I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 259 This ship is going to sink! Don’t come over!

That’s not a mermaid, it’s a Naga Siren!
Roland said solemnly, "Billy said before that this isn't where the Naga Sirens hang out, but where the Mermaids hang out. Why would a Naga secretly follow the ship?"

As if she had spotted Roland, the mermaid swam over and smiled back at him. A strange sound came from her mouth, and Roland seemed stunned, his expression akin to a nymphomaniac.

This is actually a four-armed Naga!
She is a 'mermaid' in the early stage of the second stage!
Seeing that this Muggle human noble had fallen for her trick, Miss Mermaid smiled and swam away.

After she left, Roland, who had just been showing a shrewd face, changed his expression. He looked at the Naga Siren's figure disappearing into the distance, and his face turned extremely grim.

"How could a normal siren know a spell like the Mind Flayer Curse, which only dark wizards know? How could they use such a spell on witnesses so casually?"

"Dark magic that normal sea creatures shouldn't know, a second-level early-stage sea witch. This is a pirate! Maybe the pirate leader! The ship was attacked by Naga pirates. No, it's a three-headed snake! It must be a three-headed snake!"

Roland thought it must be the three-headed snake, because the Naga pirates couldn't take on such a big job as Black Sail.

The Naga Sirens are indeed very powerful, a vast race and a massive organization. But they can't swallow the Black Sail, or rather, swallowing it would make too much noise. They would suffer from indigestion if they did!

On second thought, the fourth-generation magic battleship "Titania" is more technologically advanced than the three-headed snakes and has posed a real threat to them.

He must be trying every possible way to knock the ship down and get it for research!
Think about it again. The leaders of the three-headed snake have been active in the harbor before!
Naga Clan was one of their purposes for coming here, but could they go to SIPG just for Naga Clan?

They were most likely here for the Titania, and buying the little Naga from the Black Sail slave traders was just a side job!

"The three-headed snakes are trying to hijack the ship!"

Roland was the one who feared the ship being hijacked the most, because he had met the three-headed snake gang before and had become enemies with them during the auction!

Moreover, the second-level sea serpent wizard saw through his appearance!

If these pirates wanted to select ten people to sacrifice to the sea after taking the ship, Roland would definitely be on the list!

As for whether the Titania can defeat the three-headed snake, if it is a normal encounter, the Black Sail ship may be able to pin the three-headed snake to the ground and rub it.

But if Titania falls into the trap
Roland didn't know what the three-headed snake had up his sleeve, nor did he know the details of the naval battle. But the three-headed snake's leader had already run close to the ship. How close were the Black Sails to death?!

I'm afraid the Titania could fall into the trap at any moment!
Billy had mentioned this when he and Roland visited the Titania.

On this sea, magic ships of equal technical strength, when dueling, are like two blindfolded sharpshooters, shooting blindly in the wilderness.

Whoever hits someone first wins.

Whoever shoots first and misses will surely die!

Now, the Naga leader has run to the Black Sail Sharpshooter's side. Is this the equivalent of the three-headed snake installing a GPS for the Black Sail Sharpshooter?!
The sharpshooters are about to face off, and one of them might not be blindfolded!

Regardless of whether that second-level Naga is from the Three-Headed Snake or not, the Black Sail Wizards must take it seriously. Otherwise, everyone will be buried in the sea!
Roland was in no mood to visit his room anymore, so he left immediately.

He knew Billy was eating in the restaurant, so he went straight there.

The restaurant was on the upper floor. When Roland came upstairs and looked out the window in the corridor, he found that the coastline was no longer visible.

Roland and Billy had only spent four hours touring the ship. Yet, the ship was moving incredibly fast, almost as fast as a wizard using a magical object. If the southern steamship had departed at the same time, it would have been left far behind.

At this speed, we will probably be out of the offshore safety zone patrolled by the Eastern Territory wizards in a while.

Roland quickened his pace and entered the restaurant.

The entire 'Titania' carried a total of 2207 people, including 1316 passengers of various types and 891 crew members of various types.

The restaurant here was large, with luxurious decorations and sparkling crystal chandeliers. When Roland arrived here, some well-dressed gentlemen and ladies were slowly descending the wide T-shaped staircase in the center of the restaurant.

The music was very beautiful and some people were dancing on the dance floor below.

There was a lot of publicity when the Titania was launched, and many people thought that being able to board the ship first was a very respectable and worth showing off thing.

Coupled with its myth of being "unsinkable", this ship has become the best choice for traveling to the South.

Therefore, many wealthy businessmen and nobles rushed to get a ticket through various channels.

The boat ticket was not cheap, considering the space required. But everyone was willing to spend the money.

The sea route from east to south is very long, and many ordinary sailing ships often take a year and a half to travel.

But according to the Titania's previous sailing records, at its best, it only needed three and a half weeks to reach the Southern Continent. If it missed the right current, or if it suddenly changed its route to avoid something, it could still reach the destination in a month and a half.

So many people treated this trade voyage as a vacation.

Among these passengers, there were some serious business aristocrats.

However, there were also quite a few fugitives, some of whom were simply refugees, and some who were planning to defect to the Southern Church.

You can roughly guess their identities by whether these people have companions or not.

90% of those who have female companions or family members are serious aristocratic merchants - a few fugitives will try to find a companion.

90% of those who are alone are fugitives - many fugitives have too many secrets to find companions.

Roland looked for Billy in the restaurant. When passing by some gentlemen, Roland inadvertently noticed their conversation.

After listening to it, he couldn't help but reveal a strange look on his face.

Roland's intuition told him that the group of gentlemen were most likely Southern spies. They were making new friends, and their words seemed to be trying to win them over.

Wizards who escaped from the East are very popular in the South.

These guys who escaped from the two parliaments often possess some secrets or have relatively impressive strength.

At the very least, they know a lot of magical techniques that are not available in the south.

They are all top talents for the South, and many organizations are willing to open their doors to them.

Spies have amazing senses and know which people will be valued by the Holy See.

First come, first served, so many people couldn't help but take the opportunity of the banquet to make new friends as soon as they got on board.

After walking around, Roland felt even more strange.

He felt that most of the people on this ship were probably spies, traitors and fugitives.

Many of them were indeed serious businessmen, and they were businessmen from the south who had businesses in the north.

But these businessmen are excellent candidates to act as spies.

Therefore, Roland's guess could actually be a little bolder.

Although no one was discussing any secrets and it looked like they were just making new friends, they all seemed a bit unscrupulous.

After all, even powerful Twilight wizards are landlubbers. Once they enter the ocean, they are out of the control of the Twilight Council.

Black Sails is an absolutely neutral force, and it has many people from the South within it. Even if the Sea Fort Baron is secretly controlling it, the Sea Fort Baron is not a member of the Thousand Eyes King, right?
So in everyone's eyes, when you enter the Sea Fort Port, you gain freedom.

Now that these scoundrels have even boarded the Titania, it's natural for them to start having fun.

Finally, we can escape from that embarrassing thousand-eyed tentacle monster, right?
That’s right, monster, everyone on the boat cursed the Thousand-Eyed King like this.

Roland couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "If these people flee to the south, the Thousand-Eyed Demon will suffer a huge loss. No, it will be a huge loss for the entire Eastern Territory."

While thinking, Roland saw Billy.

He was chatting with a few gentlemen. When Roland walked over, he pretended to have met them by chance and chatted with them for a while.

Billy solemnly introduced Roland to everyone. Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard that Sir Lance's uncle worked for the Inquisition.

Although he is just a low-level administrative deputy section chief who is not valued, no one knows that he is "not valued".

The officials of the Inquisition are "terrifying police" for both the wizards who have just arrived in the South and the merchants who frequently come to the East to trade.

The position of deputy section chief was quite high. If he were transferred from the court, he would become the deputy director of the police station—in Roland's words, the deputy chief of the police station.

Besides, this guy is from the Inquisition. A high-ranking official is not as good as a current one. If something really goes wrong one day, he might have to go through the connections of this "Sir Lance".

Roland was completely confused when he heard about his uncle.

He knew that Lance was a merchant caravan under Baron Haibao, an identity he had built in the south, and his family and other matters were all arranged very well.

But he hadn't had time to read the information about Lance yet. He didn't know what was going on with this uncle, the deputy section chief.

After all, who would have thought that one of Lance's family members would receive such attention as soon as he got on board.

Fortunately, no one asked too many questions, so Roland got away with it.

Banquets in this world, even restaurants and cafeterias, were similar to buffets. Unlike Roland's hometown, where everyone sat at fixed seats to eat.

It’s all about eating, walking and socializing.

After the group of gentlemen left and Billy was the only one left, Roland spoke up, "Billy, I just saw someone outside the window of my room... ahem."

At this time, a beautiful lady came over with a smile.

Roland's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly changed his tone, "You know, I actually saw a beautiful mermaid! I heard that the sea view bathhouse over at the Sea Fort has special services. We're on the boat..."

Billy suddenly coughed violently. Roland pretended to look back and then shut his mouth.

"Oh~~" The lady happened to hear Roland's words, and she couldn't help but show a curious look.

She intimately took First Mate Billy's arm and asked with a smile, "This gentleman said he saw a mermaid. Dear, you don't usually talk about this topic, do you?"

Billy patted the lady's hand awkwardly and said, "Dear Miss Mary, mermaids are very curious creatures. You will see them often on the ship. Let me introduce them. This is Miss Mary, our new singer. This is Sir Lance."

After the introductions, Miss Mary extended her hand very subtly. Roland had just learned that she was engaged but not yet married, so he kissed her fingertips instead of the back of her hand.

Roland and Miss Mary socialized very friendly. All three of them were very humorous and had a very pleasant conversation.

But before leaving, Miss Mary teased Roland: "Sir Lance is so tall and handsome, be careful of being spotted by mermaids."

Roland pretended to be embarrassed and watched Miss Mary leave.

Billy breathed a sigh of relief and said to Roland speechlessly, "Sir Lance, you came to me specifically for the mermaid's special service, didn't you?"

Roland looked at Billy, opening and closing his mouth again and again, struggling for more than a second.

Finally, like a deflated ball, he said, "Yes, Your Excellency Billy, I am here for the special service of mermaids. I am lustful and have very peculiar XP."

Lance couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He patted Roland on the shoulder like an elder and said, "Lance, I know this is your first time out to sea and you're very curious. But if you really encounter a mermaid, you must stay away from her.

Every year I have students disappear because of mermaids, and they are more than a knight can handle."

Billy is a second-level early stage wizard. His students include wizard apprentices and formal wizards.

Mermaids are typical sea monsters, and adult mermaids are at least level 3. There are also terrifying creatures like level 5 and 6.

Roland pretended to be deeply impressed by Billy's advice.

Billy then changed the subject and said with a smile, "However, there are some mermaids on board. If you come across those wildflowers, you must stay away. But if they are the mermaids I assigned to you, you can have fun without worry."
Don't worry, I'll have someone deliver it tonight."

Roland: "."

What else could Roland say? He was stuck here and could only accept it.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and talked a lot about adventure and women.

Roland knew all too well about these two topics.

Every one of his adventures is a legendary story.

Of course, he certainly can't talk about his own.

However, the stories of his mercenary teachers were even richer and more legendary than his!

Those guys were all mortals, none of them above level one. Yet, they had conquered nearly every dungeon in the Eastern Territory, ultimately converging on the ultimate hidden boss dungeon in the Eastern Territory, the 'Tawny Fern Forest'!

The Yellow Fern Lord can indeed be said to be the strongest BOSS in this version. After all, once the Thousand-Eyed King defeats him, the entire 'Eastern Server' will have to 'upgrade its version'!

Therefore, the stories of the mercenary teachers are very interesting.

Roland had a wealth of adventure experience and was familiar with the stories of his teachers. He was also a bard, so when he talked with Billy, he could always touch his heart.

As for the topic of women. Billy is over 160 years old this year. He is in the prime of life among the second-level wizards. He is handsome and is the deputy leader of Black Sails.

This guy is a Thousand Man Killer!

Roland was no match for him at all—strictly speaking, Roland was no better than a virgin in front of a seasoned veteran like Billy!
However, Billy liked this simple kid even more.

Billy had a very good impression of this Cavalier guest.

At first, he just treated Roland as a special client arranged by his boss and treated him politely.

But after today's contact, I found that I could chat with this Muggle knight very well!
He also seems to be an outstanding adventurer. Sir Lance knows a lot about adventure and mercenaries.

Although the strength of this 'Sir Lance' in front of him was very low, only a mid-level first-order knight, not as good as his own students, he had a rich adventure experience and many legendary adventures.

Not only is he experienced, he is also very knowledgeable!

Such people, even if their strength is very low, are very popular in the adventure group. On land, they often play an important role like "navigator"!

Black Sails is a large adventure group, and Billy is the deputy leader of this adventure group.

As a famous adventurer, Billy likes his new friend 'Lance' very much.

Therefore, although there was a huge difference in strength between the two, Billy treated Roland as a younger brother in the group.

If Roland wasn't a distinguished guest, Billy would have wanted to recruit Roland to be his follower!
The young man has no experience in matters of the sexes - it seems as if he has been hanging on the tree of his fiancée.

He finally escaped from the East Territory and could have some fun. Now he told himself that he was very interested in mermaid services.

As the eldest brother, Billy naturally cannot treat his younger brother badly.

So, after Roland returned to his room and took a shower, an elegant lady knocked on the door and came in.

Seeing this lady, Roland's face turned extremely ugly.

(End of this chapter)