After leaving the port, the White Sands first went straight north, along the continental shelf to the edge of Northland, and then turned westward, heading all the way to the endless sea that Olina said.
On the way, Xia Fan also saw the scenery in the north of Qi State. Behind the mountains were patches of uncultivated dense forests and mountains, covering an area almost half the size of Qi State. Among them, not far from Lingzhou, there is an obviously raised mountain peak. It is not only not covered by trees, but also has a dark brown appearance, which means that it is not an ordinary mountain, but an active volcano.
However, looking at it from the sea, Xia Fan always felt that its outline was a bit strange.
Starting from halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are some strange protrusions growing on the stone walls of this mountain. Some of them extend upward, and some are straight. At first glance, they look like thorns stuck randomly in the mountain. But considering the distance between the two sides, the size of this thorn is probably quite shocking.
Xia Fan also asked Qianyan.
The latter's answer was quite casual, "You tell me, it's not a nameless mountain. The Yong Dynasty once drew a map and called it Tianzhu because it was located in the north-west direction and was placed in the Eight Zodiac Maps. It happened to be the dry position. But later, for some unknown reason, its name was crossed out."
The name Tianzhu made Xia Fan quite concerned. If he remembered correctly, Kunlun Mountain had another name just like this. Of course, even Penglai Island had appeared, and it seemed reasonable to add Kunlun Mountain, but what he didn't understand was why the Yong Dynasty had to cross out this name again, so that there was no sign of this mountain in subsequent maps.
"Has anyone from the Fang family been to this mountain?"
"That's a thousand miles, and it's in a dense forest. How can the Fang family do it alone?" Qian Yan curled his lips and said, "I heard that the third generation King Yong wanted to organize a team to explore the border for a while, including those who came from A no-man’s land that no one has ever reached, but in the end nothing happened.”
Xia Fan could only accept this answer with regret.
After all, Jinxia obviously cannot afford to go to the northern end of the mainland to find out what's going on.
It would be nice if the look-glass had a little more magnification, he thought.
In addition to enjoying the scenery along the way, Xia Fan spent the rest of his time learning the Xiji language, and so did Li. It was impossible for Dragon Girl to follow them all the time, and sometimes it was very inconvenient to bring an extra translator, so learning foreign languages became a necessity.
"The Endless Sea, Alata; the Dawn and Dusk Sea, Aleister; the Sea of Tranquility, the Sea of Tranquility"
"Iota." Li prompted.
"Okay, I remembered." Xia Fan sighed. He seemed to have returned to the fighting stage in high school, reciting a lot of vocabulary every day to cope with the fateful battle that determined the future. Fortunately, his memory has improved a lot after feeling Qi, and his brain is clearer than before. Otherwise, he would not know how to learn Xiji language without any textbooks, phonetic symbols, or shorthand manuals.
The gap in talent is once again highlighted.
While he was still trying to increase his vocabulary, Li had already started trying to talk to the elves on the ship in Xiji language.
Every time like this, Qian Yan would always laugh at him.
But Xia Fan was completely speechless.
Because the man in front of him is too old and has already learned everything he can, including Xiji language.
Such days lasted for nearly a month.
Equipped with the help of a celestial device, the White Sand was much faster than similar ships. The moment the time entered June, a gray land appeared at the end of the field of vision.
"Your Excellency, that is the Holy Wing Islands." The acting captain's tone was full of uncontrollable excitement. Although the Holy Wing Islands are still a long way away from Natantine, navigation is developed here, and there are many ships traveling between the two places. They are everywhere, and he only needs to pay some travel expenses to return to his hometown on his own. "According to the scheduled route, we will enter the country at Azure Castle and follow the inland river directly to the royal capital, Shira."
Xia Fan also learned a lot about the situation of the Holy Wing Islands during this period.
First of all, the Salerni College and the Cathedral of the Hera Church that Olina is going to are both in the royal capital. Although the latter is not close to the sea, there is a large river connected to the Endless Sea. If it can pass the customs inspection, you can sail directly into it. The royal capital.
As for the attitude of the elves, the Holy Wing Islands are much more relaxed than Natantine. It is true that a group of dragonborn joined the fleet that conquered the World Island in order to earn imperial commissions. However, the archipelago itself is far away from the World Island, and there is not much substantive disputes. Elves are at best second-class residents in the Land of Holy Wings. As long as they keep their heads down and live carefully, they won't get into trouble.
On the other hand, "beast monsters" like Li are in a much worse situation.
Many kingdoms in the West Pole have great discrimination against half-beasts, believing that this type of monster is a symbol of stupidity and ugliness, and is basically at the bottom of the "ecological chain". Because of this, the half-beasts in the Holy Wing Islands are either coolies or criminals. Some nobles will keep beautiful elves, but few people will keep beast monsters as pets.
In addition, he also learned from the acting captain and Olina that the half-beasts of the West Pole and the demons of the mainland are actually very different. , the demon who can also learn other alchemy skills is simply incomparable.
This may explain why the dragon demon has become the actual ruler, but other demons still can't get ahead. Compared with humans, a person who senses Qi is born from time to time, and then goes to the Mage Tower for further training. Half-beasts don't even have channels to ascend. No, strength determines its own status.
Felinkat repeatedly warned her that it was fine for Li to follow Xia Fan. If she wanted to go out alone, it would be best to cover up her animal ears and other features to prevent the police from coming to question or arrest her.
The closer we get to the mainland of the archipelago, the more ships are around.
The white sails formed a silver-white "blanket" near the sea antenna, and seagulls walked between the ship's sides, looking full of life. According to Olina, Azure Castle is only the third largest port in the archipelago. There are Dragon's Breath Castle and Sun City in the west above it. However, it is only the third port, and its ships have exceeded the six countries' ships. sum.
This is a kingdom that lives by sailing.
Of course, a first-class battleship like the Baisha still stands out among the cargo merchant ships. The ships in front of them all gave way to the channel, fearing that they would be hit and sunk by this huge beast. The sailors on the ship were lying on the side of the ship, pointing at the White Sand in surprise and talking about the speed and flexibility shown by the latter, which seemed to have attracted the attention of many people.
At this moment, a dragon appeared on the horizon.
In the direction of the harbor, a group of clipper ships also rushed towards the White Sands. Xia Fan discovered that the fleet's route seemed to be to pass over the bow of his own ship, and at the same time, the other side's gun doors were open.
"Oops!" Felin suddenly whispered, "I forgot that this ship is Natadine's warship. If you don't inform the other party of the itinerary in advance, the Holy Wing Islands may think that you are here to plunder the port!"
"Just this one ship?" Xia Fan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Is the relationship between Natantine and the Holy Wing Islands so bad
"This is a capital ship. Wherever it is, there will usually be a large number of warships following behind it! Although Natatin and the Holy Wing Islands have not directly fought against each other, there are not a few conflicts due to maritime trade."
"Don't panic, I will go and explain." After saying this, Olina jumped from the top of the poop, transformed into a giant dragon, and flew towards the comer.