Rise of an Empire

"This is Izu Oshima." Looking at the lush trees in front of him, Conrad asked Yamamura Sadako standing behind him.

"If I go back to my lord, this is my slave's hometown, Izu Island." Yamamura Sadako looked at the hometown in front of her with some complicated feelings, and she suddenly had mixed feelings in her heart.

She was actually full of resentment towards the people in her hometown. If she had not been isolated and discriminated against by the villagers since she was a child, Kurosadako's character would not have grown so twisted.

But no matter what, those are her villagers after all, and many of them are even related to each other. If possible, Yamamura Sadako really doesn't want to hurt them.

"Tanaka Colonel, I asked your people to warn the villagers. The main reason I came back this time is to show Sadako her former residence, pay homage to her mother, and ask the villagers not to come and watch." Sensing something strange about Yamamura Sadako, Kang Ladd immediately gave instructions to Colonel Tanaka who was standing at the bottom of the cabin.

The Duke came to Izu Oshima this time in the name of bringing Sadako to worship her mother. After all, Yamamura Sadako will be his from now on, and he will return to the United States with him. Before leaving, he will go to her mother's grave to pay homage. Prayer can be considered a reasonable request.

The Japanese government would never dare to offend Conrad for the supernatural Sadako Yamamura, but the Duke didn't want to cause trouble, so it was always good to have an excuse.

It has been five years since he traveled back in time, and the only artifact he has collected is Loki's mask, and that thing was thrown to Thrawn because of its deceptive side effects.

And the small horned stone statue, according to Conrad's budget, is probably as good as Loki's mask.

Although it's definitely not comparable to the Infinity Stones or anything like that, it can still be considered a treasure, right?

Anyway, it doesn’t cost any money to visit Izu Oshima, just treat it as a trip.

When the Japanese government learned that the Duke was going to visit Izu Oshima, it immediately ordered the Self-Defense Forces to pull out the old warships from World War II, and then appointed a colonel named Tanaka to lead two hundred naval soldiers to escort the ship.

Such a warship suddenly arrived at the dock of Izu Oshima, and all the fishing boats were immediately trembling with fear. They didn't know why a warship came here.

Izu Oshima was a famous scenic spot in the later period, but these days the Japanese don’t even have enough to eat, so who has the leisure to travel?

There are only about a thousand people on the entire island, scattered throughout the island.

Twenty years ago, the US military once recruited this island as a garrison base, but later the Japanese government spent a huge price to allow the group of American dads to move to Okinawa.

After all, Izu Oshima is only a hundred kilometers away from Tokyo. With the US fleet parked here every day, the emperor probably wouldn't even dare to sleep.

"The environment here is very good," Conrad said with appreciation as he walked slowly through the mountains and fields with Sadako, feeling the strong vitality around him.

In his last life, he was a miserable Chinese man. Let's not talk about the environment. In this life, he has been living in New York. Now in New York during the period of great industrial development, the air pollution index is even worse than in his previous life.

To be honest, if he hadn't known that New York was the center of the Marvel world, Conrad would have really wanted to leave that miserable place and find a place with a beautiful environment to recuperate.

"That's Mount Mihara," Sadako Yamamura said, pointing to a volcano that was emitting thick smoke in front of her.

Although Izu Oshima is just an island, it has a huge area of ​​nearly 20,000 acres, nearly one and a half times the size of Manhattan.

In addition to dense forests and beautiful beaches, there is also a mobile active volcano called Mihara Mountain on the island. This island has almost a variety of ecological environments. This is why it has become a world-class travel destination in later generations.

"Let's go." Although the main reason for coming to Izu Oshima this time is to get the stone statue of Kokaku, but now that I'm here, let's accompany Sadako to pay homage to her mother.

Sadako's mother jumped into the crater of Mount Mihara because she couldn't bear the discrimination from others. Sadako, who was only nine years old, witnessed all that. It is estimated that this was the main reason for the second personality in her body.

I accompanied Sadako to worship her mother near the crater of Mount Mihara, and then the Duke followed her to the hidden grotto to get the stone statue.

As for Sadako’s nominal father

Conrad has already asked the Japanese government to take care of him. The relationship between him and Sadako is not deep anyway, so being able to ask the Japanese government to take care of him is already the most benevolent thing.

The Kokaku Stone Statue Temple was built on a cliff facing the direction of Tokyo. The view is wide and the environment is beautiful. Otherwise, the US military would not have designated the temple as a wartime headquarters.

It's just that the original antique shrine has long since disappeared, replaced by a reinforced concrete building.

Although the U.S. military later withdrew, due to the terrible reputation of the U.S. soldiers back then, few villagers have dared to live in this land.

"Those soldiers just have no sense of aesthetics. Building an air defense facility in such a beautiful place is a waste of natural resources." Looking at the air defense headquarters that was incompatible with the surrounding environment, the Duke said helplessly.

"The statue is in the cave under the cliff." Yamamura Sadako led Conrad around the cement building and walked to the cliff, pointing to the cliff below.

"Was your mother a ninja?" The Duke couldn't help complaining as he looked at the cliff below that had become as smooth as a mirror due to being hit by waves for many years.

This kind of cliff looks extremely dangerous. Even professional prospectors must wear a full set of protection before they dare to go down. Yamamura Sadako's mother actually climbed down with bare hands, and by the way, she also avoided the patrol of American soldiers on the cliff. It was simply It's a little weird, okay?

Sadako smiled awkwardly. She really didn't know how to answer this question.

"Forget it, let's see how to get down." Conrad looked around. There was no sign of any human beings near the entire cliff, but he didn't expect any people to eat melons.

Conrad summoned the horned demon, then sat on it with Sadako in his arms, and ordered it to slowly climb down the cliff.

The horned demon is also a hell creature after all. It can survive in the dangerous environment of hell. It is not difficult to climb a cliff, but it is a little thrilling in the process.

After all, this thing is not suitable as a mount at all, right?

If possible, the Duke would really like to summon a black dragon as a mount. If nothing else, at least it would be cool, right?

It's a pity that with his current mental strength, he can't even summon a flying dragon, let alone a black dragon.