in the name of the queen.

"What kind of monster is this?"

This question not only lingered in Roland and Lisa's minds, but also stunned the crew members on the ship.

They were all experienced old sea dogs who had seen all kinds of storms and waves, but they had never seen a scene like this.

Despite their doubts, the sailors still began to cheer.

After all, the last case of someone surviving the eye of the storm was more than 30 years ago, so they were lucky enough to be alive.

When Roland returned to the cabin, he was surprised to find the captain standing at the cabin door with a large purse in his hand.

"Captain Robinson, what does this mean?" Roland asked with a smile.

"Dear guest, I cannot charge you for the boat trip."

Although Robinson was a little shy, his attitude was firm.

Roland gave him his life, so he would feel guilty about asking for more money.

However, Roland smiled and shook his head, rejecting Captain Robinson's kindness to return the money.

This amount of money was indeed a huge sum for him a few years ago, but for him now it is just a matter of treating someone to a meal.

You can't ruin your reputation just for a meal.

Faced with Roland's refusal, the captain quickly changed his words, "Dear guest, I know this money is just a small amount for you, but this is my insistence. Just consider it as the fee I paid you to protect the fleet."

After hearing what the captain said, Roland felt it was difficult to refuse.

"Since you insist, I won't let you down. I'll take care of the safety of this ship."

There are still several hundred miles to the port of Adri, and who knows what bad things may happen next. Although Roland and his crew also need a ship to cross the sea, the captain is still willing to add a little more insurance.

In short, Roland started his journey to the southern continent without spending a penny.

The next three days were calm, which made Roland, who had received the money and was ready to show off his skills to the captain, somewhat disappointed.

These days he kept reading various books and finally found a monster similar to the Storm Eye Controller.

It’s a pity that this monster is not in the deep sea, but comes from land.

This kind of spiritual monster, which is common in the Fifth Age, can control tornadoes on land to attack human towns and even cause the tragedy of urban destruction.

Compared with the tornado monster of that year, the strength and appearance of the Storm Eye controller have declined a lot.

It's like nine snakes giving birth to a three-headed snake, and each generation is worse than the previous one.

Roland drew both types of operators and carefully compared their differences.

Just when he was having difficulty finding the connection between them, Lisa came over, put her cheek against his, and pointed at the monster in the painting with a smile.

“They are all delicious.”

Is this possible? Roland put aside his meaningless worries and asked with a smile, "How do you know?"

"The soft ones with shells shouldn't taste too bad. If I'm not mistaken, they should taste about the same."

Soft, with a shell? Roland frowned slightly, finally finding the commonality between these two monsters.

Neither of them is a vertebrate, and they all have huge soft bodies.

The only difference is that the tornado monster in the Fifth Era was a soft body wrapped in a huge shell, while the eye of the storm monster in this era was a pure mollusk.

With the family tree of mollusks in mind, Roland drew two simple concept drawings.

This is the intermediate form of evolution that he speculated between the two.

He once again flipped through the encyclopedia of the sea of ​​consciousness, looking for the answer.

As he continues to give lectures, his popularity and knowledge base continue to expand, and the encyclopedia that comes with the Knowledgeable Star Path is also constantly unlocking content.

He can now see more than 50% of the contents of the encyclopedia.

With such rich records, it is not difficult to find creatures with existing images.

Soon, two intermediate forms were found, as well as three branching evolutions.

What these creatures have in common is that they can manipulate wind magic and are natural born monsters.

After explaining to Lisa, Roland put away the encyclopedia and four paintings. Just as he was about to end this unanswered topic, Lisa suddenly stood up.

"Roland, come with me to the Garden of Eden."

Looking at her unusual expression, Roland stood up without saying anything.

The Garden of Eden contained thousands of species of plants and animals, with even more life backed up to replicate a biosphere whenever the time was right.

In the Garden of Eden, Lisa took Roland to the top floor and opened a secret room.

"This is the Eden Library. There are many precious documents here, including many catalogs of life backups."

"Maybe we'll make some new discoveries," Lisa whispered.

Roland's eyes lit up. This was exactly what he needed.

This catalog is really impressive. Not only does it include the already discovered eye of the storm monsters, but there are also many similar monsters that manipulate elements, not just the wind element, but other elements as well.

However, there is a line of small words recorded at the end of the directory.

"No observed samples yet, suspected to be extinct."

Suspected extinction? Roland and Lisa were both a little confused.

Lisa murmured, "It doesn't make sense. Someone who can create a super artifact is not an ordinary person. The original owner of the Garden of Eden must have a deep understanding of biological sciences, so he shouldn't be wrong."

“But how come something that was extinct reappeared?”

Lisa was puzzled, but Roland had no doubts at all. "Don't doubt it. The extinction was true back then, and the reappearance is also true now. There is no contradiction."

"On the third return day, more and more monsters will appear."

Lisa's expression was a little complicated. She said softly, "Roland, I wanted to accompany you throughout the journey, but time waits for no one. After the trip to the southern continent, I plan to return to the Eternal City. By then, the teacher will surely have arranged everything."

Is it arranged?

Roland did not ask Lisa what she had arranged. He just held Lisa's hand and said softly, "I'm so glad you're here."

"Whether you are a post office clerk or the empress of the empire, you will always be my sister."

Lisa liked to hear this. Since the identity of the monster could not be determined for the time being, she should not worry about it.

"One cannot give up the present enjoyment because of future troubles. My dear, this is you."

Lisa was interrupted by Roland with a kiss before she could finish her words.

This is what he said.

There will always be a lot of worries tomorrow. If you create troubles for yourself today because you will have troubles tomorrow, life will be too bitter.

Leave tomorrow’s worries to tomorrow’s self, and tonight, he should enjoy himself.

At Port Adelaide, the Diamond Princess slowly approached but was stopped by a patrol boat.

There were dozens of armed patrolmen standing on the patrol boat, which made Roland feel uneasy.

Sure enough, after the patrol captain asked about Captain Robinson's whereabouts, he immediately ordered the patrolmen to raise their rifles and point them at the captain.

He looked at Robinson as if he were facing a formidable enemy, and shouted, "Wind Demon Servant, you hid very well, but unfortunately the Sage had already anticipated your arrival, and you are exposed!"

"Take them all away!"

Robinson nearly fell off the deck in panic, but he quickly remembered his trump card and looked for help at Roland who was watching the show.

The patrol captain also realized that the person in charge of the ship was not the captain but Roland. He frowned slightly and hesitated.

He did not recognize Roland's identity, but he could see that this guy was calm and composed, and the female companion next to him was wearing magician's casual clothes, and it was obvious that she was not someone to be trifled with.

He hesitated for a moment, waved his hand to signal the patrolmen to put away their weapons, and saluted Roland somewhat embarrassedly.

"Dear guest, welcome to Port Adri. I hope you and your wife will enjoy a wonderful journey here."

"Patrolman Adri will not hinder the actions of our distinguished guests. Please go ashore as soon as possible. This ship is the only one that has crossed the Land-Between Sea in the past three days. I suspect that the captain has something to do with the recent frequent storms. He must be investigated."

The patrol captain then fixed Captain Robinson with a stern look, the warning very obvious.

Roland looked at the patrol captain with curiosity and regarded him with admiration.

He is a talented person who can judge who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked in a very short time and make the right decision. I didn't expect that such a talented person is just a patrol captain in Port Adri, and his military rank is only a captain, which is really a waste of talent.

Roland waved his hand and a piece of letter flew out and floated towards the patrol captain.

"Take this letter and go to serve the Sussex Empire, the Vladimir Empire, or the Golden Kite Republic. I promise you will have a bright future."

The patrol captain subconsciously grabbed the flying letter, but was shocked by Roland's words.

He instinctively wanted to refuse, but suddenly thought of someone and his body trembled slightly.

He is young and handsome, with a stunning female companion by his side, and he dares to make such a promise right away. Could he be Roland, the ruler of the Rodinia Alliance?
The patrol captain's breathing was a little rapid, and his mind was blank. He almost accepted the invitation subconsciously, but the breeze on his face quickly sobered him up.

Is the future really bright?

Who would look down on someone who changes sides at will?

He took a deep breath and didn't even open the letter that came to him, but casually handed it to the deputy next to him.

"Dear guest, please respect yourself. I am an official of the Nubian Kingdom and I will never betray my motherland."

Roland shrugged and said nothing.

In fact, he didn't hold out much hope. After all, the patrol captain looked to be about 24 or 25 years old. He was probably married and had a career, so it was impossible for him to change jobs easily.

He mainly used this method to remind the other party of his noble status and not to be aggressive.

His goal was indeed achieved. The patrol captain no longer insisted on taking Robinson away, but warned him not to wander around and to leave only after the Fengmo incident was clarified.

Robinson certainly would not refuse, and in fact he did not dare to leave Hong Kong in a short time.

The eye of the storm can appear once and it will appear again, but the next time it appears, there will be no magician lady to protect them.

Just as the situation calmed down and everyone dispersed, Roland, who was about to get on the carriage, suddenly stopped.

He sensed someone approaching, and it was a super strong person.

A clear voice came from behind, a young female voice.

"Lord Roland, the Prime Minister of the five countries that dominate the Rodinia continent, actually seduced officials from other countries in public. Is this how you recruit talents?"

"Haha, Miss Enya, long time no see."

Roland turned slowly and looked at the female druid who was dressed simply and had a very forest-like air. He inexplicably thought of her teacher, the Crow Sage.

Enya's strength is comparable to Angelina's, but it is indeed not enough in front of Roland and Lisa.

The only person Roland could be concerned about was the Crow Sage.

A crow hiding in the darkness and waiting for its chance is scarier than an eagle with bared fangs and claws.

The Crow Sage was not favored by the judges at first, but he achieved an excellent ranking in the Battle of White Mountain and was promoted to Rank Five.

No one knew what he was good at. Roland didn't even notice this man's existence during the Battle of White Mountain, but he just picked a peach without showing off.

Enya knew that Roland was thick-skinned and there was nothing she could do about him, so she had to reveal her true purpose.

"The teacher wants to see you."

"Is it the Crow Sage? That's great. I've wanted to discuss this with him for a long time, but I just didn't have the chance. Lead the way."

Seeing Roland agree so readily, Enya felt something was wrong. Roland never played by the rules, so she couldn't help but worry.

But she soon relaxed.

With the teacher here, even Roland can't cause trouble in Port Adri.

She led the way, and Roland and Lisa followed in silence.

The three walked for a few kilometers and stopped at a tree house outside the city.

"Lord Roland, Crow Sage is just a nickname. My teacher's real name is Cyrus. You can also call him the Great Sage."

"okay, I get it."

There's nothing wrong with calling him Crow Sage behind his back, but it's indeed a bit rude to call him that to his face.

Just as Roland was about to climb up to the tree house, the trunk of the towering ancient tree slowly opened, and a thin figure walked out from it.

"Roland, Lisa, welcome to the Lost Forest. I was busy just now and was unable to go to the port to greet you in person. Please forgive me."

The Crow Sage made a gesture of invitation and greeted the two warmly.

"Come on, the dishes and wine are ready, let's eat and talk."

Lisa couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Cyrus, do you know we are here?"

Sage Crow couldn't help but laugh. "I know a little bit about astrology, and I know that a distinguished guest will arrive recently. Combined with Mr. Roland's journey, it shouldn't be difficult to guess."

"It would be rude of me to be ignorant of your presence. Please!"

The Crow Sage's reasons were very convincing, but Roland always felt that he was not telling the truth.

Roland didn't think much about it. After all, they were not even partners, and they were even enemies before.

The Nubian Navy was completely annihilated by the joint attack of the Sussex Imperial Navy and the Red Pirates.

Although the Crow Sage did not look angry, who knew what he was really thinking.

Walking into the tree house, the interior is naturally a different scene.

The tree looks only three meters in diameter from the outside, but it is actually very spacious inside, with a diameter of at least one hundred meters.

Space magic or divine weapon? Roland was more inclined to the latter.

Seeing that Roland and Lisa were just curious but not surprised, Sage Crow felt a chill in his heart and seemed to be thinking about something.

He coughed lightly, smiled, and called Roland and Lisa to the living room.

The Nubian delicacies that had been prepared long ago were being served one by one, soon filling up the long dining table.

"I heard that Miss Lisa is an excellent cook. I wonder if she can get used to the food here."

Nubian cuisine is mainly based on meat, barbecue and flatbread, with very few vegetables.

Lisa tasted the food very professionally and gave high praise.

Nubian and Talia cuisines have their own characteristics, using heavier spices and condiments, but they taste quite good.

With Lisa's praise, the atmosphere at the table became much more harmonious.

Seeing that Roland was in a good mood, Cyrus asked tentatively, "You two came from the north. I wonder if you have encountered the eye of the storm?"

"It's unfortunate that we met by chance." Roland said calmly.

"Then you..." A strange look flashed in Cyrus' eyes.

"I killed the controller of the eye of the storm, the wind demon you call."

"Killed him?" Cyrus's surprise was evident in his words. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Roland said in a deep voice.

Cyrus's breathing was a little heavy. After an unknown amount of time, he slowly said:

"Roland, the trolls are gradually awakening under the deep sea. The ocean will only become more and more violent. I..."

While Cyrus was thinking about how to continue, Roland asked in a deep voice: "What is the identity of the troll?"

"Well, I'm not sure about that." Cyrus obviously didn't want to continue this topic.

Roland knew very well that Cyrus knew who the deep-sea troll was.

He did not rush to ask, but waited until Cyrus picked up the fruit wine cup and drank a big gulp of wine to hide his mood before suddenly asking:

"Is it Poseidon, the king of the sea?"

"Yes, no, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Cyrus' face turned red from the wine and he coughed violently, but he still denied it desperately.

Their eyes met in the air, and sparks flew.

It is clear that the deep-sea troll of the prophetic poem is Poseidon himself.

Why did the protector of the ocean become a deep-sea troll? Roland was a little curious. (End of this chapter)