved excellent results in the Battle of White Mountain and was promoted to Rank Five.

No one knows what he is good at. Roland didn't even notice this person in the Battle of White Mountain, but he picked a peach without showing off.

Enya knew that Roland was thick-skinned and couldn't do anything about him, so she had to tell him the real purpose.

"The teacher wants to see you."

"Is it the Crow Sage? That's great. I've wanted to communicate with him for a long time, but I just didn't have the chance. Please lead the way."

Seeing Roland agreeing readily, Enya felt something was wrong for no reason. Roland never played according to the routine, so she was inevitably worried.

But she soon relaxed.

With the teacher here, even Roland would not be able to cause trouble in Port Adri.

She led the way, and Roland and Lisa followed. They were silent all the way.

The three of them walked a few kilometers and stopped at a tree house outside the city.

"Lord Roland, Crow Sage is just a nickname. The teacher's real name is Cyrus. You can also call him Great Sage."

"Okay, I understand."

It's okay to call him Crow Sage behind his back, but it's really rude to call him in person.

Just when Roland was about to board the tree house, the trunk of the towering ancient tree slowly opened, and a thin figure walked out of it.

"Roland, Lisa, welcome to the Lost Forest. I was busy just now and couldn't go to the port to greet you in person. Please forgive me."

The crow sage made an invitation gesture and greeted the two of them warmly.

"Come on, the dishes and fruit wine are ready. Let's chat while eating."

Lisa couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Cyrus, do you know we are here?"

The crow sage couldn't help but laugh, "I know a little bit about astrology. I know that a distinguished guest has arrived recently. Combined with Mr. Roland's travel itinerary, it shouldn't be difficult to guess."

"It would be rude if I was still ignorant when you two came. Please!"

Crow Sage's reasons were very good, but Roland always felt that he was not telling the truth.

Roland didn't think much about it. Anyway, they were not even partners. They were even enemies before.

The Nubian Navy was completely wiped out by the joint attack of the Sussex Imperial Navy and the red pirates.

Although the Crow Sage looks lifeless, who knows what he is really thinking in his heart.

Entering the tree house, the interior is naturally a different scene.

From the outside, it looks like a big tree with a diameter of only three meters, but inside it is extremely spacious, with a diameter of at least a hundred meters.

Space magic or artifact? Roland prefers the latter.

Seeing that Roland and Lisa were just curious but not surprised, the Crow Sage felt thoughtful.

He coughed lightly, smiled and called Roland and Lisa to the living room.

Nubian delicacies that had been prepared long ago were being served one after another, and the long dining table was quickly filled.

"I heard that Miss Lisa is an excellent cook. I wonder if she can get used to the taste here."

Nubian cuisine is mainly meat, barbecue and bread, with very few vegetables.

Lisa tasted the food very professionally and gave high praise.

Nubian and Thalia cuisines have their own characteristics. The spices and condiments used are stronger, but the taste is quite good.

With Lisa's praise, the atmosphere at the table became much more harmonious.

Seeing that Roland was in a good mood, Cyrus asked tentatively: "You two are coming from the north. Have you encountered the eye of the storm?"

"Unfortunately, we happened to meet him." Roland said calmly.

"What about you?" Cyrus's eyes flashed with a strange look.

"I killed the eye of the storm controller, the wind demon you call him."

"Kill?" Cyrus' surprise was palpable, "Are you sure?"

"Very sure." Roland said solemnly.

Cyrus's breathing was a little heavy. After an unknown amount of time, he slowly said:

"Roland, under the deep sea, the trolls are gradually awakening, and the ocean will only become more and more violent. I"

When Cyrus was thinking about how to continue, Roland asked in a deep voice: "What is the identity of the troll?"

"Well, I don't know much about this either." Cyrus obviously didn't want to continue this topic.

Roland knew very well that Cyrus knew who the deep sea troll was.

He did not rush to ask, but waited for Cyrus to pick up the fruit wine glass and drink heavily to cover up his mood and asked suddenly:

"Is it Poseidon, the King of the Sea?"

"Yes, no, what are you talking about!"

Cyrus choked on the wine and his face turned red. He coughed violently, but still denied it with all his strength.

The two people's eyes met in the air, and sparks burst out.

Obviously, the deep sea troll of the prophetic poem is the King of the Sea himself.

Why did the protector of the ocean turn into a deep-sea troll? Roland was a little curious. (End of chapter)