The mage arrives

"It's down."

Sigrid carefully looked at the mage in front of him, trying to connect him with the man who had too many rumors and halos.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Earl of Haven. Your name is recognizable. Even in the far south, I still yearn for the great battle that defeated the orc army. Moreover, my lady often mentions your What about the name?"

"Really?" Gordon laughed. "It's my honor to be praised by the beautiful female knight of the Phoenix family, and to be remembered by Miss Jier."

Sigrid seemed a little innocent, and Gordon's polite words made her jump for joy, her eyes that seemed to be able to speak, smiled into crescent moons.

At this time, Mrs. Dai Na came over and reported the treatment situation: "My lord, we have successfully stopped the bleeding and healed the wound for that eldest lady. But the trouble is, she was poisoned by a very strange poison. Our Divine spells don't have much effect on this poison, and it can't be dispelled, it can only be blamed on ensuring that it won't spread in the body."

Hearing this news, the female knight looked sad: "This is a bit tricky..."

Gordon asked: "Miss Sigrid, can you tell me what happened?"

"Ah, I was negligent, please forgive me." The female knight bowed, and then began to tell the ins and outs of the matter.

In fact, Jier and Sigrid have a lot to do with Gordon when they are down to where they are today.

In the ruins of Danzig, Ship Gribreth and Keyan Gribreth were killed by Gordon successively.Afterwards, Gordon reported the news of the collusion between the two brothers and the Three Holy Baptist Church to Archduke Antero.Not long after, when Gordon set off for the Dark Elf Dungeon.The Gribreth family was accused of colluding with cults and demon believers in an attempt to subvert the rule of the empire, and was arrested by several major forces headed by the Anduin royal family.To jointly eradicate.

The Phoenix family and the Gribreth family are both nobles in the southern part of the empire in the Changxia province.The two fiefdoms are adjacent to each other, both are on the verge of the Sea of ​​Steam, and both rely heavily on maritime trade.After the demise of the Gribreth family, the Phoenix family naturally gained the most from the water and benefited the most.

At the time when the family's power was expanding, it grew a lot in the Danzi ruins.Ji Er, who was no longer the spoiled noble lady, also began to devote herself to the family business.But unexpectedly, when she and Sigrid escorted a large amount of goods to the Willfast area for the first time.Something went wrong.

In order to get revenge, the remnants of the Gribreth family bribed the navigator of Jill's merchant fleet, and deliberately led the entire fleet off course, entering the Vampire Islands in the sea of ​​steam.In the thick fog.The entire fleet encountered accidents such as running aground, running aground, and being attacked by sea monsters in the complex terrain of the archipelago.lost heavily.

Finally, he was surrounded by a group of pirates.

The flagship of the Phoenix family fleet, the Red Feather, managed to break through the siege and fled to the west coast of the Haiwen Peninsula in a panic.At a place three kilometers away from the coastline, he was overtaken by pirates again.

In the chaotic gang-jumping battle, Sigrid led eight Phoenix knights from the Phoenix family to protect Jier, seized a small boat, and continued to flee to the shore.But during the battle, Jier was hit by a flying knife smeared with poison, and fell unconscious.

And what happened next, Gordon knew everything.

"What about the specific identity of the pirate who hunted you down? Do you know?"

Sigrid thought about it.Said: "It's Baromew Bellamy's subordinate."

Gordon was not familiar with the pirates running rampant on the steam sea, and he knew it through the female knight's explanation.That Baromew Bellamy was one of the most powerful pirates in this sea area. Not only did his fleet run amok in the Sea of ​​Steam, but he even had activities in the Sea of ​​Stars.Those merchants traveling between the Southern Continent and Willfast were all silent when they mentioned the name of "Blind" Baromew Bellamy.

"I didn't expect to provoke a big man again..." Gordon said half-jokingly, "But even if those pirates are tyrannical at sea, they can't make waves when they land on land. The most urgent thing is to find a way to get Jier's The injury was completely healed. By the way, does the Phoenix family know what happened to you? Do you have the means to contact the family now?"

Sigrid shook her head and sighed: "We have been raided, and the family may not find out until a few days later. It is even more difficult to track down the last place where the fleet was attacked by pirates. The sea of ​​steam is filled with fog all year round. Moreover, there are many islands and complex terrain, which makes it more difficult to track down. What's worse, we fled in a hurry without even bringing a magic communication device. Now we can't contact the family at all."

The Haiwen Peninsula is thousands of kilometers away from the fiefdom of the Phoenix family.This is not the kind of distance that can be covered by a communication brooch that Gordon makes casually.

"So, you are living outside now?"

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Sigrid's pretty face, as if she blamed herself for not being able to protect the eldest lady: "I'm ashamed..."

"You have tried your best." Gordon comforted, "Although as the lord of the Haiwen Peninsula, I really want to entertain you as a landlord. But now I have just taken office and have not yet established a solid foundation, so the help I can provide It is very limited, and there is no ship to take you back. But Mrs. Dana will try her best to take good care of Jier, and I will also find a way to cure Jier's poison, and let you return home safely."

"My lord, I have troubled you. I, Sigrid Frostflame, am very grateful." The female knight solemnly saluted Gordon.

The sea breeze blew her hair up, and Gordon realized that this female knight had a pair of pointed ears.

"So it's an elf." Gordon thought to himself.However, Sigrid's appearance and physical signs seem to be a bit special, making it impossible for the mage to immediately judge which branch of elves this female knight belongs to.

Well, at least not a dark elf, that's enough.

While Gordon and Sigrid were chatting leisurely, on the other side, Chuck, who is now the captain of Earl Haven's guard, was also busy with his own affairs.

After experiencing the harshest swimming in the icy sea water, he was lucky not to sink into the sea completely because his body was frozen. Gritting his teeth, he finally swam to the shore. The pirates who boarded the beach found sadly that the It is a hundred military crossbows that have already been wound.

After finally surviving, the pirates, who were still shivering all over, naturally didn't want their bodies to become targets full of crossbow arrows.A total of [-] pirates surrendered and were escorted to Gordon by Chuck.

After some interrogation, Gordon got useful information from one of these pirates, a guy named "Golden Tooth Jack" who was the boatswain.

The toxin in Jill is extracted from the blue sword jellyfish living in the sea area of ​​the labyrinth reef group.After this toxin enters the human body, it will become resistant to the power of arcane and divine arts, and cannot be eradicated.

"Do you know the antidote formula?" Gordon looked at the short and stocky pirate with rotten teeth, but had two golden front teeth.

"No... I don't know..." Gold Tooth Jack hadn't calmed down yet, his teeth were chattering, "These poisons were prepared by the ship's doctor. We ordinary pirates, just use it... and that's fine."

Gordon waved his hand and asked Woodrow to detain all the pirates and guard them.These people are skilled sailors, and they are familiar with the situation of the entire sea of ​​steam, so they are of considerable value, so they cannot be killed casually.

"Woodlow, you carefully interrogate these pirates every day, and try to get a little more information. Don't hurt them, they will be useful when we build our own fleet in the future." Gordon ordered.

Woodrow smiled excitedly when he heard that he was able to interrogate the prisoner again, but he was a little disappointed when he heard that Gordon said that killing people at will is not allowed.However, he is still ready to faithfully carry out Gordon's order: "Yes, my lord."

After Woodlow left, Gordon called Chuck again: "You are on the beach tonight, be vigilant. The assault boats of these pirates have been destroyed, and the pirate ships docked in the open sea will definitely notice soon. We must beware More pirates appear."

After the arrangements were made, Gordon said to Sigrid: "Miss Knight, you and your companions should go to rest. If anyone is injured, you can seek medical treatment from Mrs. Dana. In addition, I will specially arrange a carriage to carry Miss Jier. "

"My lord, the Earl. I am very grateful." Sigrid once again performed a knight salute.

Gordon smiled and nodded, then turned and left.

Seeing the mage's back gradually disappearing into the night, the female knight thought to herself: "Miss Jier has become more sensible since she returned from the Danzig ruins, which made the owner very pleased. It's just that she often mentioned a man named 'Gordon Freeman'. '' name. At that time, I was still surprised. I didn’t expect that this man would become famous in the war against the invasion of the orcs in the North. Now that we actually met, I realized that he might not be as exaggerated as the rumors said, but compared to Those mages or noble children in the Phoenix family are indeed much stronger..."

Under Gordon's careful arrangement, the night was spent safely.At three o'clock in the morning, a sentry found a three-masted pirate ship on the sea.However, after the other party found out that the security on the shore was heavily guarded, they symbolically fired two heavy ballistas and then gradually moved away.

In order to take care of the unconscious Jier, Gordon and Xiona gave up the most comfortable carriage and chose to ride instead.

It is very pleasant to ride the tall and handsome Ursinos war horse on the coastal road and enjoy the ocean scenery where the water and the sky meet.

After coming out of the mountain, the convoy speeded up, and it is expected to arrive in Black Iron City within today.But Gordon felt that that place was the stronghold of the King of Haven, so he didn't want to go into the city, and planned to pass by directly.

But what the mage didn't expect was that in the suburbs ten kilometers away from Black Iron City, he met a grand welcome team. (To be continued..)