The Lone Wolf of Tomorrow's Ark

His road has no end in sight?

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"... Gollum."

Following the memory of this dreamlike singing, none of the bounty hunters present dared to breathe heavily, and all of them tightly shut their mouths, occasionally making a little swallowing sound.

Finally, there was a person who couldn't stand the slightly oppressive atmosphere, and said tremblingly:

"I said...this...couldn't this be the weird rumors of the Iberian sailors...the sirens, right?"

"Did your brain get kicked by a donkey! This *Casimir swears* is a big wilderness! There is not even an oasis! How come the creatures in the sea come to the shore!"

"But don't the Iberians also live on land?"

"Shut up! Don't refute!"

"Wait! The person singing seems to be a person! Over there!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their heads in unison, and saw a figure of a person suddenly appearing on the hill not far away. Seeing the way that person opened and closed his mouth slightly, it seemed that he was the one who sang the ethereal singing voice.

Seeing this scene, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but then everyone became angry at the same time.

"What kind of person is this! Still in the mood to sing in such a crappy place?!"

"Damn, I'm afraid it's not the young master who is out on a trip, and he will be robbed later."

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Just when all the bounty hunters were on the edge of courage, one of the more sensible ones quickly shouted to everyone:

"Wait! You all shut up first, this person... doesn't look easy to mess with..."

At this time, they finally saw the appearance of the person in front of them clearly, and it had to be said that the person's attire was really out of tune with the environment here.

Wearing an Iberian-style triangular hat, you can see a pair of wolf ears protruding from the hole in the hat, with long silver hair hanging from the back, wearing a shawl with gilded patterns and a long windbreaker with open arms, Inside is a clean shirt, some gender-defining denim shorts and stockings, a pair of flat boots on the feet, and a suitcase that looks very technological.

When they saw the other party's outfit, these bounty hunters all shut their mouths, and no one dared to continue to speak.

They have been in this business for many years, and they know best what kind of people they should not provoke. Among the five major cases of not to be provoked, the most classic one is a person who appears alone in the wilderness, but has a calm demeanor, well-dressed and neat people. This kind of person is absolutely strong. It's outrageous, the kind that will definitely kill you if you provoke it!

All of you here have experienced a severe beating not long ago. Even if you have no brains and are a little hostile, you don't dare to do anything wrong now. You can only stand there silently, waiting for that person to leave. They are getting closer.

But after seeing this group of bounty hunters, that person's humming stopped abruptly, and he looked at them with a frown. Slowly move closer together, so it can give them a little sense of security, can't it?

"……Bounty Hunter?"

Looking at this group of people with frightened faces, worn-out uniforms, and inferior weapons, Phoenix recognized their identities at a glance. There are more than a dozen gold hunters, if not nearly a hundred.

A day ago, Phoenix learned from Kelsey that Skadi was going to track down the whereabouts of the ghost shark, and learned from her that the most likely location was Saltwind City in Iberia.

Yanfeng City is a mobile city-state that has not yet completely completed its transformation. At the beginning, the Iberian government wanted to transform this large city near the sea into a large ship that can sail on the sea. However, in the middle of the transformation, Daji The destruction happened, and the city became one of the many victims, and became an abandoned town that was extremely feared by the Iberians.

Although it is not ruled out that there may be surviving aborigines living in it, there is no doubt that a huge and stranded 'shipwreck' is indeed a very suitable breeding ground for monsters in the sea...

Therefore, after Phoenix packed his luggage, he immediately walked towards Iberia without stopping.

Because I am not very familiar with the terrain and I am alone, it is inevitable that the route will deviate along the way, so I have to often ask the locals for the correct route.

However, on the way, I met an acquaintance of Skadi, an old man named José, a stooped old man. It is said that Skadi was the intelligence dealer who cooperated the most times when he was still a bounty hunter. It was he who first recognized the Rhodes Island logo on Phoenix's clothes, and then thought of Skadi who had just left him not long ago.

With the help of this old Mr. Jose, Phoenix saved a lot of time and bought rations, as well as some false documents needed to pass the checkpoints. Before leaving, Jose also sent a set of clothes Give it to him, saying it was modeled after the uniform of the Grand Inquisitor, the high-ranking Iberian army.

The explanation given by Jose is that the situation in Iberia is not very good recently. It seems that the Agor people are being strictly searched. Although Phoenix is ​​Luper, he is an outsider after all. To avoid suspicion, he still dresses up as a local. better.

Although Phoenix was a little surprised to get another set of clothes not long after changing, I have to say that the new clothes feel really good, quite a gentleman, of course, if the old Jose can Remember to buy an extra pair of trousers...

That's right, the clothes that Jose Sr. sent didn't have pants, maybe because it was just a simple upper body dress?

In the end, in desperation, he had no choice but to change into the clothes he carried with him to make ends meet, not to mention the unexpected matching.

Back to the present, after hearing Phoenix's words, the bounty hunters didn't speak, but just looked at each other and continued to remain silent.

And Phoenix didn't care about their actions, he just took out the map that Jose Sr. gave him, looked at it, and asked:

"How far is it from Yanfeng City?"

"Um, Mister...Sir? It's not far away. It takes about half a day to walk to the former site of Yanfeng City, but..."

"Just speak up if you have something to say."

After saying this, Phoenix took out an Iberian silver coin from his pocket and threw it directly to the bounty hunter who answered his question just now.

I have to say that the truth that money can make ghosts grind is really useful in most situations. After getting the silver coins, the bounty hunter who was timid just now suddenly behaved like a dog's leg, saying:

"Sir, Yanfeng City has recently... No, it should be said that since the 'Great Silence' happened, it has been quite uneasy there. It is said that there are many aborigines surviving there, but I don't know What's the matter, I don't want to leave, and the official side doesn't know what's going on. Every once in a while, a big judge will come over to investigate something. We brothers are afraid that the other party will be wiped out by us. I didn’t dare to go to Yanfeng City to have a look.”

"Um... well, I see."

After saying this, Phoenix also just identified the direction, then put away the map, and continued to move towards Yanfeng City, and the bounty hunter who got a silver coin for nothing was also happy to see him off:

"Oh, okay, you go slowly."

After leaving the campsite of this group of down-and-out bounty hunters, Phoenix continued to march towards Saltwind City, while continuing to hum the song in his mouth, which set off Phoenix as if he was really a wandering hunter , Unfortunately, he should only be regarded as half a hunter.

——The dividing line on the road——

"That's where it is, Yanfeng City."

Standing on a cliff, Phoenix's windbreaker fluttered with the salty sea breeze. Although it was very handsome, it was not very pleasant to swing the clothes around.

Below the cliff, there is a large plain bordering the ocean, and in a place with a difference in height, a huge but ordinary city is built here, and at the same time, a large amount of sea water is flowing from this place. Flowing out of the filter pool of the city, forming a waterfall-like scenery.

It's just that the current Phoenix doesn't care much about the appearance of this city. After all, he has seen too many prosperous metropolises. This place is just a change of style, and it is even more depressed, so what he cares more about is the smell in the air .

"Sniff... not only the smell of the sea, but also the smell of rot, which is not good."

Due to the strange smell in the air, Phoenix couldn't help frowning, but then, he saw a red figure, and then he hooked the corner of his mouth, showing a slightly kind smile, and said:

"Found you, my dear Miss Singer."

Chapter 730 The Four Strange Natives

Wandering singer, this kind of occupation is probably a very bitter but cool occupation in most people's perception. Traveling around, living in no fixed place, seeing more scenery that no one has seen before, tired Or if you don't have to worry about it, just stop and sing some good-sounding songs, earn some money, and continue traveling.

Although this seems a bit romantic, in essence, a wandering singer is like a beggar who has more talents and can travel. The quality of life depends on the music in his mouth, but everyone basically ignores this. That's the so-called disadvantage.

However, in places where lyrical music is popular, such as Lytania, Victoria, and Iberia, there are often more street singers. Even in some big cities, there will be two street singers singing on the same street, and then they will compare their voices. big scene.

Of course, the final result must be that they are all arrested by the patrol team for disturbing the law and brought back to the police station to reflect for a day or two.

And Skadi, who is now using the identity of a wandering singer, was suggested to her by Jose Sr., and also like Phoenix, kindly funded a set of red singer costumes and a harp.

To be honest, if he hadn't seen exactly that there was a lot of intelligence information waiting to be sold in the old Jose's residence, Phoenix would have wondered if the old Jose was going to change careers to become an old tailor right away.

However, although the old Jose used the phrase "Phoenix is ​​Skadi's friend" as a reason, saying that Phoenix could wear the clothes for free, but before he left, Phoenix still secretly left three gold coins on his bed.

One is to thank the other party for their help to Skadi in the past, and the other is to pay for the new clothes for myself and Skadi. After all, an information dealer from the other party can get such a good fabric, and it is estimated that a lot of things will be wasted. Bar.

Thinking of this, Phoenix slightly pressed the hat that was blown up by the sea breeze, and looked at the place where the red was just now.

It has been abandoned for too long, even though the city may have had a more obvious color, but under the erosion of the salt wind and sea water, only the color of steel and rust is left, and there is a strong sense of decay, as if everything A heavy dark gray.

So against such an environment, the bright red of Skadi's skirt is so obvious, so obvious that people will not think it is a subtle illusion.

"Hmm... It seems that she has already gone in. I hope she hasn't met the judges that the bounty hunters mentioned."

After whispering to himself, Phoenix didn't bother to look for another path to go down. He just took his things and stepped out, and the whole person began to fall vertically from the cliff at an extremely fast speed.

Holding Gungnir tightly with one hand, pressing the hat with the other to prevent it from being blown away, feeling the wind formed by the fall constantly blowing against his windbreaker, cheeks and hair, Phoenix did not have any fear at all, just watched the more and more people silently. The closer to the ground, the more ready for impact.

"boom!"

After the explosion of falling objects, Phoenix landed safely, his legs were slightly bent, and the place where his feet were stepping on had formed a large depression, and the surrounding area was shaken by a lot of sand because of Phoenix. dust.

However, after all this happened, Phoenix's feet were only slightly numb, and he recovered in just two seconds. After that, he straightened up, wiped off the dust on his clothes, and strode towards the entrance of Yanfeng City. past.

When Phoenix was about to walk to the entrance, he saw a few people walking out of the city slowly from a distance. They seemed to be locals who survived the Great Silence. Originally, he wanted to go forward. Say hello and inquire about some things by the way.

But when Phoenix saw the appearance of this group of people clearly, his steps forward stopped abruptly, and his brows frowned quickly.

The dress of this group of people is very ordinary Iberian civilian dress, nothing special.

However, everyone's clothes look very worn out, as if the same clothes have been washed, worn and washed for several years, and the edges and some easy-wear parts of the clothes are rotten, but even so, This group of people are still wearing them, as if they don't care if they can continue to provide some clothes.

At the same time, the faces of all of them looked extremely thin, and their cheeks were slightly sunken, like victims of a famine. It's not people, it's just a group of walking dead.

Seeing this scene, Phoenix did not act rashly, but hid in the shadow beside the entrance, quietly observing the movements of these people.

"There is noise."

"Well, it's huge."

"Go and see?"

"Maybe it's food?"

"Go and see."

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This group of people seemed to be passing a secret signal, and their speech was extremely concise. When they eavesdropped on Phoenix, they almost thought that they had come to a city made up of robots. What kind of weird way of speaking was this?

Seeing this group of weird people suspected of being natives of Yanfeng City leave, Phoenix came out from the shadows, first glanced at the backs of those people from a distance, then turned his head and walked into the entrance passage, thinking to himself:

"Wouldn't all the weird people in this city be full of the kind just now?"

With such doubts, Phoenix entered the city of Yanfeng unimpeded all the way, but the smoothness also made Phoenix confused, a little curious about what happened here.

"call……"

As soon as he walked out of the passage and came to the street, there was a gust of wind, which was mixed with some sand, which made Phoenix have to raise his arm to cover his face, but his nose still clearly smelled the smell of the wind again:

"Hmm... This smell is all salty and fishy. It may be the only food source left for the residents here..."

A hundred miles around Yanfeng City are all wilderness, completely unsuitable for planting any crops, so as a nearly abandoned coastal city, the only food for residents here may be seafood caught from the sea, so there will be such a strong Phoenix had expected the fishy smell.

"Huh? It's cool on my head...ah, my hat."

The slight coolness on his head suddenly brought Phoenix back to his senses. When he looked up, the shadow that should have covered the sun was gone. When he turned his head, he saw that his top hat was blown to a corner behind him by the wind. Fortunately, he did not continue. Fly with the wind.

Seeing this scene, Phoenix had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and walked over to pick up the hat, but before he could walk over, a small hand suddenly stretched out from the corner and pulled Phoenix's top hat directly, and then " Da da da' running sound.

"Huh? Damn! Thief! Put down my hat!"

At first, when the hat was taken away by an unknown person, Phoenix was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted, shouted immediately, and ran to the corner to catch up.