"Well, although it will be very hard, I still leave it to you. Here are the people I hope you can help." Cardiff introduced him in order, starting with Bill. "Although this warrior and the fairy girl will go with me to defeat the fire dragon,

However, both sides will have important missions. All in all, we must bear in mind that the outcome of this battle can already determine the fate of the entire Rhodes Island."

"I'll remember it later." Charlie lowered her head deeply.

"Then please give me some advice, Miss Xia Li." Slein said to Xia Li on behalf of everyone.

Charlie replied simply.

"Now that Miss Charlie is ready, we will set off immediately. After all, Ashram and the others must have left before us."

Slein said this to everyone.

Everyone nodded in agreement with him.

"Be careful, we will catch up with you after we defeat the fire dragon."

Bill held Slein's hand with a blessing expression on his face.

"You too, Bill. By the time you defeat the Morning Star, we should have solved the problem here."

"Okay, this is the end of the farewell. Anyway, it's not like we won't see each other again." Hillis's cheerful voice broke the peaceful atmosphere. "Captain, please give me the order!"

Oruson nodded and spoke in a voice that did not fluctuate.

"Go" Although this command to go is a bit twisted, the journey to confront Ashram and Water Dragon Abra begins.

Fire Dragon Hunting Ground

Standing here, you can intermittently hear the powerful sound of waves being broken by rocks.

The moist sea breeze with the flavor of the sea blows all around.

And mixed with the shouts of sailors unloading cargo onto the land.

I caught a big fish today.

Although it is a big fish, the cargo is not fish, but treasures, food and women snatched from other merchant ships.

Yes, they are pirates.

The location of the ship is a huge cave under a steep cliff.

Since it is a sunny day now, the summer sunshine shines into the deep sea, dyeing the sea surface a bright blue color.

However, it was a bit dark inside the cave, with the only lighting being the lamps lit by a few sailors.

This cave is located northwest of Riding, the largest trading port in Rhodes Island, about a two-day walk away. Because the area is deep inland, the sea currents from the open sea are already weak when they reach here. If the coast is not This high cliff might make a good port, but unfortunately it is because of this cliff that the ideal cannot be realized.

However, there are several caves formed by seawater erosion under the cliff.

They used one of the caves. The cave they used had almost countless passages.

One of the passages is also connected to the land. Although it is only wide enough for one person to pass, it also allows them to use the land route.

In addition, there are often merchant ships heading to Leiding on the current nearby, so this place has become a dream place for pirates.

Taking advantage of this location, the pirates boarding the medium-sized ship "Sea Devil's Corner" have recently become the most feared targets of all merchant ships that want to pass here to Ledding.

The method of "Sea Devil's Corner" is to first approach the prey at high speed, use the sharp horn hidden under the water to knock a hole in the opponent's boat, and then take advantage of the chaos to rush onto their boat and seize all the goods they can get.

The crew members were either thrown into the sea or killed with machetes. If they were strong men, they were brought back to the ship as slaves. In fact, the life of a slave tied in chains was in some ways more painful than death.

Yahab, the captain of the pirate ship, saw them unloading the cargo and could hardly suppress the smile on his face.

Because the results of this attack were even better than expected. Unexpectedly, the prey this time was the ship of a Leiding Council member and trader, and the trader's daughter was also on the ship.

"Watch the daughter of the big businessman who is used to collect the ransom carefully. The other women are yours to do as you please!"

After Yahab, who was in a happy mood, said this, the sailors gave a vulgar cheer.

"It's not for nothing that I came all the way from Mamo." said the close man standing next to Yaheb.

"That's right. I thought it didn't suit my personality very well, so I just wanted to give it a try."

As they said, they were not pirates at all before, but soldiers directly under the Mamo Empire. In particular, Yahab, as the captain, was awarded the title of knight.

"Sea Devil's Corner" is of course also a warship belonging to the Mamo Navy, and the sailors on the ship are all Mamo soldiers.

After Yaheb's death in Beirut, he was sent here by Ashuram, one of the powerful people who currently dominate Mamo and the leader of the Knights of the Meta Guards. It probably happened that Ashuram was preparing to go to Araniya. time.

Of course, their original purpose was not to become pirates. Their original mission was to hide the ship near Leiding and wait for Ashuram, who traveled around the country looking for the "Scepter of Domination".

However, Yahab wanted to think that since he was here, why not make a fortune, so he started to work part-time as a pirate. Anyway, Mamo's warships were usually used, and being a pirate had long been their usual side job.

The sailors sent here also have considerable pirate experience, and most of the older sailors were pirates before the unification of Mamo.

In addition, the "Sea Devil's Corner" is an excellent military ship. Not only is it reinforced with metal plates near the bottom of the ship, but it is a medium-sized ship and has fifty oarsmen equivalent to that of a large ship, so it can be used when necessary.

Faster than any ship.

No matter how good Riding's ship is at sailing, and no matter how many soldiers are hired to fight off the pirates on board, it is still no match for them.

It's just that due to the influx of a large number of refugees from all over Rhodes Island, Ryding has fallen into extreme chaos, and they don't mind this kind of pirate activities at all. Today's Ryding has even become so chaotic that they must abandon their proud principle of autonomy and request

Frame helped them maintain law and order.

Therefore, in just a few months, Yahab earned enough wealth to spend a lifetime.

"Boss..."

At this time, a man responsible for rowing came to Yahab and whispered.

"Why?" He was so emotionally broken that he almost didn't want to respond.

"Please don't be so angry." "I'm not angry. If you have anything to say, please tell me."

"Hey, Lord Ashuram has arrived."

"What!"

The captain's expression almost turned the oarsman into stone, and he clicked his tongue several times unconsciously.

"Finally, the economy has improved," the captain said softly.

"Don't keep him waiting too long, please come with me quickly!"

"I got it, don't be lazy when you unload the goods!"

Yahab roared towards the boat and followed the man into the passage of the cave.

Ashuram hated the yinous air in the cave that smelled like water.

After they passed through the dark cave, they were arranged to the place where they are now.

Although it is still inside a cave, it is slightly circular in shape and is almost as big as a city hall.

An area of ​​the ground had been cleared and some tables and chairs were set up. Many large wine bottles were stacked along the wall. It seemed that this was also used as a place to hide the trophies they had obtained when they were pirates.

Just then Yahab came in with the oarsmen.

"I've kept you waiting for so long. It's great that you can come here safely, Lord Ashuram."

He said with a smile on his face and opened his hands.

"Why come here safely?" Ashuram did not hide his displeasure. "What on earth is going on? I didn't ask you to be a pirate here!"

"It is true that you have never given this order, but this ship is used for plunder in its normal mission. I guarantee that half of the treasure obtained will be dedicated to the Mamo Empire in accordance with regulations."

"Didn't I order you to be a receptionist here? It's not that I didn't know that you would be bored, and I also knew that you wanted to make some money, but now that what happened here has spread throughout Leiding, you are stupid enough to kidnap the reviewer

The committee member’s daughter? No matter how chaotic Redding is, they will come to attack us for the sake of face!”

"Lord Ashuram, wouldn't this be a good idea?" The man in jet black robes spoke. "Since everything has been done, there is nothing we can do. Anyway, now that we are here, Yahab has no time to fight pirates.

So I just need to go to the Blue Dragon Island and finish what needs to be done before Riding’s warships are dispatched, right?”

Ashram looked at this man intently.

"I see. Guroda, you are right. Rather than questioning what has happened, it would be smarter to make the best plans for the future?"

Ashuram showed a mocking smile to the man named Guroda.

Strictly speaking, this person was not a subordinate of Ashuram. Since the assistance of a magician was necessary to fight the dragon, Ashuram asked the magician Bagunad, who was a military advisor in Beirut, for assistance.

Borrowed one of his apprentices from him.

Among Ashram's group, except for Guroda, the magic warrior Astar of the black demon clan and the dark priest Gabella of Ferraris are not Ashuram's subordinates. Astar is not only

He is a warrior of the black demon clan, and is also a confidant of Rujebu, the patriarch who rules this demon clan. And Gabella is the high priest of Ferraris, and also has the trust of the highest priest Hudilu.

They obviously monitor Ashuram's actions for the sake of their master, but they are absolutely necessary for Ashuram who has no magic power.

Since the death of Beirut, an extremely complex system has been implemented within Mamo.

Because Mamo was unified by Emperor Beirut at the beginning, after the death of this great emperor, Mamo's split seemed to be an inevitable fate.

Those who prevented this split were the four most powerful nobles under the emperor.

Ashram is certainly one of them.

Bagunade, who serves as Beirut's military advisor, and Rujeb, the leader of the Black Demon Clan, are also among these four people.

The other one is the Great Monk of Darkness, Zhenghu Dilu, who is the highest priest of the Dark God Ferraris.
To be continued...