Although humans have been exploring for hundreds of thousands of years, until now, the only continents discovered by humans are the Chino Continent and the Lance Continent, which are often referred to as the Western Continent and the Eastern Continent.
Many ocean explorers have tried to explore whether there are new areas further west on the Chino continent, but after years of trying, they have found nothing.
The human power of Lance Continent has not yet been able to expand to the east coast, because mountain dwarves live in the Hematite Mountains in the east. Although the sturdy, short, and grumpy mountain dwarves are not hostile to humans, they will never allow large-scale human expeditions to pass through their homes for generations, and then build some kind of seaport on the east coast to explore the world. This race that deals with minerals and metals all day long does not understand why humans are so interested in that dangerous and useless ocean.
Therefore, after a long period of exploration, humans can only finally believe that the world has only two continents, the east and west, and the ocean that lies between the east and west continents is considered to be the center of the world. Therefore, this sea area is also called the central sea by humans.
And now, there is a passenger ship in the eastern part of the Central Sea, carrying humans from the eastern continent and sailing towards the Cod Harbor of the Hawke Empire. This ship is an asset of the Hawke Empire, ever since it established a firm foothold in the Eastern Continent. Emperor Larwin began to use this new area to seek benefits for the empire, and transportation was one of them.
A civilian transport ship like this sails back and forth every ten days, carrying about a thousand passengers each time, and the average ticket price is 40 gold coins. After taking into account the seafarers' wages and the maintenance costs of the ship and the harbor, this ocean transportation each time It can provide the Hawke Empire with an income of about 100,000 gold coins per month.
At this time, Regnar and his party boarded the ship and headed to the Western Continent.
"Wow! It's so beautiful!" Inelis clapped her hands excitedly. This little girl wore off-white shorts today and a light golden sleeveless vest on her upper body. Coupled with her long hair as brilliant as gold and a small white butterfly hairpin, this made her originally look like The cute little girl like a rag doll becomes more innocent and lovely. Inelise's soft shout instantly attracted the attention of many people.
"Hey! Yi Ni, I'm happy, but don't slap me on the head!" Regnar yelled helplessly. This little girl has been very excited since she got on the boat. No, in the early morning this morning, he was picked up from the bed by Inelise, insisting that Regna accompany her to watch the sea.
Regnar couldn't stand it, and in the end he could only get up sleepily to accompany Inelise. Possibly inspired by Clayton, Inelise rode on Regnar's neck after realizing that her vision was not broad enough. Inelise is now a little over 1.4 meters tall. Regnar is not as big as Clayton, and his shoulders are not even big enough for this little girl to sit on.
"Um... Okay." Inelise scratched Regnar's short black hair again, and then asked casually: "Has brother Regnar ever seen the sea?"
"Of course, what haven't I seen about your brother?" Regnar said arrogantly, but he would not say that he was on the boat as a prisoner at that time!
"Brother Regnar is so awesome!" Inelise began to pat Regnar on the head again: "Then where are we going this time?"
"You came here with me without even knowing where you are? Aren't you afraid that I will abduct you to traffickers?" Regnar didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Inelise had only known him for a few short months, but this little girl The sense of trust in oneself is comparable to decades of emotional accumulation. Just because she wanted to go to the west, Enelise followed her without hesitation, without even asking where she was going or what she was going to do...
"Brother Regnar doesn't do that!" Inelise said confidently, "Brother is the best to me!"
"I owe you this..." Regnar thought heartbrokenly. If it weren't for him, Inelise might still be living quietly with her real brother and sister, instead of following a homeless person like him. Settled wanderers wandered about.
That's why Regnar loved Inelise in every possible way along the way. If you lose your brother and family because of me, then I will be your brother and I will be your family.
"It's already noon, are you hungry?" Regnar patted Inelise's thin, white calf.
"It's one o'clock. I want to eat tuna bibimbap for lunch!" Inelise said.
"No problem!" Regnar readily agreed. When he parted with Verles two days ago, his teacher very thoughtfully gave him a thousand gold coins of pocket money and a space pocket. Now he, Uncle Regnar, is If Enelise is rich and wealthy, what does it mean to eat tuna bibimbap? Even eating tuna Regnar every day can keep her full!
"Go call the boss and Sister Vera, and let's go to the restaurant to eat together!" Regnar gently held Inelis's waist and lifted her off his shoulders.
Watching Enelis jumping away, blowing the salty sea breeze from the ocean, Regnar was in a rare and comfortable mood.
"So it's you." A rough voice sounded behind Regna.
Regnar turned his head and saw that he was a stocky middle-aged man with a beard, and his skin had turned reddish-brown due to the sun and the sea breeze.
"You are..." Regnar was stunned. At first glance, he thought this person looked very familiar, but he couldn't tell where he had seen him.
The middle-aged man laughed, showing his neat white teeth: "You haven't seen me for more than two years, and you have forgotten me? It seems that the experience of letting you clean the toilet was not profound enough for you!"
Regnar's heart skipped a beat. He moved back a few steps and pointed at the middle-aged man in disbelief and stammered: "You, you, you... you are Hans?!"
"You finally remembered!" Hans smiled friendly. This imperial sailor who had punished Regnar now seemed to have let go of those small grudges back then.
"Ah! You were the one who forced me to clean the deck, clean the toilet, and whip me with a whip! I remember it all now!" But Regnar obviously still couldn't let go of the painful experience that year.
"Hey! You kid is not much better. You make me subconsciously think that there are laxatives in it every time I drink. Do you know how big a shadow this is?" Hans said angrily.
"This..." Regnar smiled awkwardly: "Hehehe, the grudges from back then can be settled in one go."
"What's the matter, Xiao Lei, have you met a friend?" Kordak and the other three also rushed over.
"Oh, that's right..." Regnar really didn't know how to define the relationship between himself and Hans. He turned to Hans and said, "Are we going to eat and have a drink together? I promise that this time There will be no laxatives!”
Hans was also a cheerful person, and he didn't refuse Regnar's invitation. He immediately agreed and went to the restaurant with them.
Through conversation, Regnar learned that a shipwreck occurred half a year after Hans escorted him. Almost all the crew members were killed or injured, but he himself was saved by a passing merchant ship.
But because of the shipwreck, Hans suffered severe physical injuries, and his strength has been greatly reduced since then. Now he has retreated to the level of a fifth-level warrior. Therefore, Hans took a back seat and came to such a commercial ship as the captain of the guard. Today he was wandering on the deck with nothing to do. He happened to spot Inelise, and then he noticed the man carrying Inelise. The boy felt that the more he looked at him, the more familiar he looked, and he finally determined that this tall and thin boy was the skinny monkey Regnar from two years ago.
"Hahaha, you can't blame me for making trouble for you at that time. That was the order given to me by the captain." Hans took a sip of beer and said: "And I heard that he also did so under the instruction of Lord Malolite. Yes, in addition to escorting the prisoners, our other mission on that trip was to send you to the Eastern Continent in response to Malolite's request."
"Oh?" Regnar was stunned. He didn't expect that old guy Malolite to have paid attention to him more than two years ago.
Hans thought for a while and then said: "I remember reading your information at that time. You were arrested for entering Lord Malolite's mansion and stealing. Speaking of which, you are really bold and dared to run away. Go to the Sword Master Gale's house and steal something."
"How the hell do I know that there is a strong man from the Holy Domain living there..." Regnar's head was full of black lines. He had been a little strange about the experience before leaving the Western Continent. Now that he heard Hans' explanation, he finally Understand what's going on.
It seems that the Swift Wind Sword Master has known his teacher Velez a long time ago. During that burglary, Malolite must have discovered his potential as a shadow dancer, so he made a smooth favor and sent him there. There in Villeless. But this old lunatic has not escaped from his off-the-line style of doing things. Even if he is sending someone off, he still has to ask others to torment him half to death along the way...
Hans and Kordak laughed, and then Hans asked: "So what are your plans now? It can be seen that you have made a name for yourself in the past few years. Do you want to return home in glory?"
"That's not the case. I just stayed in the east for a long time and wanted to go back and have a look." Regnar shook his head. He couldn't possibly say that he ran back because he and the others could no longer stay in the eastern continent. Then he asked: "I don't think the empire will have my wanted order now, right?"
"How is that possible?" Hans waved his hand: "Strictly speaking, you just attempted a burglary. If every fleeing empire like you issued a wanted order, I'm afraid Merindel's city walls would have been destroyed by various means. The wanted posters are plastered all over.”
"That's good." Regnar nodded, then he remembered something, and then said, "By the way, Uncle Hans, let me ask you about a place."
"Place?" Hans was stunned.
"Semrela Province, Town of Ton." Regnar said nervously: "Do you know this place?"
Hans laughed after hearing this: "Haha, what a coincidence. I am originally from the Semruela Province. Although Ton Town is a bit remote, it is not too far from my hometown. You want to go That place?"
"Yes." Regnar nodded.
"That place is in a remote and remote area. Not only does it not have any good scenery, but bandits and thieves are also very rampant. What are you doing there?" Hans asked a little strangely.
"Just find someone." Regnar said, "Uncle Hans, can you help me draw a route? With guidance, I think it will be easier for me to travel."
Hans waved his hand generously: "If you want any more maps, I'll take you there. Anyway, I can take a month's vacation after this sea trip. I'm planning to go back and have a look. Let's go together then. That’s it.”
"Thank you very much," Regnar said hurriedly, and then raised his glass to toast Hans again.
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The last time he traveled from the Western Continent, Regnar spent more than ten days, so the time for his return this time must not be much different. But he still couldn't let go of his worries about Irene and his longing for Annelotte. Regnar had always seemed a little anxious these days. Fortunately, Inelise was there to guide him, and Hans would come over to him from time to time to drink and chat, so these long ten days were finally consumed by Regnar bit by bit.
When Regnar set foot on the Western Continent again, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. This is not only because he will find the two most important people in his life here, but also because a new journey and a new adventure are about to begin in this familiar yet unfamiliar land.