Mystery: emerging from the wilderness of knowledge

Chapter 653 Fleet
In the God-forsaken land, Silver City, a flash of lightning flashed across the deep sky, illuminating the entire Silver City. However, it did not last long and soon faded away, returning the world to darkness again.

Derrick opened his eyes and subconsciously glanced around the room, then got out of bed and ran straight to the door.

As he walked, he suddenly slowed down. Mr. "White Tower" must need a lot of materials and characteristics. Hunting in the dark is a dangerous thing. It will also waste a lot of time and slow down the progress of exploring the Giant King's Court. I wonder if the Chief will agree.

After thinking carefully for a long time, he couldn't come to any useful conclusion. He shook his head, picked up his new weapon, opened the door, and walked all the way to the round tower in the center of my city.

Along the way, he saw the residents of Silver City with more smiles on their faces and stronger bodies. The normal food obtained through the Tarot Club traded greatly improved the living standards of the people in Silver City. Although the traded food could not completely replace the black grass in Silver City, it could ensure that they could eat a normal meal every day.

Mr. "White Tower" seemed to be caught up in the war. I wonder if he still has time to help us collect food. With such concerns, Derrick quickly came to the bottom of the round tower. After being passed, he came to the room at the top of the round tower belonging to Colin Iliad, the chief of the six-member council.

This "demon hunter" was sitting behind a dark desk as usual, his gray hair was rather messy and neglected, his face had deep wrinkles and many old scars that were either deep or twisted, his light blue eyes were deep and experienced, as if they could see through people's hearts.

After Derrick saluted, he nodded and said:
"How is your mastery of the potion, 'Priest of Light'?"

"Not even close." Derrick answered frankly. He had just been promoted and was not yet able to concentrate his spirituality well or use the corresponding extraordinary abilities skillfully.

"Well, don't worry, many people in this exploration team are not ready yet."

After briefly mentioning it, Colin Iliad skipped the topic and asked:
"According to the time, you should have participated in a party today. What special deal was there this time that made you come here so soon?"

Derrick nodded, and then told him about the deal that Renekton had proposed.

After listening to Derrick's narration, Colin Iliad nodded solemnly, stood up from his chair, walked to the window, and spoke as if he was asking Derrick, or as if he was asking himself:

"'Silver Knight' and 'Glory One', this is an offer that Silver City cannot refuse. As long as we have the potion formula, Silver City will have a Sequence 3 Saint, or even a legendary angel."

"How do you think we should judge the authenticity of the potion formula? How many monsters in the dark do we need to hunt and collect materials?"

"The war that only exists in general education textbooks is far more cruel than you can imagine. According to your previous description, this may be a game between the gods."

“This…” Derrick swallowed and said with a somewhat depressed look, “I don’t know.”

Colin Iliad looked out the window at the training ground and the street with a complicated expression, and at the residents of Silver City with smiles on their faces, and said in an unusually calm voice:

"I don't know either. We need to convene the Six-Man Council to discuss this matter. The formula of the Gloria is of great significance to us!"

After standing for a moment, Colin Iliad looked back at Derrick and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Nothing."

Derrick shook his head, then said goodbye and left the chief's room.

In a luxurious manor near the suburbs in the northern district of Backlund, Emlyn sat on a single sofa in the living room, playing with a gold coin with a four-leaf clover pattern in his hand, and looking at the furnishings in the room with curiosity.

This is the home of the blood clan baron Russ Bathory. He is an antique lover and has collected many strange items. Although most of them are from the southern continent, some of them belong to the northern continent and the Terensost Empire in the Fourth Epoch.

Following the announcement from the manor servants, Russ Bathory soon arrived at the reception room. He looked like a middle-aged gentleman with great temperament, of medium build and very tall, with meticulously groomed dark black hair and blood-red eyes.

When Emlyn saw Russ Bathory, he stood up from the sofa with a smile, bowed politely and said:
"Good afternoon, Baron Russ."

Russ Bathory looked at Emlyn in surprise, then bowed and said hello:
"Good afternoon, Viscount White, what kind of collectibles would you like to buy from me?"

Ruth Bathory didn't exchange too many pleasantries and went straight to the point.

Emlyn was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, flicked the gold coin in his hand, caught it again, and said calmly:

"I thought you would be like Ernest and Cassimy and reject me directly after knowing my purpose."

Russ Bathory smiled and shook his head:
"I prefer to collect strange monster items from the southern continent. This is something that all the vampires in Backlund know."

"But I'm still a little curious. Why are you suddenly interested in items from the Ternsost Empire?" "I've been studying the history of the vampires recently. It happened to be the glorious period when the 'Blood Moon Queen' brought together the vampires scattered around the world. I want to learn more about it through things related to the Ternsost Empire."

Emlyn smiled and gave the excuse he had thought of long ago.

Russ Bathory nodded slightly, not showing any belief, but also not questioning. After a pause, he continued:

"I need to remind you that although our blood race and humans had a close relationship during the Terensos Empire of the Fourth Epoch, this does not mean that you can easily find records related to the blood race from some items."

"We have to give it a try, don't we?" Emlyn responded with a chuckle.

Russ Bathory nodded, turned around and took Emlyn to his collection room.

On the southern continent, the northernmost port of Orleston in the Pas River Valley is one of the major ports built on a safe waterway.

Affected by the raging sea, this place is shrouded in storms all year round and the sea surface is turbulent.

On the dark sea, a steam-powered ship with a metallic surface broke through the violent waves and appeared in the sight of everyone in the port.

This is a ship made entirely of steel, two hundred meters long from bow to stern, with large-caliber cannons mounted on both sides. On the deck, there is also a main gun carved with many strange symbols. This main gun is even larger than the purification cannon on the "Golden Dream" and has an oppressive feel.

On both sides of the bright yellow hull, there is a triangular holy emblem filled with symbols of steam, gears and levers, and an emblem consisting of a bow and sword burning with flames. They represent the Church of the "God of Steam and Machinery" and the Intis military respectively.

At the dock of Orleston Harbor, Ethan, wearing black wizard robes, stood side by side with Phoenix Eggers. He stared at the sea in the distance with a serious look, his face a little pale.

A purple glow flowed faintly in his eyes, interweaving into one strange symbol after another.

His throat moved twice, and he chanted a spell while casually sprinkling a handful of colored powder.

The powders fell to the ground and formed a vivid colorful picture, which was exactly the scene on the sea in the distance, but clearer and more detailed.

With the appearance of the first ship, one ship after another broke through the wind and waves and appeared in the field of vision, like huge steel monsters, giving a very oppressive feeling.

Phoenix looked at the contents of the colorful scroll, sighed deeply, turned his head to look at Ethan, and asked with some expectation:

"Is it true that no prince is coming here?"

Ethan smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Ms. Grant is in charge of the rear, and President Komil is in Uttar Pradesh, but there is also one of the Ten Pillars who holds the holy relics here."

"I think a holy relic may not be able to withstand those artillery fire. The Church of Steam is most in need of these consumable magical items and ammunition. They can flood the port of Orleston with bullets alone."

Phoenix looked at the increasing number of giant steel ships on the sea in the distance and said with a not very good expression.

Beside him, a dark blue "door" appeared out of thin air, and Edwina, wearing a beige jacket with a tight waist, a dark knee-length skirt, and dark brown leather boots, walked out from the other side of the "door".

Behind her followed the second mate of the Golden Dream, Orpheus, the boatswain Daniels, Danitz, and Anderson who happened to be on the ship recently.

Anderson looked at the huge steel ship that was becoming clearer and clearer on the sea in the distance, exclaimed in a somewhat exaggerated way, then looked at Phoenix and Ethan beside him, shook his finger and said:

"It's impossible to do it with bullets alone, but if we add those shells with extraordinary effects, as long as the weight is enough, they can even destroy the protective barrier of the Silver Knight."

Danitz looked at the giant steel ships that looked like monsters on the colorful scrolls created by Ethan's magic, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Shit, luckily I didn't bring the Golden Dream here, otherwise I might be out of a job."

“Corpses won’t be unemployed. No, if they were on the ship, you wouldn’t even leave corpses behind.” Anderson mocked Danitz casually.

“Shit.” Danitz glared at Anderson angrily. He had no good feelings towards this man who had been staying on the “Golden Dream” recently. He spent more time in the captain’s room in a day than he did in a week.

"The real main force is here." Edwina looked up at the sky above the dock, her eyes light blue, and spoke in a very calm tone.

(End of this chapter)