Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 834 Sea of ​​Smoke and Fire
After Shadow left with Letty, Roger also returned to Candlelight Island with the storyteller.

During this time, the storyteller was naturally full of doubts and kept asking Rogge questions.

Rogge patiently explained this to him. The storyteller seemed to be deep in thought, never expecting to see the leader of the "Shadow of Fools" faction in the dynamic storyline.

It's worth noting that this organization had previously maintained a very mysterious image among its players.

Apart from Letty trying to scam some players during the early stages of the game, Shadow of Fools did not cause any trouble for Candlewood Island during its later development; on the contrary, they cooperated to some extent.

But this naturally means they know little about the Shadow of Fools.

But now, the leader of the Shadow of Fools has suddenly appeared, and for the sake of the philosophical scepter in his hand.

This proves several things.

First, the philosophical scepter is really important; it is indeed something of a high level.

Secondly, the Shadow of Fooling is probably also closely related to the owner of that withered finger...

Thirdly, judging from the exchange proposal made by that "shadow" before, the Shadow of Deception seems to know more than they thought.

Not to mention the "Burning War" that had appeared in previous intelligence reports, they even knew about the Extinction Moment and the Eternal Altar.

Then another question arises: what exactly is the Philosopher's Scepter, and what benefits does it bring to the Shadow of Fools that would make them willing to exchange it even at such a price?

The storyteller's mind raced; he was eager to know the answer to the question.

However, what's troubling is that the Candlekeepers don't seem to have any plans to "exchange" at the moment.

As for his own thoughts, he also did not want to use the philosophical scepter for exchange.

the reason is simple.

Although the Shadow of Fools said those things before leaving, Candle Island still couldn't confirm the other party's ultimate purpose.

If handing over the Philosophy Scepter allows the other party to achieve a certain goal instantly, it would put Candlefire Island at a disadvantage, and might even be a way to aid the enemy to some extent.

The storyteller felt a headache coming on at the thought of this.

Damn it, the things in this Spirit Candle World are so complicated, just like the real thing, it's giving me a terrible headache.

Oh, and one more thing, this "Shadow," as the leader of the Shadows of Fooling, is actually a monster in disguise; it seems rather unimpressive...

The storyteller was lost in thought.

Rogge's idea was quite simple.

He could never give away the philosophical scepter.

However, he could let the player go to the area the shadow pointed out to see what was so special about it.

It's not too late to make a decision then.

Thinking of this, Roger put it away and merged it into the spirit candle.

The Gurad Empire, the Moonfire, the Nightmarefire, and the area guided by this Shadow.

This means that players will now have to explore four routes simultaneously to uncover the secrets within them.

But Rogge wasn't worried about it.

Now, both the quantity and quality of players have improved, and with the availability of the Flame Shards, these veteran players are more cautious about their lives and won't act recklessly.

So... trust the wisdom of the players!

……

"Wabi wabi, wabi bap, ah o na!"

On the upper level of Candlefire Island, a player stared blankly, gesticulating wildly and making incoherent noises, which amused Little Snail, who was standing nearby, to burst into laughter.

Li Miao chuckled and looked away.

Then he looked at the items in his inventory.

Ryan brought him something again.

Most of them are still "exclusive", but there are some repetitive elements, since Candle Island already has a lot of skills.

Of course, regardless of whether these things were valuable or not, Li Miao accepted them without hesitation. He would also give them back some firework materials in return, and then distribute these things equally among those who were far away and those who had gone ashore.

However, these are not the main points.

The key point is the letter Ryan sent.

The above content made Li Miao thoughtful.

After returning to the Temple of Fire, the witch was no longer in Ryan's original location, but he could still use the power of the campfire to continue to grow stronger and explore.

Although it was somewhat lonely, for Ryan, it was also a kind of freedom.

In addition, he recently met Claymore at the Temple of the Fire God. As two people who are also deeply involved with candlelight, they naturally have a lot to talk about.

Along with Claymore appeared a firewood gatherer of impeccable lineage and a well-known figure in the Temple of Fire.

His name was Vysek, and he was arguably the strongest firewood gatherer in the Temple of Fire.

He is not only a Saint of Fire Transformation, but also fused with fragments of the Flame of Life during a dangerous exploration, possessing power beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

However, Claymore and Ryan surprisingly got along well.

Vysek was gentle yet resolute and persistent, and a loyal and devoted woodcutter.

When Claymore first met him, he happened to see him chasing down a degenerate woodcutter who had injured his friend. Claymore also hated this man and naturally stepped in to help, which is how the two became acquainted...

After reading the contents of the letter, Li Miao put it away.

Ryan considered him one of his most important friends, so he naturally didn't hide his situation from him.

Li Miao, however, was somewhat curious.

Compared to Claymore and Ryan, who are practically open-ended spies, Vysek is considered to be highly valued by the campfire.

Wouldn't such a warrior attract the attention of the campfire?

How could they allow Vysek to hang out with Clemurion?
That seems rather unreasonable.

……

"It's getting dark again?"

"I should log in now. There's another non-stop update today. I heard from the forums and groups that they're going to open a lot of dungeons all at once!"

In the real world, the sun has already disappeared below the horizon, but in the world of Spirit Candles, the light has just risen from the sea.

Rogue also listens to the players' opinions.

I saw some players complaining on the forum that it's always dark on Candle Island, making it impossible to tell the time, and they always end up overdoing it.

He turned around and set day and night for Candlelight Island... Of course, during the day there was only light, no sun.

Therefore, players can now use the weather on Candlefire Island to determine when to log in and out.

Now it's morning in the game, and night in reality.

Naturally, one must log in immediately, engage in fierce battles, and passionately clash with the monsters.

Not to mention that today is another day that Spirit Candle is updating without stopping.

This naturally means that players will be able to explore new dungeons again.

Soon, the update notification stopped along with the heavy, massive clanging of chains from the other side of Spiritfire Harbor, and a brand new portal appeared at the edge of the sea.

The other players roared and charged in.

The top-tier players, of course, wouldn't do that. They had already made arrangements and divided the players into groups accordingly.

The lead storyteller and Yuanfang glanced at the crowd and nodded slightly.

"come on."

After saying that, everyone split into groups and headed towards the chosen teleportation portals...

Even Brother Fish was included in it.

Although his Deathfire Sword line is equally important, he will always need to use the power of Deathfire to expand his potential, so it doesn't matter where he uses it.

Since I'm just killing time anyway, I might as well explore the dungeons and contribute my part. Who knows, I might even make some unexpected discoveries.

……

You have arrived in—the sea of ​​gunpowder.

With a loud bang, the players' large ship plummeted from the teleportation portal in mid-air, creating a huge wave.

The ship remained perfectly still in the distance. As soon as it stopped rocking, he leaped onto the top of the armored behemoth and calmly observed the surroundings.

Black smoke, raging flames, wrecked warships, faint sounds of fighting, the torn corpses of giant beasts, and several wailing giant beasts that were not yet completely dead.

This is a sea area where war is still raging.

Looking into the mirror from afar, he immediately frowned.

There was nothing particularly strange about these two seemingly hostile fleets that were fighting each other.

The strange thing is that both ships in both fleets were flying the flag of the Gulad Empire.

This appears to be a... civil war within the Gulad Empire.

Before they entered, the storyteller and the candlekeeper had already spoken, revealing the general outline of the four important areas of exploration.

They were divided into groups before they entered.

Therefore, he was not surprised that the warship in front of him was flying the flag of the Gulad Empire.

However, it's rather strange that both sides are flying the flag of the Goulard Empire.

Was it a rebellion that broke out within the Gulad Empire, or was it caused by hostile forces within the Gulad Empire?
Yuanfang jumped down and told everyone what he had seen, then asked for their opinions.

Also entering this instance with him were Not Deaf, Ashore, and Frog.

Once ashore, he clearly didn't want to think: "Far away, I'll listen to you."

Not deaf nodded: "Me too."

Since there's already a distant future ahead, what's the point of thinking about anything else? Just follow him and that's it.

Frog was speechless at their attitude of giving up. Of course, he was happy to listen to what Yuanfang had to say, but he still felt that he couldn't put all the pressure on one person's shoulders and that he had to do something himself.

However, after thinking for a long time, the frog couldn't come up with any good ideas.

But the distance did not disappoint them.

After a moment's thought, he found a silver mask and matching equipment in his inventory, and put on the mask and clothes.

Then, the fire form was activated, and a powerful silver-masked sorcerer appeared in front of the other three.

Upon seeing this, the three were stunned for a moment, then their eyes lit up as they realized what Yuanfang was thinking.

"Wow, that's a great idea!"

“Let’s do it this way. Come on, big boss from afar, I’ll be your follower.”

He went ashore with great enthusiasm and quickly became a silver-masked sorcerer, following the example of others, since he also had his own corresponding fire.

“No, you’re not a follower.” Yuanfang shook his head and made arrangements: “You have to go to the other side and find out about the other fleet.”

Hearing these words from afar, he went ashore and pondered for a moment before nodding.

"Then I'll be the guard."

Not Deaf followed closely behind. He also possessed the three original flames and equipment of the Gurad Empire. Although he later fused with other flames, his disguise was sufficient.

"Um... what about me?" Frog asked somewhat awkwardly.

"You? You'll be my pet, pulling the boat." He stifled a laugh as he got ashore.

Upon hearing this, the frog was furious and was about to give him a good whack on the head to teach him a lesson.

Fortunately, the two were quickly stopped from veering off course. They then split into two groups, each boarding a giant ironclad ship and slowly approaching a fleet of the Gulad Empire.

Before long, the Gulad Empire fleet reacted.

Since the armored ship had no suitable flag and its appearance did not resemble that of the Gulad Empire, the Gulad fleet directly fired several cannon shots at the armored ship.

The man in the distance remained calm and strode directly to the bow of the ship. As the flames of war rose, Hurricane Flame Illusion Hand danced.

Boom boom boom!
The magic sliced ​​through the cannonball, seemingly slicing through the air as well.

As the smoke cleared, the sorcerer wearing the silver mask still stood at the bow of the ship with one hand behind his back, his tall figure maintaining an elegant and calm posture.

Seemingly realizing that the silver-masked sorcerer meant no harm, or perhaps intimidated by his power.

In short, the ship stopped firing at the armored giant and instead sent a small boat toward it.

Before long, an Iron-Faced Warlock appeared in the players' sight.

He first bowed to the distance and to the shore before asking the question.

"Please, Lord Silver Mask, stop approaching and... show your identification document."

The Iron-Faced Sorcerer's words were somewhat halting and intermittent, clearly affected by the moment of extinction, and his mind was not quite clear.

Yuanfang wouldn't try to prove anything; he had no laws governing him. He directly asked the other party why they were fighting and who their opponent was.

Upon hearing the voice from afar, the Iron-Faced Sorcerer seemed somewhat hesitant, for he had never heard the language before, yet he could understand it, which was quite strange.

But that eroded sense of self is clearly no longer capable of thinking that far ahead.

So he quickly told people in the distance about the situation there.

This is the "Fragrant Sea," and they are the Gulad Empire Navy stationed here. As for the Gulad Empire Navy that is fighting against them, they are the Gulad Empire rebels.

Yuanfang frowned and asked more detailed questions.

The answer we got, however, was quite outrageous.

It turns out that the Gulad Navy in the Fragrant Sea has lost contact with the Imperial Headquarters and is not receiving any orders.

However, under these circumstances, the foreign Goulard fleet demanded that they obey orders to transfer their naval fleet, and was unable to produce any legal decrees.

This makes the problem much bigger.

Although the opposing side also had genuine silver-masked sorcerers, they couldn't produce any decrees and even had to force the Gulad Navy of the Fragrant Sea to leave.

The troops stationed in the fragrant sea area naturally could not agree to that.

Thus, conflict broke out, and the two sides began to exchange fire, accusing each other of being traitors to the empire. The fighting was fierce.

After hearing the Iron-Faced Sorcerer's account, Yuanfang frowned slightly, sensing that things were not so simple.

This was because it was an order that the Iron-Faced Sorcerer received, not something he witnessed firsthand.

Clearly, as lower-level executors, the Iron Masks were unaware of the root of the problem; they simply obeyed orders from above.

What was the situation on the other side after landing?
(End of this chapter)